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US 11,405,947 · App. 16/958,386 · Granted Aug 2, 2022

Method and terminal for performing scheduling request

Inventor: Yali Zhao (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
H04W72/1284H04W28/0278H04W72/0453H04W72/1257H04W74/0833
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Patent No.
US 11,405,947
App. No.
16/958,386
Granted
Aug 2, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present application relate to a method and a terminal for performing a scheduling request (SR). The method includes: determining, by a terminal, that a band width part (BWP) changes during a process of reporting the SR; and performing, by the terminal, the SR according to an SR configuration on the changed BWP.

Claims (45)

1. A non-transitory computer storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, wherein when the computer program is executed by a processor of a terminal, causes the processor to implement:

determining, by the terminal, that a band width part (BWP) changes during a process of reporting a scheduling request (SR); and

performing, by the terminal, the SR according to an SR configuration on the changed BWP;

wherein said performing, by the terminal, the SR according to the SR configuration on the changed BWP comprises:

performing, by the terminal, the SR through a random access process, when a logical channel triggering the SR does not have a dedicated SR configuration on the changed BWP; or

performing, by the terminal, the SR through a dedicated scheduling request resource, when a logical channel triggering the SR has a dedicated SR configuration on the changed BWP;

wherein when the logical channel triggering the SR has a dedicated SR configuration on a BWP used before BWP switching, and the logical channel triggering the SR does not have the dedicated SR configuration on the changed BWP, performing, by the terminal, the SR through the random access process comprises:

when at least one SR prohibit timer of the terminal is running, performing, by the terminal, the SR through the random access process on the changed BWP and canceling, by the terminal, all of suspended SRs, after a target SR prohibit timer in the at least one SR prohibit timer expires, or stopping, by the terminal after receiving a command for switching a BWP, all of currently running SR prohibit timers, performing, by the terminal, the SR through the random access process on the changed BWP, and canceling, by the terminal, all of suspended SRs; or stopping, by the terminal after receiving a command for switching a BWP, all of currently running SR prohibit timers, setting, by the terminal, SR counters related to the SR prohibit timers to a preset value, performing, by the terminal, the SR through the random access process on the changed BWP, and canceling, by the terminal, all of suspended SRs;

wherein when the logical channel triggering the SR does not have a dedicated SR configuration on a BWP used before BWP switching, and the logical channel triggering the SR has the dedicated SR configuration on the changed BWP, performing, by the terminal, the SR through the dedicated SR resource comprises:

not changing, by the terminal, the BWP, continuing to perform the SR through the random access process on the BWP used before BWP switching, switching, by the terminal, the BWP after random access succeeds; or

switching, by the terminal, the BWP after a N th random access fails; and

performing, by the terminal, the SR through the dedicated scheduling request resource on the changed BWP, wherein N is not greater than a maximum transmitting time of random access.

2. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the target SR prohibit timer is a first expired SR prohibit timer or a last expired SR prohibit timer.

3. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 1 , wherein after canceling, by the terminal, all of the suspended SRs, the processor is caused to implement:

when at least one SR prohibit timer is running, stopping, by the terminal, all of SR prohibit timers, and setting, by the terminal, SR counters corresponding to the at least one SR prohibit timer to a preset value.

4. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 1 , wherein when the logical channel triggering the SR does not have a dedicated SR configuration on a BWP used before BWP switching, and the logical channel triggering the SR also does not have the dedicated SR configuration on the changed BWP, performing, by the terminal, the SR through the random access process comprises:

not changing, by the terminal, the BWP, continuing to perform the SR through the random access process on the BWP used before BWP switching, changing, by the terminal, the BWP after random access succeeds, or changing, by the terminal, the BWP after a N th random access fails, and continuing to perform, by the terminal, the SR through the random access process on the changed BWP, wherein N is not greater than a maximum transmitting time of random access; or

stopping performing, by the terminal, the SR through the random access process on the BWP used before BWP switching, changing, by the terminal, the BWP, and performing, by the terminal, the SR through the random access process on the changed BWP.

5. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 1 , wherein when the logical channel triggering the SR has a dedicated SR configuration on a BWP used before BWP switching, and the logical channel triggering the SR has the dedicated SR configuration on the changed BWP, performing, by the terminal, the SR through the random access process comprises:

after SR prohibit timers corresponding to the logical channel triggering the SR expire, performing, by the terminal, the SR through the dedicated scheduling request resource on the changed BWP, when the SR triggered by the logical channel is in a suspended state.

6. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the processor is caused to implement:

after a number of times of failures in random access is equal to a maximum transmitting time of random access, not transmitting, by the terminal, a random access problem indication to a higher layer.

7. A terminal for performing a scheduling request (SR), wherein the terminal comprises: a processor, a memory and a transceiver; and

the processor is configured to read a program in the memory and perform following processes:

determining that a band width part (BWP) changes during a process of reporting the SR; and performing the SR according to an SR configuration on the changed BWP;

wherein the processor is specifically configured to:

perform the SR through a random access process when a logical channel triggering the SR does not have a dedicated SR configuration on the changed BWP; or

perform the SR through a dedicated scheduling request resource, when a logical channel triggering the SR has a dedicated SR configuration on the changed BWP;

wherein the logical channel triggering the SR has a dedicated SR configuration on a BWP used before BWP switching, and the logical channel triggering the SR does not have the dedicated SR configuration on the changed BWP; and the processor is specifically configured to: when at least one SR prohibit timer is running, perform the SR through the random access process on the changed BWP and cancel all of suspended SRs, after a target SR prohibit timer in the at least one SR prohibit timer expires; or stop all of currently running SR prohibit timers after receiving a command for switching a BWP, perform the SR through the random access process on the changed BWP, and cancel all of suspended SRs; or stop all of currently running SR prohibit timers after receiving a command for switching a BWP, set SR counters related to the SR prohibit timers to a preset value, perform the SR through the random access process on the changed BWP, and cancel all of suspended SRs;

wherein the logical channel triggering the SR does not have a dedicated SR configuration on a BWP used before BWP switching, and the logical channel triggering the SR has the dedicated SR configuration on the changed BWP; and the processor is specifically configured to:

not change the BWP, continue to perform the SR through the random access process on the BWP used before BWP switching, switch the BWP after random access succeeds; or

switch the BWP after a N th random access fails; and

perform the SR through the dedicated scheduling request resource on the changed BWP, wherein N is not greater than a maximum transmitting time of random access.

8. The terminal according to claim 7 , wherein the target SR prohibit timer is a first expired SR prohibit timer or a last expired SR prohibit timer.

9. The terminal according to claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

when at least one SR prohibit timer is running, stop all of SR prohibit timers, and set SR counters corresponding to the at least one SR prohibit timer to a preset value.

10. The terminal according to claim 7 , wherein the logical channel triggering the SR does not have a dedicated SR configuration on a BWP used before BWP switching, and the logical channel triggering the SR also does not have the dedicated SR configuration on the changed BWP; and

the processor is specifically configured to:

not change the BWP, continue to perform the SR through the random access process on the BWP used before BWP switching, change the BWP after random access succeeds, or change the BWP after a N th random access fails, and continue to perform the SR through the random access process on the changed BWP, wherein N is not greater than a maximum transmitting time of random access; or

stop performing the SR through the random access process on the BWP used before BWP switching, change the BWP, and perform the SR through the random access process on the changed BWP.

11. The terminal according to claim 7 , wherein the logical channel triggering the SR has a dedicated SR configuration on a BWP used before BWP switching, and the logical channel triggering the SR has the dedicated SR configuration on the changed BWP; and

the processor is specifically configured to:

after SR prohibit timers corresponding to the logical channel triggering the SR expire, perform the SR through the dedicated scheduling request resource on the changed BWP, when the SR triggered by the logical channel is in a suspended state.

12. The terminal according to claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

not transmit a random access problem indication to a higher layer, after a number of times of failures in random access is equal to a maximum transmitting time of random access.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 16, 2021
From: CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
To: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 057452/0169 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 14, 2020
From: ZHAO, YALI
To: CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 053495/0123 →
Priority Claims (1)
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