IP Library Granted Patent US 12,574,934
Granted Patent B2
US 12,574,934 · App. 17/901,857 · Granted Mar 10, 2026

Method and device in nodes used for wireless communication

Inventors: Lu Wu (Shanghai, CN); Xiaobo Zhang (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Apogee Networks, LLC
H04W72/23H04W72/121
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Patent No.
US 12,574,934
App. No.
17/901,857
Granted
Mar 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application provides a method and device in nodes used for wireless communications. A first node receives a first information block, and then transmits a first signal in a first time unit group and transmits a second signal in a second time unit group; a start time of the first time unit group is earlier than a start time of the second time unit group; the first information block is used to determine a first index group and a second index group, the first index group comprises an index of each time unit in the first time unit group, and the second index group comprises an index of each time unit in the second time unit group; a minimum value of the second index group minus a maximum value of the first index group is equal to a target integer.

Claims (66)

1 . A User Equipment (UE), the UE comprising:

a processor configured to process data; and

a receiver configured to:

receive, using a first Transmission Configuration Indicator (TCI) state group, a Downlink Control Information (DCI) having a DCI format, the DCI including scheduling information for a first signal group, wherein the first signal group includes a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) transmission or PDSCH repetitions, and wherein the DCI format belongs to either a first DCI format set or a second DCI format set that is different than the first DCI format set; and

receive, using the DCI, the first signal group having a transmission scheme that is based on a number of TCI states in a TCI state group corresponding to the first signal group;

wherein, on a condition that the DCI format belongs to the first DCI format set, the TCI state group is the first TCI state group used to receive the DCI; and

on a condition that the DCI format belongs to the second DCI format set, the DCI indicates a second TCI state group that is different than the first TCI state group, and the TCI state group is the second TCI state group indicated by the DCI.

2 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein:

on a condition that the number of TCI states in the TCI state group is 1, the transmission scheme is belongs to a first transmission scheme set; and

on a condition that the number of TCI states in the TCI state group is greater than one, the transmission scheme belongs to a second transmission scheme set that is different than the first transmission scheme set.

3 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein:

on a condition that the DCI format belongs to the second DCI format set, the DCI includes a field that indicates the second TCI state group; and

on a condition that the DCI format belongs to the first DCI format set, the DCI does not include the field.

4 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the transmission scheme is based on a positive integer that is determined at least in part by the number of TCI states in the TCI state group.

5 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein:

the TCI state group is one TCI state group of a plurality of TCI state groups.

6 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the receiver is further configured to:

receive a first information block that indicates a plurality of TCI state groups; and

receive a second information block that includes the first TCI state group, wherein the first TCI state group is selected from the plurality of TCI state groups.

7 . A base station, the base station comprising:

a processor configured to process data; and

a transmitter configured to:

transmit, using a first Transmission Configuration Indicator (TCI) state group, a Downlink Control Information (DCI) having a DCI format, the DCI including scheduling information for a first signal group, wherein the first signal group includes a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) transmission or PDSCH repetitions, and wherein the DCI format belongs to either a first DCI format set or a second DCI format set that is different than the first DCI format set; and

transmit, based on the DCI, the first signal group having a transmission scheme that is based on a number of TCI states in a TCI state group corresponding to the first signal group;

wherein, on a condition that the DCI format belongs to the first DCI format set, the TCI state group is the first TCI state group used to transmit the DCI; and

on a condition that the DCI format belongs to the second DCI format set, the DCI indicates a second TCI state group that is different than the first TCI state group, and the TCI state group is the second TCI state group indicated by the DCI.

8 . The base station of claim 7 , wherein:

on a condition that the number of TCI states in the TCI state group is 1, the transmission scheme is belongs to a first transmission scheme set; and

on a condition that the number of TCI states in the TCI state group is greater than one, the transmission scheme belongs to a second transmission scheme set that is different than the first transmission scheme set.

9 . The base station of claim 7 , wherein:

on a condition that the DCI format belongs to the second DCI format set, the DCI includes a field that indicates the second TCI state group; and

on a condition that the DCI format belongs to the first DCI format set, the DCI does not include the field.

10 . The base station of claim 7 , wherein the transmitter is further configured to:

transmit a first information block that indicates a plurality of TCI state groups; and

transmit a second information block that includes the first TCI state group, wherein the first TCI state group is selected from the plurality of TCI state groups.

11 . A method performed by a User Equipment (UE), the method comprising:

receiving, using a first Transmission Configuration Indicator (TCI) state group, a Downlink Control Information (DCI) having a DCI format, the DCI including scheduling information for a first signal group, wherein the first signal group includes a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) transmission or PDSCH repetitions, and wherein the DCI format belongs to either a first DCI format set or a second DCI format set that is different than the first DCI format set; and

receiving, using the DCI, the first signal group having a transmission scheme that is based on a number of TCI states in a TCI state group corresponding to the first signal group;

wherein, on a condition that the DCI format belongs to the first DCI format set, the TCI state group is the first TCI state group used to receive the DCI; and

on a condition that the DCI format belongs to the second DCI format set, the DCI indicates a second TCI state group that is different than the first TCI state group, and the TCI state group is the second TCI state group indicated by the DCI.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein:

on a condition that the number of TCI states in the TCI state group is 1, the transmission scheme is belongs to a first transmission scheme set; and

on a condition that the number of TCI states in the TCI state group is greater than one, the transmission scheme belongs to a second transmission scheme set that is different than the first transmission scheme set.

13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein:

on a condition that the DCI format belongs to the second DCI format set, the DCI includes a field that indicates the second TCI state group; and

on a condition that the DCI format belongs to the first DCI format set, the DCI does not include the field.

14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the transmission scheme is based on a positive integer that is determined at least in part by the number of TCI states in the TCI state group.

15 . The method of claim 11 , wherein:

the TCI state group is one TCI state group of a plurality of TCI state groups.

16 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

receiving a first information block that indicates a plurality of TCI state groups; and

receiving a second information block that includes the first TCI state group, wherein the first TCI state group is selected from the plurality of TCI state groups.

17 . A method performed by a base station, the base station comprising:

transmitting, using a first Transmission Configuration Indicator (TCI) state group, a Downlink Control Information (DCI) having a DCI format, the DCI including scheduling information for a first signal group, wherein the first signal group includes a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) transmission or PDSCH repetitions, and wherein the DCI format belongs to either a first DCI format set or a second DCI format set that is different than the first DCI format set; and

transmitting, based on the DCI, the first signal group having a transmission scheme that is based on a number of TCI states in a TCI state group corresponding to the first signal group;

wherein, on a condition that the DCI format belongs to the first DCI format set, the TCI state group is the first TCI state group used to transmit the DCI; and

on a condition that the DCI format belongs to the second DCI format set, the DCI indicates a second TCI state group that is different than the first TCI state group, and the TCI state group is the second TCI state group indicated by the DCI.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein:

on a condition that the number of TCI states in the TCI state group is 1, the transmission scheme is belongs to a first transmission scheme set; and

on a condition that the number of TCI states in the TCI state group is greater than one, the transmission scheme belongs to a second transmission scheme set that is different than the first transmission scheme set.

19 . The method of claim 17 , wherein:

on a condition that the DCI format belongs to the second DCI format set, the DCI includes a field that indicates the second TCI state group; and

on a condition that the DCI format belongs to the first DCI format set, the DCI does not include the field.

20 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

transmitting a first information block that indicates a plurality of TCI state groups; and

transmitting a second information block that includes the first TCI state group, wherein the first TCI state group is selected from the plurality of TCI state groups.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 9, 2026
From: APOGEE NETWORKS, LLC
To: APOGEE 5G GLOBAL, LLC
Reel/Frame 075091/0596 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 4, 2025
From: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
To: APOGEE NETWORKS, LLC
Reel/Frame 070741/0575 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 15, 2023
From: WU, LU; ZHANG, XIAOBO
To: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064599/0965 →
Priority Claims (2)
CN 202010152084.6 · Mar 6, 2020 · national
CN 202010325225.X · Apr 23, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021078987 · Mar 4, 2021
Related Publication 20230039610A1 · Feb 9, 2023
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