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Granted Patent B2
US 12,225,452 · App. 17/707,225 · Granted Feb 11, 2025

Signal transmission method and apparatus

Inventors: Chong Lou (Shanghai, CN); Qiang Fan (Shanghai, CN); Xiaoying Xu (Shenzhen, CN); Qufang Huang (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H04W48/16H04W48/06
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Patent No.
US 12,225,452
App. No.
17/707,225
Granted
Feb 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A signal transmission method includes receiving configuration information from a network device. The configuration information is used to indicate a serving cell that is allowed or forbidden to be used by a terminal for a first service or first control information. The method also includes adjusting the serving cell that is allowed or forbidden to be used by the terminal for the first service or the first control information. The method further includes transmitting the first service or the first control information by using an adjusted serving cell.

Claims (57)

1. A signal transmission method, comprising:

receiving configuration information from a network device, wherein the configuration information is used to indicate a serving cell that is allowed or forbidden to be used by a terminal for a first service or first control information;

adjusting the serving cell that is allowed or forbidden to be used by the terminal for the first service or the first control information, wherein the adjusting the serving cell that is allowed or forbidden to be used by the terminal for the first service or the first control information comprises:

adjusting, based on a current load of the terminal, the serving cell that is allowed or forbidden to be used by the terminal for the first service or the first control information; and

transmitting the first service or the first control information by using an adjusted serving cell.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the adjusting the serving cell that is allowed or forbidden to be used by the terminal for the first service or the first control information further comprises:

in response to an arrival of a second service or second control information, adjusting the serving cell that is allowed or forbidden to be used by the terminal for the first service or the first control information.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein

the second service or the second control information has a transmission delay requirement that is less than or equal to a preset delay threshold, and the first service or the first control information has a transmission delay requirement that is greater than the preset delay threshold, or

a priority of the second service or the second control information is higher than a priority of the first service or the first control information, or

a priority level of the second service or the second control information is higher than a preset priority level.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the adjusting the serving cell that is allowed or forbidden to be used by the terminal for the first service or the first control information further comprises:

adjusting, based on a current channel state, the serving cell that is allowed or forbidden to be used by the terminal for the first service or the first control information, wherein the current channel state is at least one of a state of a channel corresponding to an unlicensed cell or a state of a channel corresponding to a licensed cell.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the adjusting, based on the current channel state, the serving cell that is allowed or forbidden to be used by the terminal for the first service or the first control information comprises:

in response to a channel state of the unlicensed cell being greater than or equal to a preset threshold, adjusting the serving cell, so that the unlicensed cell is allowed to be used by the terminal for the first service or the first control information.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the adjusting, based on the current load, the serving cell that is allowed or forbidden to be used by the terminal for the first service or the first control information comprises:

in response to the current load of the terminal being greater than or equal to a preset threshold, adjusting the serving cell, so that an unlicensed cell is allowed to be used by the terminal for the first service or the first control information.

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

receiving indication information, wherein the indication information is used to indicate the serving cell that is allowed or forbidden to be used by the terminal for the first service or the first control information; and

the adjusting the serving cell that is allowed or forbidden to be used by the terminal for the first service or the first control information comprises:

adjusting, based on the indication information, the serving cell that is allowed or forbidden to be used by the terminal for the first service or the first control information.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein

the indication information comprises a serving cell identifier, a cell list identifier, or a cell type identifier, and a cell list corresponding to the cell list identifier comprises at least one serving cell identifier.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the adjusting the serving cell that is allowed or forbidden to be used by the terminal for the first service or the first control information further comprises:

adjusting, in a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) entity, the serving cell that is allowed or forbidden to be used by the terminal for the first service or the first control information, wherein the PDCP entity is associated with at least two radio link control (RLC) entities, or the PDCP entity is associated with an RLC entity and a long-term evolution-wireless local network aggregation adaptation protocol (LWAAP) entity; and

sending the first service or the first control information to a target RLC entity in the at least two RLC entities, wherein the target RLC entity corresponds to the adjusted serving cell; or

sending the first service or the first control information to a RLC entity corresponding to the adjusted serving cell or to an LWAAP entity corresponding to the adjusted serving cell.

10. An apparatus, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a non-transitory computer readable storage medium coupled to the one or more processors, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:

determine a serving cell that is allowed or forbidden to be used by a terminal for a first service or first control information based on a current load of the terminal, wherein the apparatus is caused to determine the serving cell that is allowed or forbidden to be used by the terminal for the first service or the first control information by:

determining, based on a current load of the terminal, the serving cell that is allowed or forbidden to be used by the terminal for the first service or the first control information; and

send indication information to the terminal, wherein the indication information is used to indicate the serving cell that is allowed or forbidden to be used by the terminal for the first service or the first control information.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the indication information comprises a serving cell identifier, a cell list identifier, or a cell type identifier, and a cell list corresponding to the cell list identifier comprises at least one serving cell identifier.

12. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to determine the serving cell that is allowed or forbidden to be used by the terminal for the first service or the first control information by:

determining, based on a detection result of whether a second service or second control information arrives at the terminal, the serving cell that is allowed or forbidden to be used by the terminal for the first service or the first control information.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein

the second service or the second control information has a transmission delay requirement that is less than or equal to a preset delay threshold, and the first service or the first control information has a transmission delay requirement that is greater than the preset delay threshold, or

a priority of the second service or the second control information is higher than a priority of the first service or the first control information, or

a priority level of the second service or the second control information is higher than a preset priority level.

14. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to determine the serving cell that is allowed or forbidden to be used by the terminal for the first service or the first control information by:

determining, based on a current channel state, the serving cell that is allowed or forbidden to be used by the terminal for the first service or the first control information, wherein the current channel state is at least one of a state of a channel corresponding to an unlicensed cell or a state of a channel corresponding to a licensed cell.

15. The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the determining, based on the current channel state, the serving cell that is allowed or forbidden to be used by the terminal for the first service or the first control information comprises:

in response to a channel state of the unlicensed cell being greater than or equal to a preset threshold, determining that the serving cell that is allowed to be used by the terminal for the first service or the first control information is the unlicensed cell.

16. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the determining, based on the current load, the serving cell that is allowed or forbidden to be used by the terminal for the first service or the first control information comprises:

in response to the current load of the terminal being greater than or equal to a preset threshold, determining that the serving cell that is allowed to be used by the terminal for the first service or the first control information is an unlicensed cell.

17. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the first control information comprises at least one of signaling radio bearer (SRB) bearer signaling, common control channel (CCCH) bearer signaling, service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) signaling, packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) signaling, radio link control protocol (RLC) signaling, or media access control (MAC) signaling.

18. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause an apparatus to:

receive configuration information from a network device, wherein the configuration information is used to indicate a serving cell that is allowed or forbidden to be used by a terminal for a first service or first control information;

adjust the serving cell that is allowed or forbidden to be used by the terminal for the first service or the first control information, wherein the adjusting the serving cell that is allowed or forbidden to be used by the terminal for the first service or the first control information comprises:

adjusting, based on a current load of the terminal, the serving cell that is allowed or forbidden to be used by the terminal for the first service or the first control information; and

transmit the first service or the first control information by using an adjusted serving cell.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 18 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

receive indication information, wherein the indication information is used to indicate the serving cell that is allowed or forbidden to be used by the terminal for the first service or the first control information; and

adjust the serving cell that is allowed or forbidden to be used by the terminal for the first service or the first control information based on the indication information.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 19 , wherein

the indication information comprises a serving cell identifier, a cell list identifier, or a cell type identifier, and a cell list corresponding to the cell list identifier comprises at least one serving cell identifier.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 3, 2025
From: LOU, CHONG; FAN, QIANG; XU, XIAOYING; HUANG, QUFANG
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 070088/0593 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2019109686 · Sep 30, 2019
Related Publication 20220225222A1 · Jul 14, 2022
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