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Granted Patent B2
US 11,770,159 · App. 17/882,200 · Granted Sep 26, 2023

Frequency compensation method and apparatus

Inventors: Ying Chen (Hangzhou, CN); Jianwei Zhou (Hangzhou, CN); Hejia Luo (Hangzhou, CN); Xiaolu Wang (Hangzhou, CN); Rong Li (Hangzhou, CN); Jun Wang (Hangzhou, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
H04B7/01H04L5/0051H04W56/0035H04W56/0045
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Patent No.
US 11,770,159
App. No.
17/882,200
Granted
Sep 26, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application discloses a frequency compensation method and apparatus, to improve performance of frequency compensation. The method includes: determining a change rate of a Doppler frequency shift value based on a weighted change rate of a change rate of a timing advance TA, determining the Doppler frequency shift value based on the change rate of the Doppler frequency shift value, and performing frequency compensation based on the determined Doppler frequency shift value; or determining a frequency offset value based on the Doppler frequency shift value with reference to pre-compensation and based on a reference signal, to further determine a frequency offset value, and performing frequency compensation based on the frequency offset value.

Claims (63)

1. A method, comprising:

determining, by a terminal, a Doppler frequency shift value F d based on a weighted change rate of a change rate of a timing advance (TA) of the terminal; and

performing, by the terminal, frequency compensation for wireless communications based on the Doppler frequency shift value F d ; and

wherein the Doppler frequency shift value F d is determined using a formula: F d =Kd*Δt, wherein Kd represents a change rate of the Doppler frequency shift value F d ; and

the change rate Kd of the Doppler frequency shift value F d and the TA meet: Kd=α*(TA(t+2Δt)−TA(t+Δt))−β(TA(t+Δt)−TA(t)), wherein t represents a time, Δt represents a unit time, and α and β represent weighting coefficients.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein performing the frequency compensation based on the Doppler frequency shift value F d comprises:

performing, by the terminal, frequency compensation on a downlink signal according to F=F0−F1, wherein

F represents a compensated frequency of the downlink signal, F0 represents a frequency of the downlink signal before compensation, F1 represents a frequency offset value, and F1 and F d meet: F1=F d , F1=F offset +F d , or F1=F offset +F d +F2, wherein

F offset represents a common component of a Doppler frequency shift value of the terminal in a cell, and F2 represents a frequency offset value determined based on a downlink reference signal.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein performing the frequency compensation based on the Doppler frequency shift value F d comprises:

performing, by the terminal, frequency compensation on a to-be-sent uplink signal of the terminal according to F=F0−F1, wherein

F represents a compensated frequency of the to-be-sent uplink signal, F0 represents a frequency of the to-be-sent uplink signal before compensation, F1 represents a frequency offset value, and F1 and F d meet: F1=−F DL +2F d , F1=F offset +(−F DL +2F d ), or F1=F offset +(−F DL +2F d )+F3, wherein F DL represents a frequency offset value determined based on a received downlink signal, F offset represents a common component of a Doppler frequency shift value of the terminal in a cell, and F3 represents a frequency offset value that is determined by a network device based on an uplink reference signal and that is indicated by the network device.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein performing the frequency compensation based on the Doppler frequency shift value F d comprises:

adjusting, by the terminal, a frequency of a crystal oscillator based on F1, and sending an uplink signal based on the adjusted frequency of the crystal oscillator, wherein

F1 and F d meet:

F 1=2 F d ;

F 1= F offset +2 F d ; or

F 1= F offset +2 F d +F 3, wherein

F offset represents a common component of a Doppler frequency shift value of the terminal in a cell, and F3 represents a frequency offset value that is determined by a network device based on an uplink reference signal and that is indicated by the network device.

5. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor and at least one non-transitory memory, wherein

the at least one non-transitory memory is configured to store program instructions; and

when executing the program instructions, the at least one process is caused to:

determine a Doppler frequency shift value Fa based on a weighted change rate of a change rate of a timing advance (TA) of a terminal; and

perform frequency compensation for wireless communications based on the Doppler frequency shift value F d ; and

wherein the Doppler frequency shift value Fa is determined using a formula: F d =Kd*Δt, wherein Kd represents a change rate of the Doppler frequency shift value F d ; and

the change rate Kd of the Doppler frequency shift value F d and the TA meet: Kd=α*(TA(t+2Δt)−TA(t+Δt))—β(TA(t+Δt)—TA(t)), wherein t represents a time, Δt represents a unit time, and α and β represent weighting coefficients.

6. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein performing the frequency compensation based on the Doppler frequency shift value F d comprises:

performing frequency compensation on a downlink signal according to F=F0−F1, wherein

F represents a compensated frequency of the downlink signal, F0 represents a frequency of the downlink signal before compensation, F1 represents a frequency offset value, and F1 and F d meet: F1=F d , F1=F offset +F d , or F1=F offset +F d +F2, wherein

F offset represents a common component of a Doppler frequency shift value of the terminal in a cell, and F2 represents a frequency offset value determined based on a downlink reference signal.

7. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein performing the frequency compensation based on the Doppler frequency shift value F d comprises:

performing frequency compensation on a to-be-sent uplink signal of the terminal according to F=F0−F1, wherein

F represents a compensated frequency of the to-be-sent uplink signal, F0 represents a frequency of the to-be-sent uplink signal before compensation, F1 represents a frequency offset value, and F1 and F d meet: F1=−F DL +2F d , F1=F offset +(−F DL +2F d ), or F1=F offset +(−F DL +2F d )+F3, wherein F DL represents a frequency offset value determined based on a received downlink signal, F offset represents a common component of a Doppler frequency shift value of the terminal in a cell, and F3 represents a frequency offset value that is determined by a network device based on an uplink reference signal and that is indicated by the network device.

8. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein performing the frequency compensation based on the Doppler frequency shift value F d , comprises:

adjusting a frequency of a crystal oscillator based on F1; and

sending an uplink signal based on the frequency of the crystal oscillator adjusted, wherein

F1 and F d meet:

F 1=2 F d ;

F 1= F offset +2 F d ; or

F 1= F offset +2 F d +F 3, wherein

F offset represents a common component of a Doppler frequency shift value of the terminal in a cell, and F3 represents a frequency offset value that is determined by a network device based on an uplink reference signal and that is indicated by the network device.

9. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the apparatus is a chip or an integrated circuit of the terminal.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable instructions, wherein when the computer-readable instructions are run on a communications apparatus, the communications apparatus is caused to:

determine a Doppler frequency shift value Fa based on a weighted change rate of a change rate of a timing advance (TA) of communications apparatus; and

perform frequency compensation for wireless communications of the communications apparatus based on the Doppler frequency shift value F d ; and

wherein the Doppler frequency shift value Fa is determined using a formula: F d =Kd*Δt, wherein Kd represents a change rate of the Doppler frequency shift value F d ; and

the change rate Kd of the Doppler frequency shift value Fa and the TA meet: Kd=α*(TA(t+2Δt)−TA(t+Δt))−β(TA(t+Δt)−TA(t)), wherein t represents a time, Δt represents a unit time, and α and β represent weighting coefficient.

11. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 10 , wherein performing the frequency compensation based on the Doppler frequency shift value F d comprises:

performing frequency compensation on a downlink signal according to F=F0−F1, wherein

F represents a compensated frequency of the downlink signal, F0 represents a frequency of the downlink signal before compensation, F1 represents a frequency offset value, and F1 and F d meet: F1=F d , F1=F offset +F d , or F1=F offset +F d +F2, wherein

F offset represents a common component of a Doppler frequency shift value of the communications apparatus in a cell, and F2 represents a frequency offset value determined based on a downlink reference signal.

12. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 10 , wherein performing the frequency compensation based on the Doppler frequency shift value F d comprises:

performing frequency compensation on a to-be-sent uplink signal of the communications apparatus according to F=F0−F1, wherein

F represents a compensated frequency of the to-be-sent uplink signal, F0 represents a frequency of the to-be-sent uplink signal before compensation, F1 represents a frequency offset value, and F1 and F d meet: F1=−F DL +2F d , F1=F offset +(−F DL +2F d ), or F1=F offset +(−F DL +2F d )+F3, wherein F DL represents a frequency offset value determined based on a received downlink signal, F offset represents a common component of a Doppler frequency shift value of the communications apparatus in a cell, and F3 represents a frequency offset value that is determined by a network device based on an uplink reference signal and that is indicated by the network device.

13. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 10 , wherein performing the frequency compensation based on the Doppler frequency shift value F d comprises:

adjusting a frequency of a crystal oscillator based on F1; and

sending an uplink signal based on the frequency of the crystal oscillator adjusted, wherein

F1 and F d meet:

F 1=2 F d ;

F 1= F offset +2 F d ; or

F 1= F offset +2 F d +F 3, wherein

F offset represents a common component of a Doppler frequency shift value of the communications apparatus in a cell, and F3 represents a frequency offset value that is determined by a network device based on an uplink reference signal and that is indicated by the network device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2022
From: CHEN, YING; ZHOU, JIANWEI; LUO, HEJIA; WANG, XIAOLU; LI, RONG; WANG, JUN
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
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Continuity (2)
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