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US 11,963,205 · App. 17/175,279 · Granted Apr 16, 2024

Resource management method and apparatus

Inventors: Lei Chen (Chengdu, CN); Peng Guan (Shenzhen, CN); Xi Zhang (Ottawa, CA)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
H04W72/53H04L1/1642H04L5/0048H04W72/0453
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Patent No.
US 11,963,205
App. No.
17/175,279
Granted
Apr 16, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application provides a resource management method and apparatus. A terminal determines at least one reference signal resource corresponding to each of at least two frequency domain resources, and selects at least two reference signal resources from a plurality of reference signal resources corresponding to the at least two frequency domain resources, where the at least two selected reference signal resources are reference signal resources corresponding to at least two different frequency domain resources. In other words, some of the at least two reference signal resources are selected from a plurality of reference signal resources corresponding to one frequency domain resource, and other reference signal resources are selected from a plurality of reference signal resources corresponding to another frequency domain resource. In this way, the terminal can simultaneously receive data sent by a network device by using reference signal resources corresponding to different frequency domain resources, thereby improving communication efficiency.

Claims (36)

1. A resource management method, comprising:

determining at least two reference signal resources in a plurality of reference signal resources corresponding to at least two frequency domain resources, wherein the at least two reference signal resources are reference signal resources on which a terminal can simultaneously receive reference signals sent using the at least two reference signal resources, and the at least two reference signal resources are reference signal resources corresponding to the at least two frequency domain resources;

sending first indication information, wherein the first indication information is used to indicate the at least two reference signal resources; and

simultaneously receiving data sent on the at least two reference signal resources, wherein the first indication information comprises a number of each of the at least two reference signal resources and an identifier of a frequency domain resource corresponding to each reference signal resource, and the number of the reference signal resource is obtained by sequentially numbering all reference signal resources corresponding to each of the at least two frequency domain resources.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining at least two reference signal resources in a plurality of reference signal resources corresponding to the at least two frequency domain resources comprises:

determining, as the at least two reference signal resources, reference signal resources that are in the plurality of reference signal resources that correspond to different frequency domain resources, and on which reference signals are simultaneously received using a preset receiving parameter.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first indication information comprises a number of each of the at least two reference signal resources, and the number of the reference signal resource is obtained by sequentially numbering all reference signal resources corresponding to the at least two frequency domain resources.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein before the plurality of reference signal resources corresponding to the at least two frequency domain resources are determined, the method further comprises:

receiving resource configuration information, wherein the resource configuration information is used to indicate at least one reference signal resource corresponding to each of the at least two frequency domain resources.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the resource configuration information comprises at one of:

at least one resource setting corresponding to each of the at least two frequency domain resources, each of the at least one resource setting comprises a plurality of resource sets, and each of the plurality of resource sets comprises at least one reference signal resource;

a first resource set, and the first resource set comprises at least one reference signal resource corresponding to each of the at least two frequency domain resources; and

a first resource setting, the first resource setting comprises a resource set corresponding to each of the at least two frequency domain resources, and the resource set comprises at least one reference signal resource.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving second indication information, wherein the second indication information is used to indicate a maximum value of a quantity of reference signal resources configured for the terminal; and

the determining at least two reference signal resources in a plurality of reference signal resources corresponding to at least two frequency domain resources comprises:

determining the at least two reference signal resources based on the second indication information, wherein a quantity of the at least two reference signal resources is less than or equal to the maximum value.

7. A resource management method, comprising:

receiving first indication information, wherein the first indication information is used to indicate at least two reference signal resources, the at least two reference signal resources are determined by a terminal in a plurality of reference signal resources corresponding to at least two frequency domain resources, and the at least two reference signal resources are reference signal resources corresponding to the at least two frequency domain resources; and

simultaneously sending data on the at least two reference signal resources, wherein the first indication information comprises a number of each of the at least two reference signal resources and an identifier of a frequency domain resource corresponding to each reference signal resource, and the number of the reference signal resource is obtained by sequentially numbering all reference signal resources corresponding to each of the at least two frequency domain resources.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein before the receiving first indication information, the method further comprises:

sending resource configuration information, wherein the resource configuration information is used to indicate at least one reference signal resource corresponding to each of the at least two frequency domain resources.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the resource configuration information comprises one of:

resource setting corresponding to each of the at least two frequency domain resources, each of the at least one resource setting comprises a plurality of resource sets, and each of the plurality of resource sets comprises at least one reference signal resource;

a first resource set, and the first resource set comprises at least one reference signal resource corresponding to each of the at least two frequency domain resources; and

a first resource setting, the first resource setting comprises a resource set corresponding to each of the at least two frequency domain resources, and the resource set comprises at least one reference signal resource.

10. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the first indication information comprises a number of each of the at least two reference signal resources, and the number of the reference signal resource is obtained by sequentially numbering all reference signal resources corresponding to the at least two frequency domain resources.

11. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the method further comprises:

sending second indication information, wherein the second indication information is used to indicate a maximum value of a quantity of reference signal resources configured for the terminal.

12. A resource management apparatus, comprising:

a processor, configured to determine at least two reference signal resources in a plurality of reference signal resources corresponding to at least two frequency domain resources, wherein the at least two reference signal resources are reference signal resources on which a terminal can simultaneously receive reference signals sent using the at least two reference signal resources, and the at least two reference signal resources are reference signal resources corresponding to the at least two frequency domain resources; and

a transceiver, configured to simultaneously receive data sent on the at least two reference signal resources, wherein the transceiver is further configured to send first indication information, wherein the first indication information is used to indicate the at least two reference signal resources, wherein the first indication information comprises a number of each of the at least two reference signal resources and an identifier of a frequency domain resource corresponding to each reference signal resource, and the number of the reference signal resource is obtained by sequentially numbering all reference signal resources corresponding to each of the at least two frequency domain resources.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the processor is specifically configured to:

determine, as the at least two reference signal resources, reference signal resources that are in the plurality of reference signal resources, that correspond to different frequency domain resources, and on which reference signals are simultaneously received using a preset receiving parameter.

14. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the first indication information comprises a number of each of the at least two reference signal resources, and the number of the reference signal resource is obtained by sequentially numbering all reference signal resources corresponding to the at least two frequency domain resources.

15. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the transceiver is further configured to receive resource configuration information, wherein the resource configuration information is used to indicate at least one reference signal resource corresponding to each of the at least two frequency domain resources.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 5, 2021
From: CHEN, LEI; GUAN, PENG; ZHANG, XI
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056146/0980 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201810923254.9 · Aug 14, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2019099102 · Aug 2, 2019
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