Granted Patent B2

US 12,301,507 · App. 17/855,205 · Granted May 13, 2025

Inventors: Peng Zhang (Shanghai, CN); Zhengzheng Xiang (Shanghai, CN); Hua Xu (Ottawa, CA)

Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

H04L5/0055H04L1/0073H04L5/0048H04W76/14

Abstract

Claims (80)

1. A data feedback method carried out by a first terminal, the method comprising:

receiving first feedback information from a second terminal, wherein the first feedback information is used to indicate a receiving result of the second terminal for first data from a network device, wherein the first data is sent by the network device for the second terminal; and

sending second feedback information to the network device, wherein the second feedback information is determined by the first terminal based on the first feedback information and a receiving result of the first terminal for the first data,

wherein the receiving first feedback information from a second terminal comprises:

receiving sidelink (SL) resource configuration information from the network device,

determining an SL resource based on the SL resource configuration information; and

receiving the first feedback information from the second terminal by using the SL resource.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving result of the first terminal for the first data comprises at least one receiving result taken from the group consisting of:

the first terminal successfully receiving the first data; and

the first terminal not successfully receiving the first data.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second feedback information is a bit position comprising at least two bits, wherein at least one bit of the bit position is used to indicate the receiving result of the first terminal for the first data, and another at least one bit of the bit position is used to indicate the receiving result of the second terminal for the first data.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second feedback information is an index corresponding to a combination of:

the receiving result of the second terminal for the first data, and

the receiving result of the first terminal for the first data; and

wherein the method further comprises:

determining, based on a first correspondence, an index value corresponding to a combination of the receiving result of the first terminal for the first data and the receiving result of the second terminal for the first data,

wherein the first correspondence comprises a correspondence between each index and each combination of a possible receiving result of the first terminal and a possible receiving result of the second terminal.

5. A data feedback method carried out by a second terminal, the method comprising:

receiving first data from a network device; and

sending first feedback information to a first terminal, wherein the first feedback information is used to indicate a receiving result of the second terminal for the first data, the first terminal is a cooperation terminal of the second terminal, and a destination end of the first data is the second terminal,

wherein, before the sending first feedback information to a first terminal, the method further comprises:

receiving sidelink (SL) resource configuration information from the network device, and

determining an SL resource based on the SL resource configuration information; and

wherein the sending first feedback information to a first terminal comprises sending the first feedback information to the first terminal by using the SL resource.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the receiving result of the second terminal for the first data comprises at least one receiving result taken from the group consisting of:

the second terminal successfully receiving the first data; and

the second terminal not successfully receiving the first data.

7. A data feedback method carried out by a network device, the method comprising:

sending first data, wherein a destination end of the first data is a second terminal; and

receiving second feedback information of a first terminal, wherein the second feedback information is determined by the first terminal based on first feedback information sent by the second terminal to the first terminal and a receiving result of the first terminal for the first data, and the first feedback information is used to indicate a receiving result of the second terminal for the first data,

wherein the method further comprises sending sidelink (SL) resource configuration information to the first terminal and the second terminal, wherein the SL resource configuration information is used to indicate a first time interval of an SL resource that is used to carry the first feedback information,

wherein the first time interval is an interval between:

a time domain position of the first data and a time domain position of the SL resource,

a time domain position of the SL resource configuration information and a time domain position of the SL resource, or

a time domain position of scheduling information of the first data and a time domain position of the SL resource.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the receiving result of the second terminal for the first data comprises at least one receiving result taken from the group consisting of:

the second terminal successfully receiving the first data; and

the second terminal not successfully receiving the first data.

9. A communication apparatus, wherein the apparatus comprises:

a processor; and

a non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate carrying out a method comprising:

receiving first feedback information from a second terminal, wherein the first feedback information is used to indicate a receiving result of the second terminal for first data from a network device, wherein the first data is sent by the network device for the second terminal; and

sending second feedback information to the network device, wherein the second feedback information is determined by the communication apparatus based on the first feedback information and a receiving result of the communication apparatus for the first data,

wherein the receiving first feedback information from a second terminal comprises:

receiving sidelink (SL) resource configuration information from the network device,

determining an SL resource based on the SL resource configuration information; and

receiving the first feedback information from the second terminal by using the SL resource.

10. The communication apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the receiving result of the communication apparatus for the first data comprises at least one receiving result taken from the group consisting of:

the first terminal successfully receiving the first data; and

the first terminal not successfully receiving the first data.

11. The communication apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the second feedback information is a bit position comprising at least two bits, wherein at least one bit of the bit position is used to indicate the receiving result of the communication apparatus for the first data, and another at least one bit of the bit position is used to indicate the receiving result of the second terminal for the first data.

12. The communication apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the second feedback information is an index corresponding to a combination of the receiving result of the second terminal for the first data and the receiving result of the first terminal for the first data, and

wherein the method further comprises:

determining, based on a first correspondence, an index value corresponding to a combination of the receiving result of the communication apparatus for the first data and the receiving result of the second terminal for the first data,

wherein the first correspondence comprises a correspondence between each index and each combination of a possible receiving result of the communication apparatus and a possible receiving result of the second terminal.

13. A communication apparatus, wherein the apparatus comprises;

a processor; and

a non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate carrying out a method comprising:

receiving first data from a network device; and

sending first feedback information to a first terminal, wherein the first feedback information is used to indicate a receiving result of the communication apparatus for the first data, the first terminal is a cooperation terminal of the communication apparatus, and a destination end of the first data is the communication apparatus,

wherein, before the sending first feedback information to a first terminal, the method further comprises:

receiving sidelink (SL) resource configuration information from the network device, and

determining an SL resource based on the SL resource configuration information; and

wherein the sending first feedback information to a first terminal comprises sending the first feedback information to the first terminal by using the SL resource.

14. The communication apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the receiving result of the communication apparatus for the first data comprises at least one receiving result taken from the group consisting of:

the communication apparatus successfully receiving the first data; and

the communication apparatus not successfully receiving the first data.

15. A communication apparatus, wherein the apparatus comprises;

a processor; and

a non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate carrying out a method comprising:

sending first data, wherein a destination end of the first data is a second terminal; and

receiving second feedback information of a first terminal, wherein the second feedback information is determined by the first terminal based on first feedback information sent by the second terminal to the first terminal and a receiving result of the first terminal for the first data, and the first feedback information is used to indicate a receiving result of the second terminal for the first data,

wherein the method further comprises sending sidelink (SL) resource configuration information to the first terminal and the second terminal, wherein the SL resource configuration information is used to indicate a first time interval of an SL resource that is used to carry the first feedback information,

wherein the first time interval is an interval between:

a time domain position of the first data and a time domain position of the SL resource,

a time domain position of the SL resource configuration information and a time domain position of the SL resource, or

a time domain position of scheduling information of the first data and a time domain position of the SL resource.

16. The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the receiving result of the second terminal for the first data comprises at least one receiving result taken from the group consisting of:

the second terminal successfully receiving the first data; and

the second terminal not successfully receiving the first data.

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