IP Library Granted Patent US 12,615,118
Granted Patent B2
US 12,615,118 · App. 17/903,047 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Method and device for resource group spatial relationships in wireless communication

Inventors: Keying Wu (Shanghai, CN); Xiaobo Zhang (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Apogee 5G Global, LLC
H04L5/0053H04L5/0035
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Patent No.
US 12,615,118
App. No.
17/903,047
Granted
Apr 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method and a device in a node for wireless communications. A first node receives a first information block; and monitors a first-type signaling in a first resource pool. The first information block is used for determining the first resource pool, the first resource pool comprises K resource sets, any resource set comprises a positive integer number of resource group(s); a first resource set is one of the K resource sets, a first index is an index of the first resource set in a first resource sub-pool, a number of resource groups comprised in the first resource set is equal to L0, and a number of resource groups comprised in any resource set in the first resource sub-pool is equal to L0. The above method improves reliability of physical layer control channel transmission.

Claims (25)

1 . A user equipment (UE), comprising:

a receiver configured to receive control information indicating a resource pool, wherein the resource pool includes a plurality of resource sets, and a sub-pool includes a portion of the plurality of resource sets, each resource set of the plurality of resource sets includes a plurality of resource groups, a resource group of the resource pool is part of one of a plurality of resource group subsets, a first resource set of the plurality of resource sets has a first index in the sub-pool, and a number of resource groups in each resource set of the plurality of resource sets is the same, a first resource group of the plurality of resource groups of the first resource set has a second index, and the first resource group belongs to a first resource group subset of the plurality of resource group subsets, and the first resource group subset is related to at least one of the first index or the second index, and the plurality of resource group subsets respectively correspond to a plurality of quasi-colocation spatial relations that indicate a respective plurality of reference signals,

wherein the UE is configured to monitor the resource pool.

2 . The UE according to claim 1 , wherein on a condition that the number of resource groups in each resource set of the plurality of resource sets is equal to or greater than a number of the plurality of resource group subsets a resource group of the plurality resource groups belongs to a resource group subset of the plurality of resource group subsets.

3 . The UE according to claim 2 , wherein a number of resource groups of the first resource group subset in the first resource set is not equal to a number of resource groups of the first resource group subset in a second resource set.

4 . The UE according to claim 1 , wherein indices of resource groups in the first resource group subset are consecutive.

5 . The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of resource group subsets respectively correspond to a plurality of reference values, an index of the first resource group in the first resource group subset is related to a first reference value, and the first reference value is a reference value corresponding to the first resource group subset in the plurality of reference values.

6 . The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of resource group subsets respectively belong to a plurality of resource group sets, and the control information respectively indicates the plurality of resource group subsets out of the plurality of resource group sets.

7 . A base station, comprising:

a transmitter configured to transmit control information indicating a resource pool, wherein the resource pool includes a plurality of resource sets, and a sub-pool includes a portion of the plurality of resource sets, each resource set of the plurality of resource sets includes a plurality of resource groups, a resource group of the resource pool is part of one of a plurality of resource group subsets, a first resource set of the plurality of resource sets has a first index in the sub-pool, and a number of resource groups in each resource set of the plurality of resource sets is the same, a first resource group of the plurality of resource groups of the first resource set has a second index, and the first resource group belongs to a first resource group subset of the plurality of resource group subsets, and the first resource group subset is related to at least one of the first index or the second index, and the plurality of resource group subsets respectively correspond to a plurality of quasi-colocation spatial relations that indicate a respective plurality of reference signals,

wherein the resource pool is monitored.

8 . The base station according to claim 7 , wherein on a condition that the number of resource groups in each resource set of the plurality of resource sets is equal to or greater than a number of the plurality of resource group subsets, a resource group of the plurality resource groups belongs to a resource group subset of the plurality of resource group subsets.

9 . The base station according to claim 8 , wherein a number of resource groups of the first resource group subset in the first resource set is not equal to a number of resource groups of the first resource group subset in a second resource set.

10 . The base station according to claim 8 , wherein resource groups in the first resource group subset are consecutive.

11 . The base station according to claim 7 , wherein the plurality of resource group subsets respectively correspond to a plurality of reference values, an index of the first resource group in the first resource group subset is related to a first reference value, and the first reference value is a reference value corresponding to the first resource group subset in the plurality of reference values.

12 . The base station according to claim 7 , wherein the plurality of resource group subsets respectively belong to a plurality of resource group sets, and the control information respectively indicates the plurality of resource group subsets out of the plurality of resource group sets.

13 . A method, comprising:

receiving control information indicating a resource pool, wherein the resource pool includes a plurality of resource sets, and a sub-pool includes a portion of the plurality of resource sets, each resource set of the plurality of resource sets includes a plurality of resource groups, a resource group of the resource pool is part of one of a plurality of resource group subsets, a first resource set of the plurality of resource sets has a first index in the sub-pool, and a number of resource groups in each resource set of the plurality of resource sets is the same, a first resource group of the plurality of resource groups of the first resource set has a second index, and the first resource group belongs to a first resource group subset of the plurality of resource group subsets, and the first resource group subset is related to at least one of the first index or the second index, and the plurality of resource group subsets respectively correspond to a plurality of quasi-colocation spatial relations that indicate a respective plurality of reference signals; and

monitoring the resource pool.

14 . The method according to claim 13 , wherein on a condition that the number of resource groups in each resource set of the plurality of resource sets is equal to or greater than a number of the plurality of resource group subsets, a resource group of the plurality resource groups belongs to a resource group subset of the plurality of resource group subsets.

15 . The method according to claim 14 , wherein a number of resource groups of the first resource group subset in the first resource set is not equal to a number of resource groups of the first resource group subset in a second resource set.

16 . The method according to claim 13 , wherein indices of resource groups in the first resource group subset are consecutive.

17 . The method according to claim 13 , wherein:

the plurality of resource group subsets respectively correspond to a plurality of reference values, an index of the first resource group in the first resource group subset is related to a first reference value, and the first reference value is a reference value corresponding to the first resource group subset in the plurality of reference values, or

the plurality of resource group subsets respectively belong to a plurality of resource group sets, and the control information respectively indicates the plurality of resource group subsets out of the plurality of resource group sets.

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, KEYING; ZHANG, XIAOBO
To: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064600/0023 →
Priority Claims (2)
CN 202010176592.8 · Mar 13, 2020 · national
CN 202010315167.2 · Apr 21, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021079688 · Mar 9, 2021
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