IP Library Granted Patent US 11,277,838
Granted Patent B2
US 11,277,838 · App. 16/690,391 · Granted Mar 15, 2022

Communication method and communications apparatus

Inventors: Xinxian Li (Shanghai, CN); Hao Tang (Shanghai, CN); Zhenfei Tang (Ottawa, CA); Fan Wang (Berkshire, GB)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H04W72/0453H04W72/042
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Patent No.
US 11,277,838
App. No.
16/690,391
Granted
Mar 15, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A communication method and a communications apparatus are provided. The method includes: sending, by a network device, indication information to a terminal, where the indication information is used to indicate at least one second BP associated with a first BP; and performing signal transmission, by the network device, with the terminal on the first BP and the at least one second BP. It may be learned that the network device indicates, to the terminal by using the indication information, the at least one second BP associated with the first BP, so that the network device and the terminal can transmit signals on BPs that are associated with each other. In addition, there may be a plurality of second BPs associated with the first BP.

Claims (35)

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a terminal, indication information from a network device, wherein the indication information indicates to activate a first frequency domain resource pair comprising an uplink frequency domain resource and a downlink frequency domain resource, wherein the uplink frequency domain resource is associated with the downlink frequency domain resource, wherein the uplink frequency domain resource and the downlink frequency domain resource have a same center frequency, wherein the uplink frequency domain resource and the downlink frequency domain resource are bandwidth parts on a carrier, wherein the bandwidth parts each have a bandwidth that is smaller than a bandwidth of the carrier, and wherein the first frequency domain resource pair is in a deactivated state when the indication information is received; and

activating the first frequency domain resource pair according to the indication information.

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

receiving configuration information from the network device, wherein the configuration information configures at least one frequency domain resource pair, and the first frequency domain resource pair is one of the at least one frequency domain resource pair; and

determining the at least one frequency domain resource pair according to the configuration information.

3. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising:

deactivating a second frequency domain resource pair, wherein the second frequency domain resource pair is an activated frequency domain resource pair in the at least one frequency domain resource pair, and the second frequency domain resource pair is different from the first frequency domain resource pair.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the indication information comprises an identifier of the first frequency domain resource pair.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the uplink frequency domain resource is an uplink bandwidth part and the downlink frequency domain resource is a downlink bandwidth part.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the indication information is from the network device on the downlink frequency domain resource.

7. An apparatus, comprising:

a non-transitory memory storage comprising instructions; and

one or more processors coupled with the non-transitory memory storage, wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the instructions to control the apparatus to:

receive indication information from a network device, wherein the indication information indicates to activate a first frequency domain resource pair comprising an uplink frequency domain resource and a downlink frequency domain resource, wherein the uplink frequency domain resource is associated with the downlink frequency domain resource, wherein the uplink frequency domain resource and the downlink frequency domain resource have a same center frequency, wherein the uplink frequency domain resource and the downlink frequency domain resource are bandwidth parts on a carrier, wherein the bandwidth pails each have a bandwidth that is smaller than a bandwidth of the carrier, and wherein the first frequency domain resource pair is in a deactivated state when the indication information is received; and

activate the first frequency domain resource pair according to the indication information.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to further execute the instructions to control the apparatus to:

receive configuration information from the network device, wherein the configuration information configures at least one frequency domain resource pair, and the first frequency domain resource pair is one of the at least one frequency domain resource pair; and

determine the at least one frequency domain resource pair according to the configuration information.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to further execute the instructions to control the apparatus to:

deactivate a second frequency domain resource pair, wherein the second frequency domain resource pair is an activated frequency domain resource pair in the at least one frequency domain resource pair, and the second frequency domain resource pair is different from the first frequency domain resource pair.

10. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the indication information comprises an identifier of the first frequency domain resource pair.

11. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the uplink frequency domain resource is an uplink bandwidth part and the downlink frequency domain resource is a downlink bandwidth part.

12. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the indication information is from the network device on the downlink frequency domain resource.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium stores instructions that are executable by a computer, and the instructions comprise instructions for:

receiving indication information from a network device, wherein the indication information indicates to activate a first frequency domain resource pair comprising an uplink frequency domain resource and a downlink frequency domain resource, wherein the uplink frequency domain resource is associated with the downlink frequency domain resource, the uplink frequency domain resource and the downlink frequency domain resource have a same center frequency, wherein the uplink frequency domain resource and the downlink frequency domain resource are bandwidth parts on a carrier, wherein the bandwidth parts each have a bandwidth that is smaller than a bandwidth of the carrier, and wherein the first frequency domain resource pair is in a deactivated state when the indication information is received; and

activating the first frequency domain resource pair according to the indication information.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 13 , wherein the instructions further comprise instructions for:

receiving configuration information from the network device, wherein the configuration information configures at least one frequency domain resource pair, and the first frequency domain resource pair is one of the at least one frequency domain resource pair; and

determining the at least one frequency domain resource pair according to the configuration information.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 14 , wherein the instructions further comprise instructions for:

deactivating a second frequency domain resource pair, wherein the second frequency domain resource pair is an activated frequency domain resource pair in the at least one frequency domain resource pair, and the second frequency domain resource pair is different from the first frequency domain resource pair.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 13 , wherein the indication information comprises an identifier of the first frequency domain resource pair.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 13 , wherein the uplink frequency domain resource is an uplink bandwidth part and the downlink frequency domain resource is a downlink bandwidth part.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 13 , wherein the indication information is from the network device on the downlink frequency domain resource.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 30, 2020
From: LI, XINXIAN; TANG, HAO; TANG, ZHENFEI; WANG, FAN
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054486/0981 →
Priority Claims (3)
CN 201710459464.2 · Jun 16, 2017 · national
CN 201710687281.6 · Aug 11, 2017 · national
CN 201710911571.4 · Sep 29, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2018091438 · Jun 15, 2018
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