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Granted Patent B2
US 12,581,472 · App. 18/575,299 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Activation indication method and apparatus, frequency band activation method and apparatus, communication apparatus, and storage medium

Inventor: Yang Liu (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
H04W72/0453H04B7/06968H04W56/0045H04W72/0457H04W72/231
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Patent No.
US 12,581,472
App. No.
18/575,299
Granted
Mar 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an activation indication method, including: sending activation indication information to a terminal. The terminal is configured with at least one bandwidth part BWP operating in an aggregated frequency band, the aggregated frequency band includes a new frequency-band identifier and a plurality of sub-frequency bands, at least two adjacent sub-frequency bands among the plurality of sub-frequency bands are discontinuous, and a bandwidth corresponding to the BWP comprises at least one sub-frequency band in the aggregated frequency band. The activation indication information is used for activating one BWP among the at least one configured BWP and at least one sub-frequency band among the sub-frequency bands corresponding to the activated BWP.

Claims (20)

1 . An activation indication method, performed by a base station, and comprising: sending activation indication information to a terminal, wherein the terminal is configured with at least one bandwidth part (BWP) operating in an aggregated frequency band, the aggregated frequency band comprises a new frequency-band identifier and a plurality of sub-frequency bands, at least two adjacent sub-frequency bands among the plurality of sub-frequency bands are discontinuous, and a bandwidth corresponding to the BWP comprises at least one sub-frequency band in the aggregated frequency band, wherein the activation indication information is configured for activating one BWP among the at least one BWP and at least one sub-frequency band among sub-frequency bands corresponding to the activated BWP.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the bandwidth corresponding to the BWP comprises at least one of: a complete sub-frequency band, a partial bandwidth in a sub-frequency band, a plurality of complete sub-frequency bands and a gap among the plurality of complete sub-frequency bands, a partial bandwidth in a plurality of sub-frequency bands and a gap among the plurality of sub-frequency bands.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising: sending configuration information to the terminal, wherein the configuration information is configured for indicating at least one of a timing advance and a quasi-colocation type corresponding to at least one sub-frequency band.

4 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein at least one of the activation indication information and the configuration information are carried in downlink control information DCI.

5 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein at least one sub-frequency band in the aggregated frequency band corresponds to at least one of a timing advance and a quasi-colocation type; or the aggregated frequency band corresponds to at least one of a timing advance and a quasi-colocation type.

6 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein at least one sub-frequency band in the aggregated frequency band corresponds to at least one of a timing advance and a quasi-colocation type, and at least one of the timing advance and the quasi-colocation type are associated with an identifier of the sub-frequency band.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises: sending sleep indication information to the terminal, wherein the sleep indication information is configured for indicating at least one sub-frequency band in the activated sub-frequency bands to sleep quickly.

8 . A frequency band activation method, performed by a terminal, and comprising: receiving activation indication information sent by a base station, wherein the terminal is configured with at least one bandwidth part (BWP) operating in an aggregated frequency band, the aggregated frequency band comprises a new frequency-band identifier and a plurality of sub-frequency bands, at least two adjacent sub-frequency bands among the plurality of sub-frequency bands are discontinuous, and a bandwidth corresponding to the BWP comprises at least one sub-frequency band in the aggregated frequency band; and activating one BWP among the at least one BWP and at least one sub-frequency band in the activated BWP according to the activation indication information.

9 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein the bandwidth corresponding to the BWP comprises at least one of: a complete sub-frequency band, a partial bandwidth in a sub-frequency band, a plurality of complete sub-frequency bands and a gap among the plurality of complete sub-frequency bands, a partial bandwidth in a plurality of sub-frequency bands and a gap among the plurality of sub-frequency bands.

10 . The method according to claim 8 , further comprising: receiving configuration information sent by the base station; and determining at least one of a timing advance and a quasi-colocation type corresponding to at least one sub-frequency band according to the configuration information.

11 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein at least one of the activation indication information and the configuration information are carried in downlink control information DCI.

12 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein at least one sub-frequency band in the aggregated frequency band corresponds to at least one of a timing advance and a quasi-colocation type; or the aggregated frequency band corresponds to at least one of a timing advance and a quasi-colocation type.

13 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein at least one sub-frequency band in the aggregated frequency band corresponds to at least one of a timing advance and a quasi-colocation type, and at least one of the timing advance and the quasi-colocation type are associated with an identifier of the sub-frequency band.

14 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises: receiving sleep indication information sent by the base station; and causing at least one sub-frequency band in the activated sub-frequency bands to sleep quickly.

15 . A communication apparatus, comprising: a processor; and a memory, used for storing a computer program, wherein the processor is configured to perform acts comprising: sending activation indication information to a terminal, wherein the terminal is configured with at least one bandwidth part BWP operating in an aggregated frequency band, the aggregated frequency band comprises a new frequency-band identifier and a plurality of sub-frequency bands, at least two adjacent sub-frequency bands among the plurality of sub-frequency bands are discontinuous, and a bandwidth corresponding to the BWP comprises at least one sub-frequency band in the aggregated frequency band, wherein the activation indication information is configured for activating one BWP among the at least one BWP and at least one sub-frequency band among sub-frequency bands corresponding to the activated BWP.

16 . A communication apparatus, comprising: a processor; and a memory, used for storing a computer program, wherein the computer program is configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the frequency band activation method according to claim 8 to be implemented.

17 . The communication apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the bandwidth corresponding to the BWP comprises at least one of: a complete sub-frequency band, a partial bandwidth in a sub-frequency band, a plurality of complete sub-frequency bands and a gap among the plurality of complete sub-frequency bands, a partial bandwidth in a plurality of sub-frequency bands and a gap among the plurality of sub-frequency bands.

18 . The communication apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform: sending configuration information to the terminal, wherein the configuration information is configured for indicating at least one of a timing advance and a quasi-colocation type corresponding to at least one sub-frequency band.

19 . The communication apparatus according to claim 18 , wherein at least one of the activation indication information and the configuration information are carried in downlink control information DCI.

20 . The communication apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform: sending sleep indication information to the terminal, wherein the sleep indication information is configured for indicating at least one sub-frequency band in the activated sub-frequency bands to sleep quickly.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 29, 2023
From: LIU, YANG
To: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065978/0591 →
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