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US 12,665,729 · App. 18/345,831 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Reference signal indication method and apparatus, computer-readable storage medium, and computer program

Inventors: Zhihu Luo (Beijing, CN); Zhanzhan Zhang (Shanghai, CN); Zhe Jin (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
H04L5/0092H04L5/0048H04W68/02H04W72/232H04W76/28
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,665,729
App. No.
18/345,831
Filed
Jun 30, 2023
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2464
USPC
370/329
Abstract

A reference signal indication method and apparatus, a computer-readable storage medium, and a computer program are disclosed. In the method, a terminal device receives configuration information of a reference signal from a network device. The configuration information indicates at least one resource location of the reference signal. The terminal device further receives indication information of the reference signal from the network device. The indication information indicates whether the network device sends the reference signal at a first resource location. The at least one resource location includes the first resource location. According to the method, the terminal device can determine resource locations at which the network device sends the reference signal, to learn whether demodulation performance on a subsequent paging occasion (PO) that needs to be monitored can be ensured by receiving the reference signal.

Claims (64)

1 . A reference signal indication method comprising:

receiving configuration information of a reference signal from a network device, wherein the configuration information indicates at least one resource location of the reference signal; and

receiving indication information of the reference signal from the network device, wherein the indication information indicates whether the network device sends the reference signal at a first resource location, and the at least one resource location comprises the first resource location,

wherein the indication information is carried in downlink control information (DCI) received on a first paging occasion (PO), or the indication information is carried in a first signal received before a first PO, wherein the first signal indicates whether a terminal device monitors a subsequent PO, and

wherein the first resource location corresponds to a second PO, and the second PO is at least one PO after the first PO.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein an interval between the first PO and the second PO is an integer multiple of a cycle of the reference signal;

an interval between the first PO and the second PO is a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle;

an interval between the first PO and the second PO is a default DRX cycle;

an interval between the first PO and the second PO is a minimum value in default DRX cycles; or

an interval between the first PO and the second PO is a maximum value in default DRX cycles.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein that the first resource location corresponds to a second PO comprises:

an interval between the first resource location and the second PO is less than or equal to a first threshold; or

there is an offset value between the first resource location and the second PO; or

the first resource location is a resource location that is in the at least one resource location and that is located in a first time period, wherein

the first time period is the interval between the first PO and the second PO; or

the first time period is at least one time period, wherein the at least one time period forms the interval between the first PO and the second PO.

4 . A reference signal indication apparatus comprising at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

receive configuration information of a reference signal from a network device, wherein the configuration information indicates at least one resource location of the reference signal;

receive indication information of the reference signal from the network device, wherein the indication information indicates whether the network device sends the reference signal at a first resource location, and the at least one resource location comprises the first resource location,

wherein the indication information is carried in downlink control information (DCI) received on a first paging occasion (PO), or the indication information is carried in a first signal received before a first PO, wherein the first signal indicates whether a terminal device monitors a subsequent PO, and

wherein the first resource location corresponds to a second PO, and the second PO is at least one PO after the first PO.

5 . The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein an interval between the first PO and the second PO is an integer multiple of a cycle of the reference signal;

an interval between the first PO and the second PO is a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle;

an interval between the first PO and the second PO is a default DRX cycle;

an interval between the first PO and the second PO is a minimum value in default DRX cycles; or

an interval between the first PO and the second PO is a maximum value in default DRX cycles.

6 . The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein that the first resource location corresponds to a second PO comprises:

an interval between the first resource location and the second PO is less than or equal to a first threshold; or

there is an offset value between the first resource location and the second PO;

the first resource location is a resource location that is in the at least one resource location and that is located in a first time period, wherein

the first time period is the interval between the first PO and the second PO; or

the first time period is at least one time period, wherein the at least one time period forms the interval between the first PO and the second PO.

7 . A reference signal indication method comprising:

sending configuration information of a reference signal to a terminal device, wherein the configuration information indicates at least one resource location of the reference signal; and

sending indication information of the reference signal to the terminal device, wherein the indication information indicates whether a network device sends the reference signal at a first resource location, and the at least one resource location comprises the first resource location,

wherein the indication information is carried in downlink control information (DCI) received on a first paging occasion (PO), or the indication information is carried in a first signal received before a first PO, wherein the first signal indicates whether a terminal device monitors a subsequent PO, and

wherein the first resource location corresponds to a second PO, and the second PO is at least one PO after the first PO.

8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein that the first resource location corresponds to a second PO comprises:

an interval between the first resource location and the second PO is less than or equal to a first threshold; or

there is an offset value between the first resource location and the second PO; or

the first resource location is a resource location that is in the at least one resource location and that is located in a first time period, wherein

the first time period is the interval between the first PO and the second PO; or

the first time period is at least one time period, wherein the at least one time period forms the interval between the first PO and the second PO.

9 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein an interval between the first PO and the second PO is an integer multiple of a cycle of the reference signal;

an interval between the first PO and the second PO is a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle;

an interval between the first PO and the second PO is a default DRX cycle;

an interval between the first PO and the second PO is a minimum value in default DRX cycles; or

an interval between the first PO and the second PO is a maximum value in default DRX cycles.

10 . A reference signal indication apparatus comprising at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

send configuration information of a reference signal to a terminal device, wherein the configuration information indicates at least one resource location of the reference signal;

send indication information of the reference signal to the terminal device, wherein the indication information indicates whether the network device sends the reference signal at a first resource location, and the at least one resource location comprises the first resource location,

wherein the indication information is carried in downlink control information (DCI) received on a first paging occasion (PO), or the indication information is carried in a first signal received before a first PO, wherein the first signal indicates whether a terminal device monitors a subsequent PO, and

wherein the first resource location corresponds to a second PO, and the second PO is at least one PO after the first PO.

11 . The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein an interval between the first PO and the second PO is an integer multiple of a cycle of the reference signal;

an interval between the first PO and the second PO is a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle;

an interval between the first PO and the second PO is a default DRX cycle;

an interval between the first PO and the second PO is a minimum value in default DRX cycles; or

an interval between the first PO and the second PO is a maximum value in default DRX cycles.

12 . The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein that the first resource location corresponds to a second PO comprises:

an interval between the first resource location and the second PO is less than or equal to a first threshold; or

there is an offset value between the first resource location and the second PO;

the first resource location is a resource location that is in the at least one resource location and that is located in a first time period, wherein

the first time period is the interval between the first PO and the second PO; or

the first time period is at least one time period, wherein the at least one time period forms the interval between the first PO and the second PO.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 13, 2025
From: LUO, ZHIHU; ZHANG, ZHANZHAN; JIN, ZHE
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 072887/0198 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020141826 · Dec 30, 2020
Related Publication 20230344611A1 · Oct 26, 2023
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