IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,765,721
Granted Patent B2
US 11,765,721 · App. 17/073,837 · Granted Sep 19, 2023

Channel monitoring method and apparatus, terminal device and network device

Inventor: Weijie Xu (Guangdong, CN)
H04W72/1273H04W24/08H04W72/23H04W72/535H04W80/02
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Patent No.
US 11,765,721
App. No.
17/073,837
Granted
Sep 19, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a channel monitoring method and apparatus, a terminal device and a network device. The method comprises: a terminal device receiving first search space configuration information and second search space configuration information which are sent by a network device; and the terminal device determining, on the basis of a first timer and/or first control information, to perform downlink control channel monitoring on the basis of the first search space configuration information or the second search space configuration information.

Claims (30)

1. A method for channel monitoring, comprising:

receiving, by a terminal device, first search space configuration information and second search space configuration information from a network device;

receiving, by the terminal device, first control information from the network device, wherein the first control information is Downlink Control Information (DCI); and

determining, by the terminal device based on the first control information, to perform downlink control channel monitoring based on the first search space configuration information or to perform downlink control channel monitoring based on the second search space configuration information,

wherein determining, by the terminal device based on the first control information, to perform downlink control channel monitoring based on the first search space configuration information or to perform downlink control channel monitoring based on the second search space configuration information comprises:

performing, by the terminal device, downlink control channel monitoring in a search space corresponding to target search space configuration information indicated by the first control information after a second time length after the first control information is received, wherein the target search space configuration information indicated by the first control information is the first search space configuration information or the second search space configuration information.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein

the second time length is configured by the network device; or,

the second time length is predefined.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first search space configuration information or the second search space configuration information comprises configuration information of one or more search spaces.

4. A method for channel monitoring, comprising:

sending, by a network device, first search space configuration information and second search space configuration information to a terminal device;

sending, by the network device, first control information to the terminal device, wherein the first control information is Downlink Control Information (DCI), and

wherein the first search space configuration information and the second search space configuration information are configured for the terminal device to determine based on the first control information to perform downlink control channel monitoring based on the first search space configuration information or to perform downlink control channel monitoring based on the second search space configuration information,

wherein the first search space configuration information and the second search space configuration information are specifically configured for the terminal device to perform downlink control channel monitoring in a search space corresponding to target search space configuration information indicated by the first control information after a second time length after the first control information is received, wherein the target search space configuration information indicated by the first control information is the first search space configuration information or the second search space configuration information.

5. An apparatus for channel monitoring, comprising:

a processor; and

a transceiver, connected to the processor and configured to receive and send information under control of the processor;

wherein the transceiver is configured to receive first search space configuration information and second search space configuration information from a network device, and to receive first control information from the network device, wherein the first control information is Downlink Control Information (DCI); and

the processor is configured to determine based on at least one of a first timer or the first control information to perform downlink control channel monitoring based on the first search space configuration information or to perform downlink control channel monitoring based on the second search space configuration information,

wherein the processor is configured to perform downlink control channel monitoring in a search space corresponding to target search space configuration information indicated by the first control information after a second time length after the second receiving unit receives the first control information, wherein the target search space configuration information indicated by the first control information is the first search space configuration information or the second search space configuration information.

6. An apparatus for channel monitoring, comprising:

a processor; and

a transceiver, connected to the processor and configured to:

send first search space configuration information and second search space configuration information to a terminal device; and to

send first control information to the terminal device, wherein the first control information is Downlink Control Information (DCI), wherein

the first search space configuration information and the second search space configuration information are configured for the terminal device to determine based on the first control information to perform downlink control channel monitoring based on the first search space configuration information or to perform downlink control channel monitoring based on the second search space configuration information,

wherein the first search space configuration information and the second search space configuration information are specifically configured for the terminal device to perform downlink control channel monitoring in a search space corresponding to target search space configuration information indicated by the first control information after a second time length after the first control information is received, wherein the target search space configuration information indicated by the first control information is the first search space configuration information or the second search space configuration information.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the first search space configuration information or the second search space configuration information comprises configuration information of one or more search spaces.

8. A chip, comprising a processor configured to call and run a computer program in a memory to enable a device with the chip to execute the method of claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 19, 2020
From: XU, WEIJIE
To: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054096/0271 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2018097001 · Jul 25, 2018
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