IP Library Granted Patent US 10,841,055
Granted Patent B2
US 10,841,055 · App. 16/730,419 · Granted Nov 17, 2020

Method and apparatus for obtaining resource indication value

Inventors: Zheng Chen (Beijing, CN); Xu Zhang (Beijing, CN); Hua Li (Shanghai, CN); Lixia Xue (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
H04L5/0044H04L5/0092H04W72/042H04W72/0453
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Patent No.
US 10,841,055
App. No.
16/730,419
Granted
Nov 17, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application provides a method and apparatus for obtaining a resource indication value. The method includes: receiving downlink control information, where the downlink control information includes a first resource indication value n, a quantity of bits of the first resource indication value n is determined based on a first bandwidth part, and the downlink control information is used to schedule a data channel located in a second bandwidth part; determining a second resource indication value r based on the first resource indication value n, where r=└±a·n+b┘ or r=└a·n┘, a is a positive number, and b is a positive integer; and determining, based on the second resource indication value r, a resource occupied by the data channel. Flexibility of scheduling a data channel by a network device can be improved in this manner.

Claims (48)

1. A method comprising:

determining, by a terminal device, a quantity of bits of a resource indication value based on a first bandwidth part;

receiving, by the terminal device, downlink control information, wherein the downlink control information comprises the resource indication value, and the downlink control information indicates a data channel in a second bandwidth part;

determining, by the terminal device, a positive number K based on a bandwidth N RB BWP1 of the first bandwidth part and a bandwidth N RB BWP2 of the second bandwidth part, wherein the positive number K satisfies K≤└N RB BWP2 /N RB BWP1 ┘;

determining, by the terminal device, a second number RB start and a second length L RBs based on the resource indication value, the bandwidth N RB BWP1 of the first bandwidth part and the positive number K, wherein the second number RB start indicates a number identifying a starting virtual resource block of contiguous virtual resource blocks occupied by the data channel, and the second length L RBs indicates a quantity of the contiguous virtual resource blocks; and

determining, by the terminal device based on the second number RB start and the second length L RBs ,a resource occupied by the data channel.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determination of the second number RB start and the second length L RBs comprises:

determining, by the terminal device, a first number RB′ start and a first length L′ RBs based on the resource indication value and the bandwidth N RB BWP1 of the first bandwidth part; and

determining, by the terminal device, the second number RB start based on the first number RB′ start , and determining the second length L RBs based on the first length L′ RBs , wherein the second number RB start satisfies RB start =└K·RB′ start ┘, and the second length L RBs satisfies L RBs=└K·L′ RBs ┘.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein K is a maximum value of at least one candidate value K′, wherein the at least one candidate value K′ satisfies K′≤└N RB BWP2 /N RB BWP1 ┘.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one candidate value K′ is comprised in a candidate set, wherein the candidate set comprises 2, 4 and 8.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein K equals 2, 4 or 8.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein K equals 1.

7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

sending, by the terminal device, data on the resource.

8. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the terminal device, data on the resource.

9. An apparatus comprising:

a storage medium including executable instructions; and

a processor;

wherein the executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to:

determine a quantity of bits of a resource indication value based on a first bandwidth part;

receive downlink control information, wherein the downlink control information comprises the resource indication value, and the downlink control information indicates a data channel in a second bandwidth part; and

determine a positive number K based on a bandwidth N RB BWP1 of the first bandwidth part and a bandwidth N RB BWP2 of the second bandwidth part, wherein the positive number K satisfies K≤└N RB BWP2 /N RB BWP1 ┘;

determine a second number RB start and a second length L RBs based on the resource indication value, the bandwidth N RB BWP1 of the first bandwidth part and the positive number K, wherein the second number RB start indicates a number identifying a starting virtual resource block of contiguous virtual resource blocks allocated for the data channel, and the second length L RBs indicates a quantity of the contiguous virtual resource blocks; and

determine, based on the second number RB start and the second length L RBs , a resource occupied by the data channel.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the determination of the second number RB start and the second length L RBs comprises:

determining a first number RB′ start and a first length L′ RBs based on the resource indication value and the bandwidth N RB BWP1 of the first bandwidth part; and

determining the second number RB start based on the first number RB′ start , and determining the second length L RBs based on the first length L′ RBs , wherein the second number RB start satisfies RB start =└K·RB′ start ┘, and the second length L RBs satisfies L RBs =└K·L′ RBs ┘.

11. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein K is a maximum value of at least one candidate value K′, wherein the at least one candidate value K′ satisfies K′≤└N RB BWP2 /N RB BWP1 ┘.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the at least one candidate value K′ is comprised in a candidate set, wherein the candidate set comprises 2, 4 and 8.

13. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein K equals 2, 4 or 8.

14. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein K equals 1.

15. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the executable instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the apparatus to:

send data on the resource.

16. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the executable instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the apparatus to:

receive data on the resource.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions, wherein the executable instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

determine a quantity of bits of a resource indication value based on a first bandwidth part;

receive downlink control information, wherein the downlink control information comprises the resource indication value, and the downlink control information indicates indicate a data channel in a second bandwidth part; and

determine a positive number K based on a bandwidth N RB BWP1 of the first bandwidth part and a bandwidth N RB BWP2 of the second bandwidth part, wherein the positive number K satisfies K≤└N RB BWP2 /N RB BWP1 ┘;

determine a second number RB start and a second length L RBs based on the resource indication value, the bandwidth N RB BWP1 of the first bandwidth part and the positive number K, wherein the second number RB start indicates a number identifying a starting virtual resource block of contiguous virtual resource blocks allocated for the data channel, and the second length L RBs indicates a quantity of the contiguous virtual resource blocks; and

determine, based on the second number RB start and the second length L RBs , a resource occupied by the data channel.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 17 , wherein the determination of the second number RB start and the second length L RBs comprises:

determine a first number RB′ start and a first length L′ RBs based on the resource indication value and the bandwidth N RB BWP1 of the first bandwidth part; and

determine the second number RB start based on the first number RB′ start and determining the second length L RBs based on the first length L′ RBs , wherein the second number RB start satisfies RB start =└K·RB′ start ┘, and the second length L RBs satisfies L RBs =└K·L′ RBs ┘.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 17 , wherein K is a maximum value of at least one candidate value K′, wherein the at least one candidate value K′ satisfies K′≤└N RB BWP2 /N RB BWP1 ┘.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 19 , wherein the at least one candidate value K′ is comprised in a dandidate set, wherein the candidate set comprises 2, 4 and 8.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2020
From: CHEN, ZHENG; ZHANG, XU; LI, HUA; XUE, LIXIA
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053747/0638 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2018 1 0284025 · Apr 2, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
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