IP Library Granted Patent US 12,302,348
Granted Patent B2
US 12,302,348 · App. 17/864,378 · Granted May 13, 2025

Timing determination method and communication device

Inventors: Na Li (Dongguan, CN); Gen Li (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
H04W72/23H04L1/1854
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Patent No.
US 12,302,348
App. No.
17/864,378
Granted
May 13, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A timing determination method and a communication device are provided. The timing determining method includes: acquiring first information, wherein the first information includes at least one of the following: a subcarrier spacing, band information, or a timing superposition domain; and determining a timing set from a first channel transmission to a second channel transmission according to the first information.

Claims (72)

1. A timing determination method, comprising:

acquiring first information, wherein the first information comprises a subcarrier spacing of a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH); and

determining a timing set from a first channel transmission to a second channel transmission according to the first information,

wherein downlink control information (DCI) transmitted in the first channel transmission is fallback DCI, determining the timing set from the first channel transmission to the second channel transmission according to the first information comprises:

determining the timing set from the first channel transmission to the second channel transmission according to a comparison of the subcarrier spacing of the PUCCH with a first subcarrier spacing.

2. The timing determination method according to claim 1 , wherein the timing set from the first channel transmission to the second channel transmission comprises one of the following:

a scheduling timing set from a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission to a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission scheduled by the PDCCH;

a feedback timing set from a PDSCH transmission to hybrid automatic repeat request-ACK (HARQ-ACK) feedback corresponding to the PDSCH transmission;

a feedback timing set from a PDCCH transmission to HARQ-ACK feedback corresponding to the PDCCH transmission; or

a scheduling timing set from a PDCCH transmission to a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission scheduled by the PDCCH.

3. The timing determination method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of determining the timing set from the first channel transmission to the second channel transmission according to a comparison of the subcarrier spacing of the PUCCH with the first subcarrier spacing comprises:

when the subcarrier is less than or equal to a first subcarrier spacing, determining a first timing set as the timing set; or

when the subcarrier spacing is greater than a first subcarrier spacing, determining a second timing set as the timing set.

4. The timing determination method according to claim 1 , wherein the first information further comprises band information, the step of determining the timing set from the first channel transmission to the second channel transmission according to the first information comprises:

when a band indicated by the band information is a first band, determining a third timing set as the timing set; or

when the band indicated by the band information is a second band, determining a fourth timing set as the timing set.

5. The timing determination method according to claim 1 , wherein the first information further comprises timing superposition domain, the timing superposition domain is acquired through one of the following:

radio resource control (RRC) configuration information;

downlink control information (DCI); or

a preset implicit mode.

6. The timing determination method according to claim 1 , wherein the first information further comprises timing superposition domain, the step of determining the timing set from the first channel transmission to the second channel transmission according to the first information comprises:

determining an initial timing set from the first channel transmission to the second channel transmission; and

based on a preset rule, processing the initial timing set by using the timing superposition domain to obtain a timing set from the first channel transmission to the second channel transmission.

7. The timing determination method according to claim 1 , wherein the timing set is configured according to at least one of the following:

a subcarrier spacing or subcarrier spacing set;

a band set;

each bandwidth part; or

each serving cell.

8. A communication device, comprising: a memory storing a computer program; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the computer program to perform a timing determination method, the method comprising:

acquiring first information, wherein the first information comprises a subcarrier spacing of a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH); and

determining a timing set from a first channel transmission to a second channel transmission according to the first information,

wherein downlink control information (DCI) transmitted in the first channel transmission is fallback DCI, determining the timing set from the first channel transmission to the second channel transmission according to the first information comprises:

determining the timing set from the first channel transmission to the second channel transmission according to a comparison of the subcarrier spacing of the PUCCH with a first subcarrier spacing.

9. The communication device according to claim 8 , wherein the timing set from the first channel transmission to the second channel transmission comprises one of the following:

a scheduling timing set from a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission to a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission scheduled by the PDCCH;

a feedback timing set from a PDSCH transmission to hybrid automatic repeat request-ACK (HARQ-ACK) feedback corresponding to the PDSCH transmission;

a feedback timing set from a PDCCH transmission to HARQ-ACK feedback corresponding to the PDCCH transmission; or

a scheduling timing set from a PDCCH transmission to a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission scheduled by the PDCCH.

10. The communication device according to claim 8 , wherein the step of determining the timing set from the first channel transmission to the second channel transmission according to a comparison of the subcarrier spacing of the PUCCH with the first subcarrier spacing comprises:

when the subcarrier is less than or equal to a first subcarrier spacing, determining a first timing set as the timing set; or

when the subcarrier spacing is greater than a first subcarrier spacing, determining a second timing set as the timing set.

11. The communication device according to claim 8 , wherein the first information further comprises band information, the step of determining the timing set from the first channel transmission to the second channel transmission according to the first information comprises:

when a band indicated by the band information is a first band, determining a third timing set as the timing set; or

when the band indicated by the band information is a second band, determining a fourth timing set as the timing set.

12. The communication device according to claim 8 , wherein the first information further comprises timing superposition domain, the timing superposition domain is acquired through one of the following:

radio resource control (RRC) configuration information;

downlink control information (DCI); or

a preset implicit mode.

13. The communication device according to claim 8 , wherein the first information further comprises timing superposition domain, the step of determining the timing set from the first channel transmission to the second channel transmission according to the first information comprises:

determining an initial timing set from the first channel transmission to the second channel transmission; and

based on a preset rule, processing the initial timing set by using the timing superposition domain to obtain a timing set from the first channel transmission to the second channel transmission.

14. The communication device according to claim 8 , wherein the timing set is configured according to at least one of the following:

a subcarrier spacing or subcarrier spacing set;

a band set;

each bandwidth part; or

each serving cell.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing a computer program, when the computer program is executed by a processor to perform:

acquiring first information, wherein the first information comprises a subcarrier spacing of a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH); and

determining a timing set from a first channel transmission to a second channel transmission according to the first information,

wherein downlink control information (DCI) transmitted in the first channel transmission is fallback DCI, determining the timing set from the first channel transmission to the second channel transmission according to the first information comprises:

determining the timing set from the first channel transmission to the second channel transmission according to a comparison of the subcarrier spacing of the PUCCH with a first subcarrier spacing.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15 , wherein the timing set from the first channel transmission to the second channel transmission comprises one of the following:

a scheduling timing set from a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission to a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission scheduled by the PDCCH;

a feedback timing set from a PDSCH transmission to hybrid automatic repeat request-ACK (HARQ-ACK) feedback corresponding to the PDSCH transmission;

a feedback timing set from a PDCCH transmission to HARQ-ACK feedback corresponding to the PDCCH transmission; or

a scheduling timing set from a PDCCH transmission to a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission scheduled by the PDCCH.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15 , wherein the step of determining the timing set from the first channel transmission to the second channel transmission according to a comparison of the subcarrier spacing of the PUCCH with the first subcarrier spacing comprises:

when the subcarrier is less than or equal to a first subcarrier spacing, determining a first timing set as the timing set; or

when the subcarrier spacing is greater than a first subcarrier spacing, determining a second timing set as the timing set.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 15 , wherein the first information further comprises band information, the step of determining the timing set from the first channel transmission to the second channel transmission according to the first information comprises:

when a band indicated by the band information is a first band, determining a third timing set as the timing set; or

or when the band indicated by the band information is a second band, determining a fourth timing set as the timing set.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2022
From: LI, NA; LI, GEN
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010036710.5 · Jan 14, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021070545 · Jan 7, 2021
Related Publication 20220353898A1 · Nov 3, 2022
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