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US 11,496,204 · App. 17/095,017 · Granted Nov 8, 2022

Beam training method, apparatus, and system

Inventors: Peng Guan (Shenzhen, CN); Xiaoyong Tang (Shenzhen, CN); Xiaona Wang (Chengdu, CN); Xi Zhang (Ottawa, CA)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
H04B7/088H04B7/0695H04B7/0413
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Patent No.
US 11,496,204
App. No.
17/095,017
Granted
Nov 8, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of this application disclose beam training methods, apparatuses, and systems. One method includes: receiving, from a network device, interference-related information; receiving, from the network device, a downlink signal sent through two or more beams, wherein the two or more beams comprise an interfering beam that causes interference to a terminal device; and transmitting, to the network device, information related to a beam selected from the two or more beams, wherein the beam is selected by the terminal device based on the interference-related information and a measurement result obtained from measuring the downlink signal.

Claims (48)

1. A beam training method, comprising:

receiving, from a network device, interference information indicating using a receiving beam for receiving a downlink signal that does not cause interference to a terminal device and a downlink signal that causes interference to the terminal device;

receiving, from the network device, one or more downlink signals that do not cause interference and one or more downlink signals that cause interference through corresponding receiving beams respectively indicated by the interference information; and

transmitting, to the network device, information related to a beam selected from a plurality of beams based on the interference information and a measurement result obtained from measuring the one or more downlink signals that do not cause interference and the one or more downlink signal that cause interference, wherein the information related to the beam selected from the plurality of beams comprises a resource index of a downlink signal sent through the beam and an interference amount corresponding to the resource index, and wherein the interference amount is obtained from measuring the downlink signal that causes interference.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the interference information further indicates a transmission resource for an interfering beam that transmits the downlink signal that causes interference to the terminal device.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the downlink signal that does not cause interference is sent through a non-interfering beam in the plurality of beams that does not cause interference.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the interference information further indicates at least one of a transmission resource for the downlink signal that causes interference or a receiving beam corresponding to the transmission resource.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the interference amount comprises a signal to interference and noise ratio (SINR) information.

6. A beam training apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor, and

one or more memories coupled to the at least one processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor, the programming instructions instruct the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving, from a network device, interference information indicating using a receiving beam for receiving a downlink signal that does not cause interference to a terminal device and a downlink signal that causes interference to the terminal device;

receiving, from the network device, one or more downlink signals that do not cause interference and one or more downlink signals that cause interference through corresponding receiving beams respectively indicated by the interference information; and

transmitting, to the network device, information related to a beam selected from a plurality of beams based on the interference information and a measurement result obtained from measuring the one or more downlink signals that do not cause interference and the one or more downlink signal that cause interference, wherein the information related to the beam selected from the plurality of beams comprises a resource index of a downlink signal sent through the beam and an interference amount corresponding to the resource index, and wherein the interference amount is obtained from measuring the downlink signal that causes interference.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the interference information further indicates a transmission resource for an interfering beam that transmits the downlink signal that causes interference to the terminal device.

8. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the interference information further indicates at least one of a transmission resource for the downlink signal that causes interference or a receiving beam corresponding to the transmission resource.

9. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the interference information further indicates at least one of a transmission resource for the interfering beam or a receiving beam corresponding to the transmission resource.

10. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the interference amount comprises a signal to interference and noise ratio (SINR) information.

11. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the apparatus is a terminal device, or a chip.

12. A beam training apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor, and

one or more memories coupled to the at least one processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor, the programming instructions instruct the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

transmitting, to a terminal device, interference information indicating using a receiving beam for receiving a downlink signal that does not cause interference and a downlink signal that causes interference;

transmitting, to the terminal device, one or more downlink signals that do not cause interference and one or more downlink signals that cause interference through transmitting beams corresponding to the receiving beams respectively indicated by the interference information; and

receiving information related to a beam selected from a plurality of beams based on the interference information and a measurement result obtained from measuring the one or more downlink signals that do not cause interference and the one or more downlink signals that cause interference, wherein the information related to the beam selected from the plurality of beams comprises a resource index of a downlink signal sent through the beam and an interference amount corresponding to the resource index, and wherein the interference amount is obtained from measuring the downlink signal that causes interference.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the interference information further indicates a transmission resource for an interfering beam that transmits the downlink signal that causes interference to the terminal device.

14. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the downlink signal that does not cause interference is sent through a non-interfering beam in the plurality of beams that does not cause interference.

15. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the interference information further indicates at least one of a transmission resource for the downlink signal that causes interference or a receiving beam corresponding to the transmission resource.

16. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the interference amount comprises a signal to interference and noise ratio (SINR) information.

17. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the apparatus is a network device, or a chip.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more instructions executable by at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving, from a network device, interference information indicating using a receiving beam for receiving a downlink signal that does not cause interference to a terminal device and a downlink signal that causes interference to the terminal device;

receiving, from the network device, one or more downlink signals that do not cause interference and one or more downlink signals that cause interference through corresponding receiving beams respectively indicated by the interference information; and

transmitting, to the network device, information related to a beam selected from a plurality of beams based on the interference information and a measurement result obtained from measuring the one or more downlink signals that do not cause interference and the one or more downlink signal that cause interference, wherein the information related to the beam selected from the plurality of beams comprises a resource index of a downlink signal sent through the beam and an interference amount corresponding to the resource index, and wherein the interference amount is obtained from measuring the downlink signal that causes interference.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 18 , wherein the interference information further indicates a transmission resource for an interfering beam that transmits the downlink signal that causes interference to the terminal device.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 18 , wherein the interference information further indicates at least one of a transmission resource for the downlink signal that causes interference or a receiving beam corresponding to the transmission resource.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 19 , wherein the interference information further indicates at least one of a transmission resource for the interfering beam or a receiving beam corresponding to the transmission resource.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 18 , wherein the interference amount comprises a signal to interference and noise ratio (SINR) information.

23. A beam training method comprising:

transmitting, to a terminal device, interference information indicating using a receiving beam for receiving a downlink signal that does not cause interference and a downlink signal that causes interference;

transmitting, to the terminal device, one or more downlink signals that do not cause interference and one or more downlink signals that cause interference through transmitting beams corresponding to the receiving beams respectively indicated by the interference information; and

receiving information related to a beam selected from a plurality of beams based on the interference information and a measurement result obtained from measuring the one or more downlink signals that do not cause interference and the one or more downlink signals that cause interference, wherein the information related to the beam selected from the plurality of beams comprises a resource index of a downlink signal sent through the beam and an interference amount corresponding to the resource index, and wherein the interference amount is obtained from measuring the downlink signal that causes interference.

24. The method according to claim 23 , wherein the interference amount comprises a signal to interference and noise ratio (SINR) information.

25. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more instructions executable by at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

transmitting, to a terminal device, interference information indicating using a receiving beam for receiving a downlink signal that does not cause interference and a downlink signal that causes interference;

transmitting, to the terminal device, one or more downlink signals that do not cause interference and one or more downlink signals that cause interference through transmitting beams corresponding to the receiving beams respectively indicated by the interference information; and

receiving information related to a beam selected from a plurality of beams based on the interference information and a measurement result obtained from measuring the one or more downlink signals that do not cause interference and the one or more downlink signals that cause interference, wherein the information related to the beam selected from the plurality of beams comprises a resource index of a downlink signal sent through the beam and an interference amount corresponding to the resource index, and wherein the interference amount is obtained from measuring the downlink signal that causes interference.

26. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 25 , wherein the interference amount comprises a signal to interference and noise ratio (SINR) information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 27, 2022
From: GUAN, PENG; TANG, XIAOYONG; WANG, XIAONA; ZHANG, XI
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061229/0889 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201810451328.3 · May 11, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2019086447 · May 10, 2019
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