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US 12,261,696 · App. 17/641,428 · Granted Mar 25, 2025

Transmission mode indication method and device, base station, terminal

Inventors: Xueyuan Gao (Beijing, CN); Xin Su (Beijing, CN); Qiubin Gao (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
H04L1/08H04L5/0048H04L5/0053
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Patent No.
US 12,261,696
App. No.
17/641,428
Granted
Mar 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A transmission mode indication method and device, a base station, a terminal and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: transmitting signaling to a UE, and the UE determines a transmission mode between the UE and a base station according to the signaling, the signaling carrying indication information of a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state, indication information of a redundancy version (RV), indication information of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) port, and indication information indicating whether the number of retransmission is carried; or, besides the described indication information, the signaling also carrying indication information of a transmission mode. In the embodiments of the present application, indication information is carried in signaling and is used for indicating a specific transmission mode, and dynamic switching between different transmission modes can be achieved, and the system performance, the reliability and the resource utilization rate are better improved.

Claims (68)

1. A method for indicating a transmission mode, comprising:

transmitting signaling to a user equipment (UE), wherein the signaling is configured for the UE to determine a transmission mode between the UE and a base station based on the signaling,

wherein the signaling carries indication information of a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state, indication information of a redundancy version (RV), indication information of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) port, and indication information indicating whether the number of retransmission is carried;

wherein the signaling further carries indication information of the transmission mode;

in case that the TCI state is a first preset value, the signaling further carries indication information indicating whether a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmitted by the UE adopts time division multiplexing (TDM) transmission mode; or, in case that the TCI state is a second preset value, the signaling carries indication information of spatial division multiplexing (SDM), or frequency division multiplexing (FDM), or intra-slot time division multiplexing TDM3, or inter-slot time division multiplexing TDM4 transmission mode used by a PDSCH configured by a higher layer signaling.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein in case that the signaling carries indication information of TDM3 or TDM4 transmission mode,

the signaling carries the indication information of the number of retransmission, or

the number of retransmission within a slot under of TDM3 are predetermined for the base station and the UE, respectively.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the signaling carrying indication information of the number of retransmission comprises:

the signaling carrying the indication information of the number of retransmission configured by the higher layer signaling, or

the signaling being downlink control information (DCI) signaling, and the DCI signaling adding indication information of the number of retransmission in time domain resource allocation (TDRA) or RV codepoint.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein

the signaling carries indication information of the RV and/or RV combination predefined or configured by a higher layer signaling that corresponds to RV codepoint; or

the signaling carries indication information of RV and RV_offset, wherein the RV_offset is a value of a start position of an RV transmission basic sequence configured by the higher layer signaling.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein in case that the signaling carries indication information of the RV and/or RV combination predefined or configured by the higher layer signaling that corresponds to RV codepoints,

if the signaling carries the indication information of the SDM or FDM transmission mode, the RV codepoint includes RV value used for a single RV transmission mode and RV combination used for a multi-RV transmission mode; and

if the signaling carries indication information of the TDM3 transmission mode, the RV codepoint includes RV for a single TCI state, and RV combination for a plurality of TCI states; or

in case that the signaling carries the indication information of RV and RV_offset,

if the signaling carries indication information of the TDM transmission mode, RV1 is indicated based on RV, and RV2 is indicated based on RV1 and RV_offset;

wherein, RV1 and RV2 have a one-to-one correspondence with transmitting occasions corresponding to the TCI states indicated in the TCI codepoints;

if the signaling carries indication information of the TDM4 transmission mode, RV_offset1 is indicated based on RV1, and RV2 is indicated based on RV1 and RV_offset; and RV_offset2 is indicated based on RV1 and RV_offset;

wherein, the RV sequences obtained based on RV_offset1 and RV_offset2 have a one-to-one correspondence with the transmitting occasions corresponding to the TCI states indicated in the TCI codepoints.

6. A base station: comprising a processor, and a memory storing computer programs, that in case that executed by the processor, cause the processor to implement the method of claim 1 .

7. A method for indicating a transmission mode, comprising:

receiving signaling transmitted by a base station; and

determining a transmission mode between a user equipment (UE) and the base station based on the signaling,

wherein the signaling carries indication information of a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state, indication information of a redundancy version (RV), indication information of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) port, and indication information indicating whether the number of retransmission is carried;

wherein the signaling further carries indication information of the transmission mode;

in case that the TCI state is a first preset value, the signaling further carries indication information indicating whether a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmitted by the UE adopts time division multiplexing (TDM) transmission mode; or, in case that the TCI state is a second preset value, the signaling carries indication information of spatial division multiplexing (SDM), or frequency division multiplexing (FDM), or intra-slot time division multiplexing TDM3, or inter-slot time division multiplexing TDM4 transmission mode used by a PDSCH configured by a higher layer signaling.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein in case that the signaling carries indication information of TDM3 or TDM4 transmission mode,

the signaling carries the indication information of the number of retransmission, or the number of retransmission within a slot under TDM3 are predetermined for the base station and the UE, respectively.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the signaling carrying indication information of the number of retransmission, comprises:

the signaling carrying the indication information of the number of retransmission configured by the higher layer signaling, or

the signaling being downlink control information (DCI) signaling, and the DCI signaling adding indication information of the number of retransmission in time domain resource allocation (TDRA) or RV codepoint.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein

the signaling carries indication information of the RV and/or RV combination predefined or configured by a higher layer signaling that corresponds to RV codepoint; or

the signaling carries indication information of RV and RV_offset, wherein the RV_offset is a value of a start position of an RV transmission basic sequence configured by the higher layer signaling.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein in case that the signaling carries indication information of the RV and/or RV combination predefined or configured by the higher layer signaling that corresponds to RV codepoints,

if the signaling carries the indication information of the SDM or FDM transmission mode, the RV codepoint includes RV value used for a single RV transmission mode and RV combination used for a multi-RV transmission mode; and

if the signaling carries indication information of the TDM3 transmission mode, the RV codepoint includes RV for a single TCI state, and RV combination for a plurality of TCI states; or

in case that the signaling carries the indication information of RV and RV_offset,

if the signaling carries indication information of the TDM transmission mode, RV1 is indicated based on RV, and RV2 is indicated based on RV1 and RV_offset;

wherein, RV1 and RV2 have a one-to-one correspondence with transmitting occasions corresponding to the TCI states indicated in the TCI codepoints;

if the signaling carries indication information of the TDM4 transmission mode, RV_offset1 is indicated based on RV1, and RV2 is indicated based on RV1 and RV_offset; and RV_offset2 is indicated based on RV1 and RV_offset;

wherein, the RV sequences obtained based on RV_offset1 and RV_offset2 have a one-to-one correspondence with the transmitting occasions corresponding to the TCI states indicated in the TCI codepoints.

12. A terminal comprising: a processor and a memory storing computer programs, that in case that executed by the processor, cause the processor to implement following steps:

receiving signaling transmitted by a base station; and

determining a transmission mode between a user equipment (UE) and the base station based on the signaling;

wherein the signaling carries indication information of a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state, indication information of a redundancy version (RV), indication information of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) port, and indication information indicating whether the number of retransmission is carried;

wherein the signaling further carries indication information of the transmission mode;

in case that the TCI state is a first preset value, the signaling further carries indication information indicating whether a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmitted by the UE adopts time division multiplexing (TDM) transmission mode; or, in case that the TCI state is a second preset value, the signaling carries indication information of spatial division multiplexing (SDM), or frequency division multiplexing (FDM), or intra-slot time division multiplexing TDM3, or inter-slot time division multiplexing TDM4 transmission mode used by a PDSCH configured by a higher layer signaling.

13. The terminal of claim 12 , wherein in case that the signaling carries indication information of TDM3 or TDM4 transmission mode,

the signaling carries the indication information of the number of retransmission, or

the number of retransmission within a slot under TDM3 are predetermined for the base station and the UE, respectively.

14. The terminal of claim 13 , wherein the signaling carrying indication information of the number of retransmission, comprises:

the signaling carrying the indication information of the number of retransmission configured by the higher layer signaling, or

the signaling being downlink control information (DCI) signaling, and the DCI signaling adding indication information of the number of retransmission in time domain resource allocation (TDRA) or RV codepoint.

15. The terminal of claim 12 , wherein

the signaling carries indication information of the RV and/or RV combination predefined or configured by a higher layer signaling that corresponds to RV codepoint; or

the signaling carries indication information of RV and RV_offset, wherein the RV_offset is a value of a start position of an RV transmission basic sequence configured by the higher layer signaling.

16. The terminal of claim 15 , wherein in case that the signaling carries indication information of the RV and/or RV combination predefined or configured by the higher layer signaling that corresponds to RV codepoints,

if the signaling carries the indication information of the SDM or FDM transmission mode, the RV codepoint includes RV value used for a single RV transmission mode and RV combination used for a multi-RV transmission mode; and

if the signaling carries indication information of the TDM3 transmission mode, the RV codepoint includes RV for a single TCI state, and RV combination for a plurality of TCI states; or

in case that the signaling carries the indication information of RV and RV_offset,

if the signaling carries indication information of the TDM transmission mode, RV1 is indicated based on RV, and RV2 is indicated based on RV1 and RV_offset;

wherein, RV1 and RV2 have a one-to-one correspondence with transmitting occasions corresponding to the TCI states indicated in the TCI codepoints;

if the signaling carries indication information of the TDM4 transmission mode, RV_offset1 is indicated based on RV1, and RV2 is indicated based on RV1 and RV_offset; and RV_offset2 is indicated based on RV1 and RV_offset;

wherein, the RV sequences obtained based on RV_offset1 and RV_offset2 have a one-to-one correspondence with the transmitting occasions corresponding to the TCI states indicated in the TCI codepoints.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THIRD INVENTOR'S NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 059202 FRAME: 0131. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT . Recorded Apr 7, 2022
From: GAO, XUEYUAN; SU, XIN; GAO, QIUBIN
To: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059621/0246 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 8, 2022
From: GAO, XUEYUAN; SU, XIN; GAO, QIUBIIN
To: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
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