IP Library Granted Patent US 10,505,810
Granted Patent B2
US 10,505,810 · App. 15/541,279 · Granted Dec 10, 2019

Data transmission method and device

Inventors: YU Ngok Li (Shenzhen, CN); Bo Dai (Shenzhen, CN); Feng Xie (Shenzhen, CN); Peng Hao (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: XI'AN ZHONGXING NEW SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
H04L41/0893H04L5/0037H04L5/0058H04L5/0091H04L29/0638H04W72/12H04L5/0023
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Patent No.
US 10,505,810
App. No.
15/541,279
Granted
Dec 10, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a data transmission method and device. The method includes that: N second-type nodes are grouped to form a third-type node, N being a positive integer more than or equal to 2; and data is transmitted in a network formed by the second-type nodes, the third-type node and a first-type node.

Claims (69)

1. A data transmission method, comprising:

grouping N second-type nodes to form a third-type node, N being a positive integer more than or equal to 2; and

transmitting data in a network comprising the second-type nodes, the third-type node and a first-type node;

wherein grouping the N second-type nodes to form the third-type node comprises: aggregating the N second-type nodes to form the third-type node by taking a component carrier as a unit respectively;

wherein the second-type node comprises: terminal;

wherein the N second-type nodes are autonomously aggregated to form the third-type node, the third-type node is a compound node, the third-type node reports a type of the compound node to the first-type node, and the first-type node performs data scheduling for the type of the compound node, wherein the type of the compound node comprises at least one of: an aggregated node Identity (ID), a compound node type capability indication, an aggregation state and aggregation completion indication information.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein grouping the N second-type nodes to form the third-type node comprises:

grouping the N second-type nodes to form the third-type node with a multicarrier capability, wherein the N second-type nodes have capabilities of M 1 , M 2 , . . . , MN carriers respectively, the third-type node has a capability of less than or equal to M=M 1 +M 2 + . . . +MN carriers, M 1 , M 2 , . . . , MN are positive integers more than or equal to 1, and M is a positive integer more than or equal to 2.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein transmitting the data in the network formed by the second-type nodes, the third-type node and the first-type node comprises:

receiving, by Nr second-type nodes, first data sent through M carriers from one or more first-type nodes; and

forwarding, by the Nr second-type nodes, the first data to Nd second-type nodes in the third-type node,

wherein Nr is a positive integer more than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to N, and Nd is a positive integer more than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to N.

4. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein transmitting the data in the network formed by the second-type nodes, the third-type node and the first-type node comprises:

sending, by the Nd second-type nodes in the third-type node, second data to the Nr second-type nodes in the third-type node; and

sending, by the Nr second-type nodes, the second data to the one or more first-type nodes through the M carriers,

wherein Nr is a positive integer more than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to N, and Nd is a positive integer more than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to N.

5. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein transmitting the data in the network formed by the second-type nodes, the third-type node and the first-type node comprises:

receiving, by the Nr second-type nodes with a new-type carrier capability, third data sent through new-type carriers of the M carriers from the one or more first-type nodes; and

forwarding, by the Nr second-type nodes, the third data to the Nd second-type nodes in the third-type node, wherein the Nd second-type nodes do not have the new-type carrier capability,

Nr is a positive integer more than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to N, and Nd is a positive integer more than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to N.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5 , wherein

the new-type carriers comprise carriers of an unlicensed frequency band and carriers of a New Carrier Type (NCT).

7. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein transmitting the data in the network comprising the second-type nodes, the third-type node and the first-type node comprises:

receiving, by the Nr second-type nodes in the third-type node, first control information from the one or more first-type nodes;

forwarding, by the Nr second-type nodes, part or all of the first control information to the Nd second-type nodes in the third-type node;

acquiring, by the Nd second-type nodes, first specified information on the basis of the first control information; and

receiving and sending, by the Nd second-type nodes, service data with the one or more first-type nodes through the M carriers on the basis of the first control information,

wherein Nr is a positive integer more than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to N, and Nd is a positive integer more than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to N.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein

the Nd second-type nodes have the new-type carrier capability and receive and send the service data with the one or more first-type nodes through the new-type carriers of the M carriers; or

the first control information comprises at least one of the following information: channel scheduling information, data modulation and coding information and channel state information.

9. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein transmitting the data in the network comprising the second-type nodes, the third-type node and the first-type node comprises:

receiving, by the Nr second-type nodes in the third-type node, second control information from the Nd second-type nodes;

forwarding, by the Nr second-type nodes, part or all of the second control information to the one or more first-type nodes; and

receiving and sending, by the Nd second-type nodes, the service data with the one or more first-type nodes through the M carriers on the basis of the second control information,

wherein Nr is a positive integer more than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to N, and Nd is a positive integer more than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to N.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein

the Nd second-type nodes have the new-type carrier capability and receive and send the service data with the one or more first-type nodes through the new-type carriers of the M carriers;

or

the second control information comprises at least one of the following information: the channel scheduling information, the data modulation and coding information and the channel state information.

11. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein transmitting the data in the network formed by the second-type nodes, the third-type node and the first-type node comprises:

receiving, by the Nr second-type nodes, specified-type data sent through the M carriers from the one or more first-type nodes; and

forwarding, by the Nr second-type nodes, the specified-type data to the Nd second-type nodes in the third-type node,

wherein Nr is a positive integer more than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to N, and Nd is a positive integer more than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to N;

wherein the specified-type data comprises at least one of the following information:

Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) related information, positioning related information and control information.

12. The method as claimed in any one of claim 2 , wherein the carrier capability comprises at least one of:

a new-type carrier capability, a Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) layer number, a modulation mode, an interference cancellation capability, a supported carrier number, maximum transmitted power, a Radio Access Technology (RAT) capability and a dual-connectivity/multi-connectivity capability.

13. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first-type node is formed by K nodes, wherein the K nodes are aggregated to form the first-type node by taking a component carrier as a unit respectively, and K is a positive integer more than or equal to 1.

14. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the N second-type nodes are aggregated to form the third-type node according to indication information received from the first-type node.

15. The method as claimed in claim 14 , after the N second-type nodes are aggregated to form the third-type node according to the indication information received from the first-type node, further comprising:

sending feedback information to the first-type node, wherein the feedback information comprises at least one of: the aggregated node ID, a compound node type capability, the aggregation state and the aggregation completion indication information; and

performing, by the first-type node, data scheduling according to the received feedback information.

16. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein transmitting the data in the network formed by the second-type nodes, the third-type node and the first-type node comprises:

sending, by the Nd second-type nodes in the third-type node, fourth data to the Nr second-type nodes with the new-type carrier capability in the third-type node; and

sending, by the Nr second-type nodes, the fourth data to the one or more first-type nodes through the new-type carriers of the M carriers, wherein the Nd second-type nodes do not have the new-type carrier capability,

Nr is a positive integer more than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to N, and Nd is a positive integer more than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to N.

17. A data transmission method, comprising:

grouping N second-type nodes are grouped to form a third-type node, N being a positive integer more than or equal to 2; and

performing, by the second-type nodes, data transmission with a first-type node through the third-type node;

wherein grouping the N second-type nodes to form the third-type node comprises: aggregating the N second-type nodes to form the third-type node by taking a component carrier as a unit respectively;

wherein the second-type node comprises: terminal;

wherein the N second-type nodes are autonomously aggregated to form the third-type node, the third-type node is a compound node, the third-type node reports a type of the compound node to the first-type node, and the first-type node performs data scheduling for the type of the compound node, wherein the type of the compound node comprises at least one of: an aggregated node Identity (ID), a compound node type capability indication, an aggregation state and aggregation completion indication information.

18. A data transmission method, comprising:

performing, by a first-type node, data transmission with a second-type node through a third-type node,

wherein the third-type node is formed by N second-type nodes, and N is a positive integer more than or equal to 2;

wherein the third-type node is formed by aggregating the N second-type nodes to form the third-type node by taking a component carrier as a unit respectively;

wherein the second-type node comprises: terminal;

wherein the N second-type nodes are autonomously aggregated to form the third-type node, the third-type node is a compound node, the third-type node reports a type of the compound node to the first-type node, and the first-type node performs data scheduling for the type of the compound node, wherein the type of the compound node comprises at least one of: an aggregated node Identity (ID), a compound node type capability indication, an aggregation state and aggregation completion indication information.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 15, 2019
From: ZTE CORPORATION
To: XI'AN ZHONGXING NEW SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 050709/0878 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE FIRST ASSIGNOR NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 042878 FRAME: 0391. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT . Recorded Oct 9, 2019
From: LI, YU NGOK; DAI, BO; XIE, FENG; HAO, PENG
To: ZTE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 050677/0060 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2017
From: LI, NGOK YU; DAI, BO; XIE, FENG; HAO, PENG
To: ZTE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 042878/0391 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2014 1 0856604 · Dec 31, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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