IP Library Granted Patent US 11,672,045
Granted Patent B2
US 11,672,045 · App. 17/504,017 · Granted Jun 6, 2023

Secondary cell state indication method and communication device

Inventors: Ran Yue (Chang'an Dongguan, CN); Xiaodong Yang (Chang'an Dongguan, CN); Qian Zheng (Chang'an Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
H04W76/27
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Patent No.
US 11,672,045
App. No.
17/504,017
Granted
Jun 6, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An SCell state indication method and a communication device are provided. The SCell state indication method includes: configuring state transition indication information, the state transition indication information being used to indicate an SCell state transition between two of an activated state, a deactivated state and a third state; and transmitting the state transition indication information to a UE.

Claims (65)

1. A Secondary Cell (SCell) state indication method for a network side device, comprising:

configuring state transition indication information, the state transition indication information being used to indicate an SCell state transition between two of an activated state, a deactivated state and a third state; and

transmitting the state transition indication information to a User Equipment (UE),

wherein the state transition indication information is first information, the first information comprises a Media Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) of N bits, where N is a positive integer; the MAC CE comprises M SCell sequence bits C i , where M is a positive integer, and i is an integer smaller than or equal to M; a value of C i is used to indicate the state transition of the SCell corresponding to C i between two of the activated state, deactivated state and the third state; or

the state transition indication information is second information, the second information comprises an MAC CE and a field L indicating a length of the MAC CE; the MAC CE comprises at least two fields, and each field comprises N bits, where N is a positive integer;

wherein each field of the MAC CE comprises M SCell sequence bits C i , where M is a positive integer, and i is an integer smaller than or equal to M; a value of C i in each field is used to indicate the state transition of the SCell corresponding to C i between two of the activated state, the deactivated state and the third state; or

the state transition indication information is third information, the third information comprises an LCID and an MAC CE of N bits, where N is a positive integer; the MAC CE comprises a field of M groups of SCell sequence bits and a field of each group of C i comprises X bits, where M is a positive integer, X is a positive integer greater than 1, and i is an integer smaller than or equal to M; a value of the LCID and a value of the X bits in the field of each group of C i are used to indicate the state of the SCell corresponding to C i to be transited into one of the activated state, the deactivated state and the third state.

2. The SCell state indication method according to claim 1 , wherein the state transition indication information is the first information, the MAC CE further comprises a reserved bit R;

when a value of R is a first predetermined value, the state of the SCell corresponding to C i having a second predetermined value is indicated to be transited into the third state;

when the value of R is a third predetermined value, the state of the SCell corresponding to C i having a fourth predetermined value is indicated to be transited from the third state into the activated state or the deactivated state.

3. The SCell state indication method according to claim 1 , wherein the state transition indication information is the first information, the MAC GE further comprises a reserved bit R;

When the value of R is a fifth predetermined value, the state of the SCell corresponding to C i having a sixth predetermined value is indicated to be transited from a current state into a next state in a predetermined transition order.

4. The SCell state indication method according to claim 1 , wherein the state transition indication information is the second information, each field in the MAC CE further comprises a reserved bit R;

when a value of R in each field satisfies a first predetermined condition and the value of C i in each field satisfies a second predetermined condition, the state of the SCell corresponding to C i is indicated to be transited into the third state;

When the value of R in each field satisfies a third predetermined condition and the value of C i in each field satisfies a fourth predetermined condition, the state of the SCell corresponding to C i is indicated to be transited from the third state into the activated state or the deactivated state.

5. The SCell state indication method according to claim 1 , wherein the state transition indication information is the second information, each field in the MAC CE further comprises a reserved bit R;

when the value of R in each field satisfies a fifth predetermined condition and the value of C i in each field satisfies a sixth predetermined condition, the state of the SCell corresponding to C i is indicated to be transited from a current state into a next state in the predetermined transition order.

6. The SCell state indication method according to claim 1 , wherein the state transition indication information is the third information, the state transition indication information comprises an MAC CE and a field is indicating a length of the MAC CE;

the MAC CE comprises a first indication bit string indicating a sequence of SCells and a second indication bit string indicating the state of the SCell, where M is a positive integer, and i is an integer smaller than or equal to M, the first indication bit string comprises at least three bits, and the second indication bit string comprises at least two bits;

a value of the first indication bit string and a value of the second indication bit string are used to indicate the state of the SCell corresponding to the first indication bit string to be transited into one of the activated state, the deactivated state and the third state.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing therein a computer program, wherein the computer program is capable of being executed by a processor, to implement the SCell state indication method according to claim 1 .

8. A Secondary Cell (SCell) state indication method for a User Equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving a state transition indication information transmitted by a network side device, the state transition indication information being used to indicate an SCell state transition between two of an activated state, a deactivated state and a third state; and

transiting the state of the SCell in accordance with the state transition indication information,

wherein the state transition indication information is first information, the first information comprises a Media Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) of N bits, where N is a positive integer; the MAC CE comprises M SCell sequence bits where M is a positive integer, and i is an integer smaller than or equal to M; a value of C i is used to indicate the state transition of the SCell corresponding to C i between two of the activated state, the deactivated state and the third state; or

the state transition indication information is second information, the second information comprises an MAC CE and a field L indicating a length of the MAC CE; the MAC CE comprises at least two fields, and each field comprises N bits, where N is a positive integer; wherein each field of the MAC CE comprises M SCell sequence bits where M is a positive integer, and i is an integer smaller than or equal to M; a value of C i in each field is used to indicate the state transition of the SCell corresponding to C i between two of the activated state, the deactivated state and the third state; or

the state transition indication information is third information, the third information comprises an LCID and an MAC CE of N bits, where N is a positive integer; the MAC CE comprises a field of M groups of SCell sequence bits C i , and a field of each group of C i comprises X bits, where M is a positive integer, X is a positive integer greater than 1, and i is an integer smaller than or equal to M; a value of the LCID and a value of the X bits in the field of each group of C i are used to indicate the state of the SCell corresponding to C i to be transited into one of the activated state, the deactivated state and the third state.

9. The SCell state indication method according to claim 8 , wherein the state transition indication information is the first information, the MAC CE further comprises a reserved bit R;

the transiting the state of the SCell in accordance with the state transition indication information comprises:

when a value of R is a first predetermined value, transiting the state of the SCell corresponding to C i having a second predetermined value into the third state;

when the value of R is a third predetermined value, transiting the state of the SCell corresponding to C i having a fourth predetermined value from the third state into the activated state or the deactivated state.

10. The SCell state indication method according to claim 8 , wherein the state transition indication information is the first information, the MAC CE further comprises a reserved hit R;

the transiting the state of the SCell in accordance with the state transition indication information comprises:

when the value of R is a fifth predetermined value, transiting the state of the SCell corresponding to C i having a sixth predetermined value from a current state into a next state in a predetermined transition order.

11. The SCell state indication method according to claim 7 , wherein the state transition indication information is the second information, each field in the MAC CE further comprises a reserved bit R;

the transiting the state of the SCell in accordance with the state transition indication information comprises:

when a value of R in each field satisfies a first predetermined condition and the value of C i in each field satisfies a second predetermined condition, transiting the state of the SCell corresponding to C i into the third state;

when the value of R in each field satisfies a third predetermined condition and the value of C i in each field satisfies a fourth predetermined condition, transiting the state of the SCell corresponding C from the third state into the activated state or the deactivated state.

12. The SCell state indication method according to claim 8 , wherein the state transition indication information is the second information, each field in the MAC CE further comprises a reserved bit R;

the transiting the state of the SCell in accordance with the state transition indication information comprises;

when the value of R in each field satisfies a fifth predetermined condition and the value C i in each field satisfies a sixth predetermined condition, transiting the state of the SCell corresponding to C from a current state into a next state in a predetermined transition order.

13. The SCell state indication method according to claim 8 , wherein the state transition indication information is the third information, the transiting the state of the SCell in accordance with the state transition indication information comprises:

when the value of the X bits in C i is used to indicate the state of the SCell corresponding to C i to be transited into the third state, transiting the state of the SCell corresponding to C i into the third state;

when the value of the X bits in C i is used to indicate the state of the corresponding to C i to be transited into the activated state, transiting the state of the SCell corresponding to C i into the activated state;

when the value of the X bits in C i is used to indicate the state of the SCell corresponding to C i to be transited into the deactivated state, transiting the state of the SCell corresponding to C i into the deactivated state.

14. A User Equipment (UE), comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and capable of being executed by the processor, wherein the processor is used to execute the computer program, to implement the SCell state indication method according to claim 8 .

15. The LIE according to claim 14 , wherein the state transition indication information is the first information, the MAC CE further comprises a reserved bit R;

the transiting the state of the SCell in accordance with the state transition indication information comprises:

when a value of R is a first predetermined value, transiting the state of the SCeil corresponding to C i having a second predetermined value into the third state;

when the value of R is a third predetermined value, transiting the state of the SCell corresponding to C i having a fourth predetermined value from the third state into the activated state or the deactivated state.

16. The UE according to claim 14 , wherein the state transition indication information is the first information, the MAC CE further comprises a reserved bit R;

the transiting the state of the SCell in accordance with the state transition indication information comprises:

when the value of R is a fifth predetermined value, transiting the state of the SCell corresponding to C i having a sixth predetermined value from a current state into a next state in a predetermined transition order.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing therein a computer program, wherein the computer program is capable of being executed by a processor, to implement the SCell state indication method according to claim 8 .

18. A network side device, comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and capable of being executed by the processor, wherein the processor is used to execute the computer program to:

configure state transition indication information, wherein the state transition indication information is used to indicate an SCell state transition between two of an activated state, a deactivated state and a third state; and

transmit the state transition indication information to a User Equipment (UE),

wherein the state transition indication information is first information, the first information comprises a Media Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) of N bits, where N is a positive integer; the MAC CE comprises M SCell sequence bits C i , where M is a positive integer, and i is an integer smaller than or equal to M; a value of C i is used to indicate the state transition of the SCell corresponding to C i between two of the activated state, deactivated state and the third state; or

the state transition indication information is second information, the second information comprises an MAC CE and a field L indicating a length of the MAC CE; the MAC CE comprises at least two fields, and each field comprises N bits, where N is a positive integer; wherein each field of the MAC CE comprises M SCell sequence bits C i , where M is a positive integer, and i is an integer smaller than or equal to M; a value C i of in each field is used to indicate the state transition of the SCell corresponding to C i between two of the activated state, the deactivated state and the third state: or

the state transition indication information is third information, the third information comprises an LCID and an MAC CE of N hits, where N is a positive integer; the MAC CE comprises a field of M groups of SCell sequence bits C i , and a field of each group of C i comprises X bits, where M is a positive integer, X is a positive integer greater than 1, and i is an integer smaller than or equal to M; a value of the LCD and a value of the X bits in the field of each group of C i are used to indicate the state of the SCell corresponding to C i to be transited into one of the activated state, the deactivated state and the third state.

19. The network side device according to claim 18 , wherein the state transition indication information is the first information, the MAC CE further comprises a reserved bit R;

when a value of R is a first predetermined value, the state of the SCell corresponding to C i having a second predetermined value is indicated to he transited into the third state;

when the value of R is a third predetermined value, the state of the SCell corresponding to C i having a fourth predetermined value is indicated to he transited from the third state into the activated state or the deactivated state.

20. The network side device according to claim 18 , wherein the state transition indication information is the first information, the MAC CE further comprises a reserved bit R;

when the value of R is a fifth predetermined value, the state of the SCell corresponding to C i having a sixth predetermined value is indicated to be transited from a current state into a next state in a predetermined transition order.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 18, 2021
From: YUE, RAN; YANG, XIAODONG; ZHENG, QIAN
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057823/0190 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201810008827.5 · Jan 4, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16959959
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