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US 11,917,621 · App. 17/835,891 · Granted Feb 27, 2024

Method, device, and apparatus for transporting common control information

Inventors: Shujuan Zhang (Shenzhen, CN); Zhaohua Lu (Shenzhen, CN); Yuhong Gong (Shenzhen, CN); Chuangxin Jiang (Shenzhen, CN); Xiaopeng Wang (Shenzhen, CN); Meng Mei (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
H04W72/20H04L5/00H04W24/00H04W72/0446
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Patent No.
US 11,917,621
App. No.
17/835,891
Granted
Feb 27, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for transporting common control information includes: transmitting, by a transmitting end, to the common control information on M time-domain resources through M transmission beams, where each of the M time-domain resources includes N time-domain symbols. One time-domain resource of the M time-domain resources where the common control information of each of the M transmission beams is located is respectively determined according to a beam index of a transmission beam, wherein M and N are positive integers. One of M time-domain resources for a synchronization signal corresponds to one time-domain resource of the M time-domain resources of the common control information, a one-to-one correspondence exists between the M transmission beams and the M time-domain resources for the synchronization signal; and a one-to-one correspondence exists between the M transmission beams and M time-domain resources of a broadcast channel.

Claims (62)

1. A method for transporting common control information, comprising:

transmitting, by a transmitting end, the common control information on M time-domain resources through M transmission beams, wherein each of the M time-domain resources comprises N time-domain symbols, wherein

one time-domain resource of the M time-domain resources where the common control information of each of the M transmission beams is located is respectively determined according to a beam index of the each transmission beam of the M transmission beams, wherein M and N are positive integers; and

one of M time-domain resources for a synchronization signal corresponds to one time-domain resource of the M time-domain resources of the common control information, a one-to-one correspondence exists between the M transmission beams and the M time-domain resources for the synchronization signal; and a one-to-one correspondence exists between the M transmission beams and M time-domain resources of a broadcast channel.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the N time-domain symbols of each of the M time domain resources have Y types of subcarrier spacing, and Y is an integer greater than 1; and

the common control information and at least one of the following are frequency division multiplexed: the synchronization signal, the broadcast channel or a measurement reference signal.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein

the M*N time-domain symbols included in the M time-domain resources of the common control information are distributed over more than one time unit, and a number of time-domain symbols occupied by the M*N time-domain symbols in each of the more than one time unit is less than a number of time-domain symbols of the each time unit.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein, the method satisfied at least one of the following:

the M*N time-domain symbols included in the M time-domain resources of the common control information are distributed in continuous multiple time units;

the M*N time-domain symbols included in the M time-domain resources of the common control information are distributed in multiple time units and each of the multiple time units includes N1 time-domain symbols of the M*N time-domain symbols, wherein N1 is an integer less than M*N;

the M*N time-domain symbols included in the M time-domain resources of the common control information are divided into [(M*N)/T1] subunits, and the [(M*N)/T1] subunits are equally spaced, wherein T1 denotes a maximum number of time-domain symbols included in one subunit, and T1 is an integer greater than or equal to 1;

M1 time-domain resources among the M time-domain resources of the common control information are located at a beginning of a downlink transmission domain in one time unit, and the one time unit includes M3 time-domain resources among the M time-domain resources, wherein M1 and M3 are positive integers less than M; or

an interval between a starting symbol of each time-domain resource of the M time-domain resources of the common control information and a starting symbol of a time unit where the each time-domain resource is located is 0 and the time unit includes M3 time-domain resources of the M time-domain resources, wherein M3 is an positive integers less than M.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein one time-domain resource where the common control information of each of the M transmission resources beams is located is respectively determined according to a beam index of the each transmission beam and the value of N.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein,

the value of N is obtained according to the following information: a system bandwidth and subcarrier spacing;

the value of N belongs to a set having at least two positive integers; and

the value of N is transmitted to a receiving end in the broadcast channel.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein each T first time units includes one time-domain resource set, and the one time-domain resource set is composed of the M time-domain resources, wherein T is an integer multiple of a transmission period of a first common signal, and the first common signal comprises the following signals: the synchronization signal, and the broadcast channel.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the common control information comprises at least one of the following:

a common message; and

a common control signaling for indicating configuration information about the common message;

wherein the common message comprises at least one of the following: broadcast information, system message, paging message, or Random Access Response (RAR) message.

9. A method for transporting common control information, comprising:

determining, by a receiving end, a time-domain resource where the common control information of a transmission beam is located according to a beam index of the transmission beam;

detecting, by the receiving end, the common control information in the determined time-domain resource;

wherein the time-domain resource is a time-domain resource of M time-domain resources of the common control information and each of the M time-domain resources comprises N time-domain symbols;

the transmission beam is a transmission beam of M transmission beams and each of the M transmission beams corresponds to one time-domain resource of the M time-domain resources of the common control information; and

one of M time-domain resources for a synchronization signal corresponds to one time-domain resource of the M time-domain resources of the common control information, a one-to-one correspondence exists between the M transmission beams and the M time-domain resources for the synchronization signal; and a one-to-one correspondence exists between the M transmission beams and M time-domain resources of a broadcast channel;

wherein M and N are positive integers.

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

determining, by the receiving end, the beam index of the transmission beam where the receiving end is located, and detecting only the common control information in the time-domain resource corresponding to the transmission beam where the receiving end is located among the M time-domain resources;

determining, by the receiving end, the transmission beam where the receiving end is located according to the synchronization signal.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the N time-domain symbols of each of the M time domain resources have Y types of subcarrier spacing, and Y is an integer greater than 1; and

the common control information and at least one of the following are frequency division multiplexed: the synchronization signal, the broadcast channel or a measurement reference signal.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the M*N time-domain symbols included in the M time-domain resources of the common control information are distributed over more than one time unit, and a number of time-domain symbols occupied by the M*N time-domain symbols in each of the more than one time unit is less than a number of time-domain symbols of the each time unit.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein, the method satisfied at least one of the following:

the M*N time-domain symbols included in the M time-domain resources of the common control information are distributed in continuous multiple time units;

the M*N time-domain symbols included in the M time-domain resources of the common control information are distributed in multiple time units and each of the multiple time units includes N1 time-domain symbols of the M*N time-domain symbols, wherein N1 is an integer less than M*N;

the M*N time-domain symbols included in the M time-domain resources of the common control information are divided into [(M*N)/T1] subunits, and the [(M*N)/T1]subunits are equally spaced, wherein T1 denotes a maximum number of time-domain symbols included in one subunit, and T1 is an integer greater than or equal to 1;

M1 time-domain resources among the M time-domain resources of the common control information are located at a beginning of a downlink transmission domain in one time unit, and the one time unit includes M3 time-domain resources among the M time-domain resources, wherein M1 and M3 are positive integers less than M; or

an interval between a starting symbol of each time-domain resource of the M time-domain resources of the common control information and a starting symbol of a time unit where the each time-domain resource is located is 0 and the time unit includes M3 time-domain resources of the M time-domain resources, wherein M3 is an positive integers less than M.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein one time-domain resource where the common control information of each of the M transmission resources beams is located is respectively determined according to a beam index of the each transmission beam and the value of N.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein,

the value of N is obtained according to the following information: a system bandwidth and subcarrier spacing;

the value of N belongs to a set having at least two positive integers; and

the value of N is transmitted to the receiving end in the broadcast channel.

16. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

obtaining a symbol having a minimum index among N time-domain symbols of i th time domain resource of the M time domain resources according to i*N, wherein 0≤i≤M−1, wherein i th time domain resource of the M time domain resources corresponds to i th transmission beam of the M transmission beams.

17. The method of claim 9 , wherein each T first time units includes one time-domain resource set, and the one time-domain resource set is composed of the M time-domain resources, wherein T is an integer multiple of a transmission period of a first common signal, and the first common signal comprises the following signals: the synchronization signal, and the broadcast channel.

18. The method of claim 9 , wherein the common control information comprises at least one of the following:

a common message; and

a common control signaling for indicating configuration information about the common message;

wherein the common message comprises at least one of the following: broadcast information, system message, paging message, or Random Access Response (RAR) message.

19. An apparatus for transporting common control information, comprising a processor and a storage device, wherein the storage device stores processor-executable programs, and the programs are configured to, when executed by the processor, implement the method for transporting common control information of claim 1 .

20. An apparatus for transporting common control information, comprising a processor and a storage device, wherein the storage device stores a computer program executable by the processor, and the computer program comprises:

a receiving module configured to determine a time-domain resource where the common control information of a transmission beam is located according to a beam index of the transmission beam and detect the common control information in the determined time-domain resource;

wherein the time-domain resource is a time-domain resource of M time-domain resources of the common control information and each of the M time-domain resources comprises N time-domain symbols;

the transmission beam is a transmission beam of M transmission beams and each of the M transmission beams corresponds to one time-domain resource of the M time-domain resources of the common control information; and

one of M time-domain resources for a synchronization signal corresponds to one time-domain resource of the M time-domain resources of the common control information, a one-to-one correspondence exists between the M transmission beams and the M time-domain resources for the synchronization signal; and a one-to-one correspondence exists between the M transmission beams and M time-domain resources of a broadcast channel;

wherein M and N are positive integers.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 5, 2023
From: ZHANG, SHUJUAN; LU, ZHAOHUA; GONG, YUHONG; JIANG, CHUANGXIN; WANG, XIAOPENG; MEI, MENG
To: ZTE CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
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