METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCHEDULING CELLS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
Provided are a method and apparatus for scheduling cells in wireless communications. A user equipment (UE) receives signaling that schedules a first cell set including a first cell and that comprises a field that indicates a first bandwidth part (BWP) of the first cell. In response to receiving the signaling, the UE transmits or receives a signal in a BWP of each cell in the first cell set, the BWP of the first cell being the first BWP. Candidates of the first cell set comprise a plurality of cell sets, and at least one of the plurality of cell sets comprises a plurality of cells.
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11 . A user equipment (UE), comprising:
a receiver configured to receive signaling that schedules a first cell set including a first cell and that comprises a field that indicates a first bandwidth part (BWP) of a first cell,
wherein the UE is configured to, in response to receiving the signaling, transmit or receive a signal in a BWP of each cell in the first cell set, the BWP of the first cell being the first BWP, and
wherein candidates of the first cell set comprise a plurality of cell sets, and at least one of the plurality of cell sets comprises a plurality of cells.
12 . The UE according to claim 11 , wherein the field comprises a plurality of information bits, wherein the UE is configured to receive the signal, and a number of the plurality of information bits depends on a number of downlink BWPs in a target cell set, or the UE is configured to transmit the signal, and the number of the plurality of information bits depends on a number of uplink BWPs in the target cell set, and wherein the target cell set is one of the plurality of cell sets.
13 . The UE according to claim 12 , wherein the UE is configured to receive the signal, and the target cell set is a cell set comprising a largest number of downlink BWPs in the plurality of cell sets, or the UE is configured to transmit the signal, and the target cell set is a cell set comprising a largest number of uplink BWPs in the plurality of cell sets.
14 . The UE according to claim 11 , wherein a value of the field depends on an index of the first cell and a BWP-Id of the first BWP.
15 . The UE according to claim 11 , wherein:
the UE is configured to receive the signal, and all cells in the first cell set comprise a plurality of downlink BWPs, the plurality of downlink BWPs correspond to a plurality of indexes, respectively, and the field is used for determining an index corresponding to the first BWP from the plurality of indexes, or
the UE is configured to transmit the signal, and all cells in the first cell set comprise a plurality of uplink BWPs, the plurality of uplink BWPs correspond to the plurality of indexes, respectively, and the field is used for determining an index corresponding to the first BWP from the plurality of indexes.
16 . The UE according to claim 15 , wherein a value of the field is a first value, and the index corresponding to the first BWP is a first index, and the UE is configured to receive the signal, and a relationship between the first value and the first index is related to whether an initial downlink BWP is comprised in the plurality of downlink BWPs, or the UE is configured to transmit the signal, and a relationship between the first value and the first index is related to whether an initial uplink BWP is comprised in the plurality of uplink BWPs.
17 . The UE according to claim 15 , wherein the plurality of downlink BWPs are sequentially mapped to the plurality of indexes by BWP-Id first and cell index second, or the plurality of uplink BWPs are sequentially mapped to the plurality of indexes by BWP-Id first and cell index second.
18 . A base station, comprising:
a transmitter configured to transmit signaling that schedules a first cell set including a first cell and that comprises a field that indicates a first bandwidth part (BWP) of the first cell,
wherein the base station is configured to, in response to transmitting the signaling, transmit or receive a signal in a BWP of each cell in the first cell set, the BWP of the first cell being the first BWP, and
wherein candidates of the first cell set comprise a plurality of cell sets, and at least one of the plurality of cell sets comprises a plurality of cells.
19 . A method, comprising:
receiving, by a user equipment (UE), signaling that schedules a first cell set including a first cell and that comprises a field that indicates a first bandwidth part (BWP) of the first cell; and
in response to receiving the signaling, transmitting or receiving a signal in a BWP of each cell in the first cell set, the BWP of the first cell being the first BWP,
wherein candidates of the first cell set comprise a plurality of cell sets, and at least one of the plurality of cell sets comprises a plurality of cells.
20 . The method according to claim 19 , wherein:
the field comprises a plurality of information bits,
the signal is received, and a number of the plurality of information bits depends on a number of downlink BWPs in a target cell set, or the signal is transmitted, and the number of the plurality of information bits depends on a number of uplink BWPs in the target cell set, and
the target cell set is one of the plurality of cell sets.
21 . The method according to claim 20 , wherein the signal is received, and the target cell set is a cell set comprising a largest number of downlink BWPs in the plurality of cell sets, or the signal is transmitted, and the target cell set is a cell set comprising a largest number of uplink BWPs in the plurality of cell sets.
22 . The method according to claim 19 , wherein a value of the field depends on an index of the first cell and a BWP-Id of the first BWP.
23 . The method according to claim 19 , wherein:
the signal is received, and all cells in the first cell set comprise a plurality of downlink BWPs, the plurality of downlink BWPs correspond to a plurality of indexes, respectively, and the field is used for determining an index corresponding to the first BWP from the plurality of indexes, or
the signal is transmitted, and all cells in the first cell set comprise a plurality of uplink BWPs, the plurality of uplink BWPs correspond to the plurality of indexes, respectively, and the field is used for determining an index corresponding to the first BWP from the plurality of indexes.
24 . The method according to claim 23 , wherein:
a value of the field is a first value, and the index corresponding to the first BWP is a first index, and
the signal is received, and a relationship between the first value and the first index is related to whether an initial downlink BWP is comprised in the plurality of downlink BWPs, or the signal is transmitted, and a relationship between the first value and the first index is related to whether an initial uplink BWP is comprised in the plurality of uplink BWPs.