IP Library Granted Patent US 12,232,039
Granted Patent B2
US 12,232,039 · App. 17/155,955 · Granted Feb 18, 2025

Signal transmission method, network device and terminal device

Inventors: Weijie Xu (Guangdong, CN); Jia Shen (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
H04W52/0235H04W72/23H04W76/28
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Patent No.
US 12,232,039
App. No.
17/155,955
Granted
Feb 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present application disclose a signal transmission method, a network device, and a terminal device. The method includes: sending, by a network device, when a terminal device is configured with multiple Bandwidth Parts (BWPs), configuration information of each BWP's corresponding power saving signal of the multiple BWPs to the terminal device. The method, network device, and terminal device of the embodiments of the present application are beneficial to achieve a better power saving gain.

Claims (40)

1. A signal transmission method, comprising:

sending, by a network device when a terminal device is configured with multiple Bandwidth Parts (BWPs), configuration information of each BWP of the multiple BWPs to the terminal device,

wherein the configuration information of each BWP is used to configure a power saving signal corresponding to the BWP;

wherein configuration information of the power saving signal corresponding to each BWP is carried in the configuration information of the corresponding BWP;

wherein frequency domain resources of the power saving signal corresponding to each BWP are located inside a bandwidth range of the BWP; and

wherein the method further comprises:

sending, by the network device when a second BWP of the multiple BWPs is in an activated state, a power saving signal corresponding to the second BWP to the terminal device according to configuration information of the power saving signal corresponding to the second BWP.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the power saving signal corresponding to the second BWP corresponds to at least one window on the second BWP, the at least one window comprises a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) sending window, a Paging Occasion (PO) or a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) search space.

3. A signal transmission method, comprising:

receiving, by a terminal device when the terminal device is configured with multiple Bandwidth Parts (BWPs), configuration information of each BWP of the multiple BWPs sent by a network device,

wherein the configuration information of each BWP is used to configure a power saving signal corresponding to the BWP;

wherein configuration information of the power saving signal corresponding to each BWP is carried in the configuration information of the corresponding BWP;

wherein frequency domain resources of the power saving signal corresponding to each BWP are located inside a bandwidth range of the BWP; and

wherein the method further comprises:

receiving by the terminal device when a second BWP of the multiple BWPs is in an activated state, a power saving signal corresponding to the second BWP sent by the network device according to configuration information of the power saving signal corresponding to the second BWP.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining, by the terminal device, that Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) detection is performed in at least one window on the second BWP according to the power saving signal corresponding to the second BWP, or

determining, by the terminal device, that Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) detection is not performed in at least one window on the second BWP according to the power saving signal corresponding to the second BWP.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one window comprises a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) sending window, a Paging Occasion (PO) or a PDCCH search space.

6. A network device, wherein the network device comprises:

a processor and a memory, wherein the memory is configured to store a computer program, the processor is configured to invoke and run the computer program stored in the memory, and implement the following step:

sending, when a terminal device is configured with multiple Bandwidth Parts (BWPs), configuration information of each BWP of the multiple BWPs to the terminal device,

wherein the configuration information of each BWP is used to configure a power saving signal corresponding to the BWP;

wherein configuration information of the power saving signal corresponding to each BWP is carried in the configuration information of the corresponding BWP;

wherein frequency domain resources of the power saving signal corresponding to each BWP are located inside a bandwidth range of the BWP; and

wherein the processor is further configured to invoke and run the computer program stored in the memory, and implement the following step:

sending, when a second BWP of the multiple BWPs is in an activated state, a power saving signal corresponding to the second BWP to the terminal device according to configuration information of the power saving signal corresponding to the second BWP.

7. The network device according to claim 6 , wherein the power saving signal corresponding to the second BWP corresponds to at least one window on the second BWP, and the at least one window comprises a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) sending window, a Paging Occasion (PO) or a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) search space.

8. A terminal device, wherein the terminal device comprises:

a processor and a memory, wherein the memory is configured to store a computer program, the processor is configured to invoke and run the computer program stored in the memory, and implement the following step:

receiving, when the terminal device is configured with multiple Bandwidth Parts (BWPs), configuration information of each BWP of the multiple BWPs sent by a network device,

wherein the configuration information of each BWP is used to configure a power saving signal corresponding to the BWP;

wherein configuration information of the power saving signal corresponding to each BWP is carried in the configuration information of the corresponding BWP;

wherein frequency domain resources of the power saving signal corresponding to each BWP are located inside a bandwidth range of the BWP; and

wherein the processor is further configured to invoke and run the computer program stored in the memory, and implement the following step:

receiving, when a second BWP of the multiple BWPs is in an activated state, a power saving signal corresponding to the second BWP sent by the network device according to configuration information of the power saving signal corresponding to the second BWP.

9. The terminal device according to claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to invoke and run the computer program stored in the memory, and implement the following step:

determining that Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) detection is performed in at least one window on the second BWP according to the power saving signal corresponding to the second BWP, or

determining that Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) detection is not performed in at least one window on the second BWP according to the power saving signal corresponding to the second BWP.

10. The terminal device according to claim 9 , wherein the at least one window comprises a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) sending window, a Paging Occasion (PO) or a PDCCH search space.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2021
From: XU, WEIJIE; SHEN, JIA
To: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
Reel/Frame 055088/0176 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2018097192 · Jul 26, 2018
Related Publication 20210144646A1 · May 13, 2021
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