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US 12,262,408 · App. 17/292,412 · Granted Mar 25, 2025

Information transmission method, configuration method, terminal and network device

Inventors: Jinhua Miao (Beijing, CN); Pierre Bertrand (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
H04W72/569
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Patent No.
US 12,262,408
App. No.
17/292,412
Granted
Mar 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information transmission method, an information configuration method, a terminal, and a network device are provided. The information transmission method includes receiving priority indication information transmitted by a network device, and instructing a physical layer to send a target SR on a target PUCCH resource according to the priority indication information; wherein the priority indication information includes one of following: first information, the first information being logical channel priority information; second information for indicating a priority of SR configuration; third information for indicating relationship between a priority of SR configuration and a priority of UL-SCH transmission.

Claims (39)

1. An information transmission method performed by a terminal, comprising:

receiving priority indication information sent through a Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling or a Downlink Control Information (DCI) indication signaling or a Medium Access Control (MAC) control element by a network device;

instructing a physical layer to send a target Scheduling Request (SR) on a target Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resource according to the priority indication information;

wherein the priority indication information comprises first information and second information,

the first information is logical channel priority information, the logical channel priority information is configured for indicating a priority of logical channel multiplexing, the second information is configured for indicating a priority of SR configuration, the priority of SR configuration is determined to be lower than a priority of Uplink Scheduling Channel (UL-SCH) transmission by comparing a priority of logical channel multiplexing with the priority of SR configuration;

wherein, instructing the physical layer to send the target SR on the target PUCCH resource according to the priority indication information comprises:

in a case that a first PUCCH resource in SR configuration corresponding to a pending SR overlaps with an UL-SCH transmission resource, instructing the physical layer to transmit the SR on the first PUCCH resource, if a priority of a target object is determined to be higher than the priority of UL-SCH transmission according to the priority indication information; or

in a case that a second PUCCH resource in SR configuration corresponding to a pending SR overlaps with an UL-SCH transmission resource, instructing the physical layer to transmit the SR on a next available third PUCCH resource adjacent to the second PUCCH resource, if the priority of SR configuration is determined to be lower than the priority of UL-SCH transmission according to the priority indication information; or

in a case that a third PUCCH resource in SR configuration corresponding to a pending SR overlaps with an UL-SCH transmission resource, instructing the terminal to transmit the UL-SCH on the UL-SCH transmission resource, if the priority of SR configuration is determined to be lower than the priority of UL-SCH transmission according to the priority indication information.

2. The information transmission method according to claim 1 , wherein, in a case that the first PUCCH resource in the SR configuration corresponding to the pending SR overlaps with the UL-SCH transmission resource, the priority of the target object comprises the priority of SR configuration, priorities of one or more logical channels corresponding to SR configuration, or a priority of a logical channel for triggering a SR.

3. The information transmission method according to claim 1 , wherein the second information comprises a priority control element, the priority control element comprises a priority value for indicating whether the priority of SR configuration is high or low.

4. The information transmission method according to claim 1 , wherein, in a case that the first PUCCH resource in the SR configuration corresponding to the pending SR overlaps with the UL-SCH transmission resource, instructing the physical layer to transmit the SR on the first PUCCH resource if the priority of the target object is determined to be higher than the priority of UL-SCH transmission according to the priority indication information comprises:

instructing the physical layer to transmit the SR on the first PUCCH resource if priorities of one or more logical channels corresponding to SR configuration of a pending SR are higher than the priority of a logical channel for acquiring UL-SCH transmission data.

5. An information configuration method performed by a network device, comprising:

configuring priority indication information for a terminal; and

sending the priority indication information to the terminal through a Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling or a Downlink Control Information (DCI) indication signaling or a Medium Access Control (MAC) control element,

wherein the priority indication information comprises first information and second information,

the first information is logical channel priority information, the logical channel priority information is configured for indicating a priority of logical channel multiplexing, the second information is configured for indicating a priority of SR configuration; the priority of SR configuration is determined to be lower than a priority of Uplink Scheduling Channel (UL-SCH) transmission by comparing a priority of logical channel multiplexing with the priority SR configuration;

wherein,

in a case that a first PUCCH resource in SR configuration corresponding to a pending SR overlaps with an UL-SCH transmission resource and if a priority of a target object is determined by the terminal to be higher than the priority of UL-SCH transmission according to the priority indication information, the SR is transmitted by the terminal on the first PUCCH resource; or

in a case that a second PUCCH resource in SR configuration corresponding to a pending SR overlaps with an UL-SCH transmission resource and if the priority of the SR configuration is determined by the terminal to be lower than the priority of UL-SCH transmission according to the priority indication information, the SR is transmitted by the terminal on a next available third PUCCH resource adjacent to the second PUCCH resource; or

in a case that a third PUCCH resource in SR configuration corresponding to a pending SR overlaps with an UL-SCH transmission resource and if the priority of SR configuration is determined by the terminal to be lower than the priority of UL-SCH transmission according to the priority indication information, the UL-SCH is transmitted by the terminal on the UL-SCH transmission resource.

6. The information configuration method according to claim 5 , wherein the second information comprises a priority control element, the priority control element comprises a priority value for indicating whether the priority of SR configuration is high or low.

7. A terminal, comprising:

a transceiver, a storage, a processor and a program stored on the storage and executable by the processor, wherein,

the transceiver is configured to receive priority indication information sent through a Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling or a Downlink Control Information (DCI) indication signaling or a Medium Access Control (MAC) control element by a network device;

the processor is configured to read the program in the storage and perform the following step of instructing a physical layer to send a target Scheduling Request (SR) on a target Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resource according to the priority indication information;

the priority indication information comprises first information and second information,

the first information is logical channel priority information, the logical channel priority information is configured for indicating a priority of logical channel multiplexing, the second information is configured for indicating a priority of SR configuration, the priority of SR configuration is determined to be lower than a priority of Uplink Scheduling Channel (UL-SCH) transmission by comparing a priority of logical channel multiplexing with the priority of SR configuration;

the processor is further configured to:

in a case that a first PUCCH resource in SR configuration corresponding to a pending SR overlaps with an UL-SCH transmission resource, instruct the physical layer to transmit the SR on the first PUCCH resource, if a priority of a target object is determined to be higher than the priority of UL-SCH transmission according to the priority indication information; or

in a case that a second PUCCH resource in SR configuration corresponding to a pending SR overlaps with an UL-SCH transmission resource, instruct the physical layer to transmit the SR on a next available third PUCCH resource adjacent to the second PUCCH resource, if the priority of SR configuration is determined to be lower than the priority of UL-SCH transmission according to the priority indication information; or

in a case that a third PUCCH resource in SR configuration corresponding to a pending SR overlaps with an UL-SCH transmission resource, instruct the terminal to transmit the UL-SCH on the UL-SCH transmission resource, if the priority of SR configuration is determined to be lower than the priority of UL-SCH transmission according to the priority indication information.

8. The terminal according to claim 7 , wherein, in a case that the first PUCCH resource in the SR configuration corresponding to the pending SR overlaps with the UL-SCH transmission resource, the priority of the target object comprises the priority of SR configuration, priorities of one or more logical channels corresponding to SR configuration, or a priority of a logical channel for triggering a SR.

9. The terminal according to claim 7 , wherein the second information comprises a priority control element, the priority control element comprises a priority value for indicating whether the priority of SR configuration is high or low.

10. The terminal according to claim 7 , wherein, in a case that the first PUCCH resource in the SR configuration corresponding to the pending SR overlaps with the UL-SCH transmission resource, the processor is further configured to instruct the physical layer to transmit the SR on the first PUCCH resource if priorities of one or more logical channels corresponding to SR configuration of a pending SR are higher than the priority of a logical channel for acquiring UL-SCH transmission data.

11. A network device, comprising:

a transceiver, a storage, a processor and a program stored in the storage and executable by the processor, wherein the processor is configured to read the program in the storage to perform steps of the information configuration method according to claim 5 .

12. The network device according to claim 11 , wherein the second information comprises a priority control element, the priority control element comprises a priority value for indicating whether the priority of SR configuration is high or low.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2022
From: MIAO, JINHUA; BERTRAND, PIERRE
To: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (2)
CN 201811327522.7 · Nov 8, 2018 · national
CN 201910043926.1 · Jan 17, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220015117A1 · Jan 13, 2022
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