IP Library Granted Patent US 11,044,686
Granted Patent B2
US 11,044,686 · App. 16/323,937 · Granted Jun 22, 2021

Method for transmitting, detecting signaling message and apparatus, system thereof

Inventors: Yijian Chen (Shenzhen, CN); Zhaohua Lu (Shenzhen, CN); Yu Ngok Li (Shenzhen, CN); Peng Hao (Shenzhen, CN); Hao Wu (Shenzhen, CN); Bo Gao (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
H04W56/001H04W56/00H04W72/0406H04W72/0446
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Patent No.
US 11,044,686
App. No.
16/323,937
Granted
Jun 22, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method, apparatus and system for transmitting signaling messages, a method, apparatus for detecting signaling messages. The method includes: determining N groups of synchronization signals and transmission resources corresponding to the N groups of synchronization signals, where N>=1; determining M sets of first-class signaling messages associated with the N groups of synchronization signals, where M<=N; determining transmission resource locations of the M sets of first-class signaling messages; and transmitting the N groups of synchronization signals and the first-class signaling messages on the transmission resources and the transmission resource locations respectively.

Claims (41)

1. A method for transmitting signaling messages and synchronization signals, comprising:

determining N groups of synchronization signals and transmission resources corresponding to the N groups of synchronization signals, wherein N is an integer greater than or equal to 1;

determining M sets of first-class signaling messages associated with the N groups of synchronization signals, wherein M is an integer less than or equal to N;

determining transmission resource locations of the M sets of first-class signaling messages; and

transmitting the N groups of synchronization signals on the transmission resources and the first-class signaling messages on the transmission resource locations, respectively;

wherein the first-class signaling messages comprise at least one of:

a configuration message about a system parameter, or a configuration message about a broadcast parameter, or a configuration message about a multicast parameter;

a physical layer control message indicating a physical layer transport configuration of the system parameter, or the configuration message about the broadcast parameter, or the configuration message about the multicast parameter;

a signaling configuration message transmitted in a physical broadcast or multicast channel; or

a signaling configuration message transmitted in a physical control channel, wherein the signaling configuration message transmitted in the physical control channel comprises a common control message and a specialized control message; and

wherein the determining transmission resource locations of the M sets of first-class signaling messages comprises one of:

the transmission resource locations of the first-class signaling messages are in time-domain symbols same as the time-domain symbols of the synchronization signals bound to the first-class signaling messages;

the transmission resource locations of the first-class signaling messages are in the time-domain symbols same as the time-domain symbols of the synchronization signals bound to the first-class signaling messages, and X1 time-domain symbols behind the synchronization signals bound to the first-class signaling messages, wherein the X1 time-domain symbols are consecutive time-domain symbols;

the transmission resource locations of the first-class signaling messages are in the time-domain symbols same as the time-domain symbols of the synchronization signals bound to the first-class signaling messages, and X2 time-domain symbols proceeding the synchronization signals bound to the first-class signaling messages, wherein the X2 time-domain symbols are consecutive time-domain symbols;

the transmission resource locations of the first-class signaling messages are in the time-domain symbols same as the time-domain symbols of the synchronization signals bound to the first-class signaling messages, and X1 time-domain symbols behind the synchronization signals bound to the first-class signaling messages as well as X2 time-domain symbols preceding the synchronization signals bound to the first-class signaling messages, wherein the X1 time-domain symbols and the X2 time-domain symbols are consecutive time-domain symbols; or

the transmission resource locations of the first-class signaling messages are in Y1 time-domain symbols behind or preceding the synchronization signals bound to the first-class signaling messages.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the synchronization signals are associated with the first-class signaling messages in the following manners:

transmission of the first-class signaling messages and transmission of the synchronization signals meet a reference demodulation relationship;

the transmission of the first-class signaling messages and the transmission of the synchronization signals correspond to a same one selected from transmission beams, reception beams, virtual sectors, ports, antennas and transport nodes;

a transmission signal of the first-class signaling messages and a transmission signal of the synchronization signals meet a quasi-co-location relationship; and

a scrambling manner of the first-class signaling messages is associated with resource locations used for transmitting the synchronization signals, wherein the resource locations comprise at least one of the following: sequences, sequence locations, beams, sectors, antennas and ports.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the M sets of first-class signaling messages are associated with the N groups of synchronization signals based on types of the first-class signaling messages.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein when the transmission resource locations of the first-class signaling messages are in Y1 time-domain symbols behind or preceding the synchronization signals bound to the first-class signaling messages, the method further comprises at least one of the following:

locations of the Y1 time-domain symbols are determined according to a resource index of the synchronization signals bound to the first-class signaling messages; and

the Y1 time-domain symbols are adjacent to the synchronization signals bound to the first-class signaling messages.

5. An apparatus for transmitting signaling messages and synchronization signals, comprising a processor and a storage device for storing computer executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform the method for transmitting signaling messages of claim 1 , wherein the method comprises:

determining N groups of synchronization signals and transmission resources corresponding to the N groups of synchronization signals, wherein N is an integer greater than or equal to 1;

determining M sets of first-class signaling messages associated with the N groups of synchronization signals, wherein M is an integer less than or equal to N;

determining transmission resource locations of the M sets of first-class signaling messages; and

transmitting the N groups of synchronization signals on the transmission resources and the first-class signaling messages on the transmission resource locations, respectively;

wherein the first-class signaling messages comprise at least one of:

a configuration message about a system parameter, or a configuration message about a broadcast parameter, or a configuration message about a multicast parameter;

a physical layer control message indicating a physical layer transport configuration of the system parameter, or the configuration message about the broadcast parameter, or the configuration message about the multicast parameter;

a signaling configuration message transmitted in a physical broadcast or multicast channel; or

a signaling configuration message transmitted in a physical control channel, wherein the signaling configuration message transmitted in the physical control channel comprises a common control message and a specialized control message; and

wherein the determining transmission resource locations of the M sets of first-class signaling messages comprises one of:

the transmission resource locations of the first-class signaling messages are in time-domain symbols same as the time-domain symbols of the synchronization signals bound to the first-class signaling messages;

the transmission resource locations of the first-class signaling messages are in the time-domain symbols same as the time-domain symbols of the synchronization signals bound to the first-class signaling messages, and X1 time-domain symbols behind the synchronization signals bound to the first-class signaling messages, wherein the X1 time-domain symbols are consecutive time-domain symbols;

the transmission resource locations of the first-class signaling messages are in the time-domain symbols same as the time-domain symbols of the synchronization signals bound to the first-class signaling messages, and X2 time-domain symbols proceeding the synchronization signals bound to the first-class signaling messages, wherein the X2 time-domain symbols are consecutive time-domain symbols;

the transmission resource locations of the first-class signaling messages are in the time-domain symbols same as the time-domain symbols of the synchronization signals bound to the first-class signaling messages, and X1 time-domain symbols behind the synchronization signals bound to the first-class signaling messages as well as X2 time-domain symbols preceding the synchronization signals bound to the first-class signaling messages, wherein the X1 time-domain symbols and the X2 time-domain symbols are consecutive time-domain symbols; or

the transmission resource locations of the first-class signaling messages are in Y1 time-domain symbols behind or preceding the synchronization signals bound to the first-class signaling messages.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 7, 2019
From: CHEN, YIJIAN; LU, ZHAOHUA; LI, YU NGOK; HAO, PENG; WU, HAO; GAO, BO
To: ZTE CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 201610668133.5 · Aug 12, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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