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US 12,213,111 · App. 17/672,095 · Granted Jan 28, 2025

Resource multiplexing method and apparatus

Inventors: Fengwei Liu (Chengdu, CN); Shitong Yuan (Chengdu, CN); Jing Qiu (Chengdu, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H04W72/0446
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Patent No.
US 12,213,111
App. No.
17/672,095
Granted
Jan 28, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A resource multiplexing method and apparatus are provided, to determine a set of available symbols in an NR IAB system. A first node determines a time domain position of a DU resource of a communications device, and determines a time domain position of an MT resource of the communications device based on the time domain position and a type of the DU resource and guard interval information. Alternatively, a first node determines a time domain position of an MT resource of a communications device, and determines a time domain position of a DU resource of the communications device based on the time domain position and a type of the MT resource and guard interval information.

Claims (64)

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a second node, first configuration information sent by a first node, wherein:

the first configuration information indicates first guard interval information;

the first guard interval information comprises a first symbol quantity and a second symbol quantity, the first symbol quantity being a quantity of guard symbols during switching from a first resource to a second resource, the second symbol quantity being a quantity of guard symbols during switching from the second resource to the first resource;

the first resource is a distributed unit (DU) resource and the second resource is a mobile terminal (MT) resource; and

the first node is a parent node or a donor node of the second node; and

determining, by the second node, a time domain position of the second resource based on a time domain position of the first resource and the first guard interval information.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first symbol quantity comprises a quantity of guard symbols during switching from a DU uplink symbol to an MT uplink symbol, a quantity of guard symbols during switching from a DU uplink symbol to an MT downlink symbol, a quantity of guard symbols during switching from a DU downlink symbol to an MT uplink symbol, and a quantity of guard symbols during switching from a DU downlink symbol to an MT downlink symbol; and

the second symbol quantity comprises a quantity of guard symbols during switching from an MT downlink symbol to a DU downlink symbol, a quantity of guard symbols during switching from an MT downlink symbol to a DU uplink symbol, a quantity of guard symbols during switching from an MT uplink symbol to a DU downlink symbol, and a quantity of guard symbols during switching from an MT uplink symbol to a DU uplink symbol.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first configuration information further indicates a subcarrier spacing of the first symbol quantity and a subcarrier spacing of the second symbol quantity.

4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising reporting, by the second node, second guard interval information to the first node, wherein the second guard interval information comprises a third symbol quantity and a fourth symbol quantity, the third symbol quantity being a quantity of guard symbols during switching from the first resource to the second resource, and the fourth symbol quantity being a reported quantity of guard symbols during switching from the second resource to the first resource, wherein:

the third symbol quantity comprises a quantity of guard symbols during switching from a DU uplink symbol to an MT uplink symbol, a quantity of guard symbols during switching from a DU uplink symbol to an MT downlink symbol, a quantity of guard symbols during switching from a DU uplink symbol to an MT downlink symbol, and a quantity of guard symbols during switching from a DU downlink symbol to an MT downlink symbol; and

the fourth symbol quantity comprises a quantity of guard symbols during switching from an MT downlink symbol to a DU downlink symbol, a quantity of guard symbols during switching from an MT downlink symbol to a DU uplink symbol, a quantity of guard symbols during switching from an MT uplink symbol to a DU downlink symbol, and a quantity of guard symbols during switching from an MT uplink symbol to a DU uplink symbol.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein there are one or more sets of second guard interval information, and each set of second guard interval information of the one or more sets of second guard interval information corresponds to one subcarrier spacing of one or more subcarrier spacings.

6. The method according to claim 4 , wherein a value of the third symbol quantity is any one of: 0, 1, 2, or 3.

7. The method according to claim 4 , wherein a value of the fourth symbol quantity is any one of: 0, 1, 2, or 3.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a value of the first symbol quantity is any one of: 0, 1, 2, or 3.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a value of the second symbol quantity is any one of: 0, 1, 2, or 3.

10. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, by the second node, that a start symbol of the second resource is located after an end symbol of the first resource, and that there are N symbols between the end symbol of the first resource and the start symbol of the second resource, wherein N is the first symbol quantity; or

determining, by the second node, that an end symbol of the second resource is located before a start symbol of the first resource, and that there are M symbols between the end symbol of the second resource and the start symbol of the first resource, wherein M is the second symbol quantity.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein a position of the end symbol of the first resource comprises one or more of:

a symbol boundary of a symbol of a hard type that is in the first resource,

a symbol boundary of a symbol of a soft type that is in the first resource and indicated as available, or

a symbol boundary of a symbol that is in the first resource and that is converted into a hard type by a special signal or channel.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein:

the position of the end symbol of the first resource comprises the symbol boundary of the symbol that is in the first resource and that is converted into the hard type by the special signal or channel; and

the special signal or channel comprises any one or more of:

a synchronization signal block (SSB),

a random access channel (RACH),

a periodic channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS),

a broadcast channel for sending a system information block type 1 (SIB 1), or

a cell-level signal or channel.

13. The method according to claim 10 , wherein a position of the start symbol of the first resource comprises one or more of:

a symbol boundary of a symbol of a hard type that is in the first resource,

a symbol boundary of a symbol of a soft type that is in the first resource and indicated as available, or

a symbol boundary of a symbol that is in the first resource and that is converted into a hard type by a special signal or channel.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program or an instruction that, when read and executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising the method according to claim 1 .

15. A method, comprising:

sending, by a first node, first configuration information to a second node, wherein:

the first configuration information indicates first guard interval information;

the first guard interval information comprises a first symbol quantity and a second symbol quantity, the first symbol quantity being a quantity of guard symbols during switching from a first resource to a second resource, the second symbol quantity being a quantity of guard symbols during switching from the second resource to the first resource;

the first resource is a distributed unit (DU) resource, and the second resource is a mobile terminal (MT) resource; and

the first node is a parent node or a donor node of the second node; and

determining, by the second node, a time domain position of the second resource based on a time domain position of the first resource and the first guard interval information.

16. The method according to claim 15 , wherein

the first symbol quantity comprises a quantity of guard symbols during switching from a DU uplink symbol to an MT uplink symbol, a quantity of guard symbols during switching from a DU uplink symbol to an MT downlink symbol, a quantity of guard symbols during switching from a DU uplink symbol to an MT downlink symbol, and a quantity of guard symbols during switching from a DU downlink symbol to an MT downlink symbol; and

the second symbol quantity comprises a quantity of guard symbols during switching from an MT downlink symbol to a DU downlink symbol, a quantity of guard symbols during switching from an MT downlink symbol to a DU uplink symbol, a quantity of guard symbols during switching from an MT uplink symbol to a DU downlink symbol, and a quantity of guard symbols during switching from an MT uplink symbol to a DU uplink symbol.

17. The method according to claim 15 , wherein the first configuration information further indicates a subcarrier spacing of the first symbol quantity and a subcarrier spacing of the second symbol quantity.

18. The method according to claim 15 , further comprising receiving, by the first node, second guard interval information reported by the second node, wherein the second guard interval information comprises a third symbol quantity and a fourth symbol quantity, the third symbol quantity being a quantity of guard symbols during switching from the first resource to the second resource, and the fourth symbol quantity being a quantity of guard symbols during switching from the second resource to the first resource, wherein:

the third symbol quantity comprises a quantity of guard symbols during switching from a DU uplink symbol to an MT uplink symbol, a quantity of guard symbols during switching from a DU uplink symbol to an MT downlink symbol, a quantity of guard symbols during switching from a DU uplink symbol to an MT downlink symbol, and a quantity of guard symbols during switching from a DU downlink symbol to an MT downlink symbol; and

the fourth symbol quantity comprises a quantity of guard symbols during switching from an MT downlink symbol to a DU downlink symbol, a quantity of guard symbols during switching from an MT downlink symbol to a DU uplink symbol, a quantity of guard symbols during switching from an MT uplink symbol to a DU downlink symbol, and a quantity of guard symbols during switching from an MT uplink symbol to a DU uplink symbol.

19. The method according to claim 18 , wherein there are one or more sets of second guard interval information, and each set of second guard interval information of the one or more sets of second guard interval information corresponds to one subcarrier spacing of one or more subcarrier spacings.

20. A communications apparatus, comprising

a transceiver;

a processor;

a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a computer program for execution, by the processor, the computer program including instructions to:

receive, via the transceiver, first configuration information sent by a first node, wherein:

the first configuration information indicates first guard interval information;

the first guard interval information comprises a first symbol quantity and a second symbol quantity, the first symbol quantity being a quantity of guard symbols during switching from a first resource to a second resource, the second symbol quantity being a quantity of guard symbols during switching from the second resource to the first resource;

the first resource is a distributed unit (DU) resource and the second resource is a mobile terminal (MT) resource; and

the first node is a parent node or a donor node of the communications apparatus; and

determine a time domain position of the second resource based on a time domain position of the first resource and the first guard interval information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 25, 2022
From: LIU, FENGWEI; YUAN, SHITONG; QIU, JING
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059699/0168 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910760301.7 · Aug 16, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020109629 · Aug 17, 2020
Related Publication 20220174670A1 · Jun 2, 2022
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