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Granted Patent B2
US 12,052,678 · App. 17/413,482 · Granted Jul 30, 2024

Timing information configuration method, device and system, and storage medium

Inventors: Feng Bi (Shenzhen, CN); Ting Miao (Shenzhen, CN); Wenfeng Zhang (Shenzhen, CN); Youxiong Lu (Shenzhen, CN); Weimin Xing (Shenzhen, CN); Wenhao Liu (Shenzhen, CN); Meng Mei (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
H04W56/0045
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Patent No.
US 12,052,678
App. No.
17/413,482
Granted
Jul 30, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a timing information configuration method, apparatus and system and a storage medium. The timing information configuration method includes that a first node predefines or configures timing information of a second node. The timing information includes at least one of: a timing mode, a downlink transmission timing alignment mode, a timing advance (TA) configuration mode, a TA value, an offset of a TA value, a number of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols that an uplink transmission timing is advanced or delayed relative to a downlink transmission timing for alignment, or a number of OFDM symbols that an uplink reception timing is advanced or delayed relative to a downlink reception timing for alignment. The timing information configuration method includes that a second node determines timing information of the second node in a manner of predefinition or in a manner of being configured.

Claims (26)

1. A timing information configuration method, comprising:

configuring, by a parent node, a timing mode of an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node in a slot by media access control (MAC) signaling;

wherein the timing mode comprises:

a first timing mode, wherein the first timing mode comprises that a downlink transmission timing of the IAB node is aligned with a downlink transmission timing of the parent node;

a second timing mode, wherein the second timing mode comprises that a downlink transmission timing of the IAB node is aligned with a downlink transmission timing of the parent node and an uplink transmission timing of the IAB node is aligned with the downlink transmission timing of the IAB node; and

a third timing mode, wherein the third timing mode comprises that a downlink transmission timing of the IAB node is aligned with a downlink transmission timing of the parent node and an uplink reception timing of the parent node is aligned with a downlink reception timing of the parent node;

wherein in the MAC signaling, any one of the first timing mode, the second timing mode, or the third timing mode is represented by any three binary states among four binary states represented by two bits.

2. A timing information configuration apparatus, comprising a processor and a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores an instruction, and the instruction is configured to, when executed by the processor, implement the method of claim 1 .

3. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, which is configured to store a computer program, and the computer program is configured to, when executed by a processor, implement the method of claim 1 .

4. A timing information configuration method, comprising:

determining, by an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node, a timing mode in a slot in a manner of being configured by a parent node by media access control (MAC) signaling;

wherein the timing mode comprises:

a first timing mode, wherein the first timing mode comprises that a downlink transmission timing of the IAB node is aligned with a downlink transmission timing of the parent node;

a second timing mode, wherein the second timing mode comprises that a downlink transmission timing of the IAB node is aligned with a downlink transmission timing of the parent node and an uplink transmission timing of the IAB node is aligned with the downlink transmission timing of the IAB node; and

a third timing mode, wherein the third timing mode comprises that a downlink transmission timing of the IAB node is aligned with a downlink transmission timing of the parent node and an uplink reception timing of the parent node is aligned with a downlink reception timing of the parent node;

wherein in the MAC signaling, any one of the first timing mode, the second timing mode, or the third timing mode is represented by any three binary states among four binary states represented by two bits.

5. A timing information configuration apparatus, comprising a processor and a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores an instruction, and the instruction is configured to, when executed by the processor, implement the method of claim 4 .

6. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, which is configured to store a computer program, and the computer program is configured to, when executed by a processor, implement the method of claim 4 .

7. A timing information configuration system, comprising:

a parent node, which is configured to configure a timing mode of an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node in a slot by media access control (MAC) signaling; and

an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node, which is configured to determine a timing mode in a manner of being configured by a parent node by media access control (MAC) signaling;

wherein the timing mode comprises:

a first timing mode, wherein the first timing mode comprises that a downlink transmission timing of the IAB node is aligned with a downlink transmission timing of the parent node;

a second timing mode, wherein the second timing mode comprises that a downlink transmission timing of the IAB node is aligned with a downlink transmission timing of the parent node and an uplink transmission timing of the IAB node is aligned with the downlink transmission timing of the IAB node; and

a third timing mode, wherein the third timing mode comprises that a downlink transmission timing of the IAB node is aligned with a downlink transmission timing of the parent node and an uplink reception timing of the parent node is aligned with a downlink reception timing of the parent node;

wherein in the MAC signaling, any one of the first timing mode, the second timing mode, or the third timing mode is represented by any three binary states among four binary states represented by two bits.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 11, 2021
From: BI, FENG; MIAO, TING; ZHANG, WENFENG; LU, YOUXIONG; XING, WEIMIN; LIU, WENHAO; MEI, MENG
To: ZTE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058091/0783 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201811518172.2 · Dec 12, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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