Method for indicating physical cell identifier and apparatus

1. A method comprising:

determining, by a terminal device, according to a first broadcast message sent by a base station, a physical cell identifier (PCI) of a target cell in which the terminal device is located;

determining, by the terminal device, a first scrambling code according to a preferred pair of maximal length linear feedback shift register sequences (m-sequences), wherein a first m-sequence of the pair of m-sequences is predetermined, and wherein a second m-sequence of the pair of m-sequences comprises the PCI of the target cell;

determining, by the terminal device, an extended PCI of the target cell according to a second broadcast message sent by the base station and the first scrambling code, wherein the extended PCI identifies the target cell alone or in combination with the PCI of the target cell; and

receiving, by the terminal device, data sent from the base station, and descrambling the data according to a second scrambling code determined from the preferred pair of m-sequences and according to the extended PCI.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining, by the terminal device, the second scrambling code according to a combination of the extended PCI and according the PCI of the target cell, after determining the extended PCI of the target cell, in response to the combination of the extended PCI and the PCI of the target cell identifying the target cell.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the extended PCI is a cell identity of a global cell identity alone or in combination with some or all bits of a location area identity of the global cell identity.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first broadcast message comprises a primary synchronization signal (PSS) sequence and a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) sequence that indicate the PCI of the target cell; and

wherein determining the PCI of the target cell in which the terminal device is located comprises performing, by the terminal device, time-frequency synchronization according to the PSS sequence and according to the SSS sequence, to determine the PCI of the target cell.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein 36 PCIs are preconfigured in the terminal device or in the base station, wherein the 36 PCIs are indicated by a combination of 3 PSS sequences and 12 SSS sequences.

6. A method comprising:

sending, by a base station, a first broadcast message, wherein the first broadcast message carries a physical cell identifier (PCI) information of a target cell and is scrambled according to a first scrambling code generated according to a preferred pair of maximal length linear feedback shift register sequences (m-sequences), wherein a first m-sequence of the pair of m-sequences is predetermined, and wherein a second m-sequence of the pair of m-sequences comprises the PCI of the target cell;

sending, by the base station, a second broadcast message, wherein the second broadcast message carries an extended PCI of the target cell, and wherein the extended PCI identifies the target cell alone or in combination with a PCI of the target cell identifies the target cell, wherein the PCI of the target cell corresponds to a first scrambling code sequence, and wherein the extended PCI of the second broadcast message is scrambled using the first scrambling code sequence; and

sending, by the base station, to a terminal device, data scrambled to a second scrambling code determined from the preferred pair of m-sequences according to the extended PCI.

7. The method according to claim 6 :

wherein the extended PCI corresponds to the second scrambling code, in response to the extended PCI identifying the target cell; and

wherein a combination of the extended PCI and the PCI corresponds to the second scrambling code, in response to the combination of the extended PCI and the PCI of the target cell identifying the target cell.

8. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the extended PCI is a cell identity of a global cell identity alone or in combination with some or all bits of a location area identity of the global cell identity.

9. The method according to claim 6 :

wherein the first broadcast message comprises a primary synchronization signal (PSS) sequence and a secondary synchronization sequence (SSS) sequence indicating the PCI of the target cell; and

wherein 36 PCIs are preconfigured in the base station, and wherein the 36 PCIs are indicated by a combination of 3 PSS sequences and 12 SSS sequences.

10. A terminal device, comprising:

a processor; and

a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program for execution by the processor, the program including instructions to:

determine, according to a first broadcast message sent by a base station, a physical cell identifier (PCI) of a target cell in which the terminal device is located;

determine a first scrambling code according to a preferred pair of maximal length linear feedback shift register sequences (m-sequences), wherein a first m-sequence of the pair of m-sequences is predetermined, and wherein a second m-sequence of the pair of m-sequences comprises the PCI of the target cell; and

determine an extended PCI of the target cell according to a second broadcast message sent by the base station and according to the first scrambling code, wherein the extended PCI identifies the target cell alone or in combination with the PCI of the target cell identifies the target cell; and

receive, by the terminal device, data sent from the base station, and descramble the data according to a second scrambling code determined from the preferred pair of m-sequences and according to the extended PCI.

11. The terminal device according to claim 10 , wherein the instructions further comprise instructions to:

determine the second scrambling code according to the combination of the extended PCI and the PCI of the target cell, in response to the combination of the extended PCI and the PCI of the target cell identifying the target cell.

12. The terminal device according to claim 10 , wherein the extended PCI is a cell identity of a global cell identity alone or in combination with a global cell identity and some or all bits of a location area identity of the global cell identity.

13. The terminal device according to claim 10 , wherein the first broadcast message comprises a primary synchronization signal (PSS) sequence and a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) sequence that indicate the PCI of the target cell; and

wherein the instructions further comprise instructions to perform time-frequency synchronization according to the PSS sequence and according to the SSS sequence, to determine the PCI of the target cell.

14. The terminal device according to claim 10 , wherein 36 PCIs are preconfigured in the terminal device or in the base station, and wherein the 36 PCIs are indicated by a combination of 3 PSS sequences and 12 SSS sequences.

15. A base station, comprising:

a processor; and

a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program for execution by the processor, the program including instructions to:

send a first broadcast message, wherein the first broadcast message carries physical cell identifier (PCI) information of a target cell and is scrambled according to a first scrambling code generated according to a preferred pair of maximal length linear feedback shift register sequences (m-sequences), wherein a first m-sequence of the pair of m-sequences is predetermined, and wherein a second m-sequence of the pair of m-sequences comprises the PCI of the target cell; and

send a second broadcast message, wherein the second broadcast message carries an extended PCI of the target cell, and wherein the extended PCI identifies the target cell alone or in combination with a PCI of the target cell identifies the target cell, wherein the PCI of the target cell corresponds to a first scrambling code sequence, and wherein the extended PCI of the second broadcast message is scrambled using the first scrambling code sequence; and

send, to a terminal device, data scrambled to a second scrambling code determined from the preferred pair of m-sequences according to the extended PCI.

16. The base station according to claim 15 , wherein the instructions further comprise instructions to:

wherein the extended PCI corresponds to the second scrambling code, in response to the extended PCI identifying the target cell; and

wherein a combination of the extended PCI and the PCI corresponds to the second scrambling code, in response to the combination of the extended PCI and the PCI of the target cell identifying the target cell.

17. The base station according to claim 15 , wherein the extended PCI is a cell identity of a global cell identity alone or in combination with some or all bits of a location area identity of the global cell identity.

18. The base station according to claim 15 :

wherein the first broadcast message comprises a primary synchronization signal (PSS) sequence and a secondary synchronization sequence (SSS) sequence that indicate the PCI of the target cell; and

wherein 36 PCIs are preconfigured in the base station, and wherein the 36 PCIs are indicated by a combination of 3 PSS sequences and 12 SSS sequences.