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US 12,309,751 · App. 17/448,400 · Granted May 20, 2025

Method for cross-carrier transmission and terminal device

Inventors: Shukun Wang (Dongguan, CN); Weijie Xu (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 12,309,751
App. No.
17/448,400
Granted
May 20, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cross-carrier transmission method and a terminal device are provided. The method comprises operations as follows. A terminal device receives a first channel on a first carrier and a first time domain position, and receives or transmits a second channel on a second carrier and a second time domain position. The second time domain position is determined based on at least one of the first time domain position, a first time deviation and a second time deviation, the first time deviation is a time deviation between the first carrier and the second carrier, and the second time deviation is a time deviation between a starting time domain position of the first channel and a starting time domain position of the second channel.

Claims (65)

1. A method for cross-carrier transmission, comprising:

receiving, by a terminal device, a first channel on a first carrier and a first time domain position, and receiving or transmitting, by the terminal device, a second channel on a second carrier and a second time domain position;

wherein the second time domain position is determined based on at least one of the first time domain position, a first time deviation or a second time deviation, the first time deviation is a time deviation between the first carrier and the second carrier, and the second time deviation is a time deviation between a starting time domain position of the first channel and a starting time domain position of the second channel; and

wherein the method further comprises: receiving, by the terminal device, a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) transmitted by a network device, wherein the PDCCH carries first indication information, the first indication information indicates that the second time deviation comprises K second time units, and K is a positive integer, and a length of the second time unit is a length of a time unit corresponding to a Subcarrier Spacing (SCS) of the second carrier;

wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, by the terminal device, second indication information transmitted by the network device, wherein the second indication information indicates that the first time deviation comprises X2 third time units, and X2 is a positive integer, and a length of the third time unit is a length of a time unit corresponding to a reference Subcarrier Spacing (SCS); wherein the reference SCS is configured by a network or agreed in a protocol;

wherein a length of the first time deviation is a length of Y second time units, and Y is a positive integer, and

wherein a value of Y is determined based on a value of X2, the length of the third time unit and the length of the second time unit.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein

the length of the time unit corresponding to the SCS of the second carrier is the same as a length of a time unit corresponding to a SCS of the first carrier; or

the length of the time unit corresponding to the SCS of the second carrier is different from the length of the time unit corresponding to the SCS of the first carrier.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the time unit is a slot or a symbol.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, by the terminal device, a third time domain position according to the first time domain position and the first time deviation, wherein the first time domain position is aligned with the third time domain position; and

determining, by the terminal device, the second time domain position according to the third time domain position and the second time deviation.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein

the third time domain position is obtained based on the first time domain position plus the first time deviation; or

the third time domain position is obtained based on the first time domain position minus the first time deviation.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the second time domain position is obtained based on the third time domain position plus the second time deviation.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, by the terminal device, the second time domain position according to the first time domain position, the first time deviation and the second time deviation.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein

the second time domain position is obtained based on the first time domain position plus the second time deviation and plus the first time deviation; or

the second time domain position is obtained based on the first time domain position plus the second time deviation and minus the first time deviation.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first time domain position is determined with reference to timing of the first carrier.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving, by the terminal device, the first channel on the first carrier and the first time domain position, and receiving, by the terminal device, the second channel on the second carrier and the second time domain position, comprises:

receiving, by the terminal device, a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) on the first carrier and the first time domain position, and receiving, by the terminal device, a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) on the second carrier and the second time domain position; wherein the PDCCH is configured to schedule the PDSCH.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving, by the terminal device, the first channel on the first carrier and the first time domain position, and transmitting, by the terminal device, the second channel on the second carrier and the second time domain position comprises:

receiving, by the terminal device, a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) on the first carrier and the first time domain position, and transmitting, by the terminal device, a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) on the second carrier and the second time domain position, wherein the PDCCH is configured to schedule the PUSCH.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving, by the terminal device, the first channel on the first carrier and the first time domain position, and transmitting, by the terminal device, the second channel on the second carrier and the second time domain position comprises:

receiving, by the terminal device, a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) on the first carrier and the first time domain position, and transmitting, by the terminal device, a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) on the second carrier and the second time domain position, wherein the PUCCH is configured to carry feedback information of the PDSCH.

13. A terminal device comprising:

a processor;

a memory configured to store a computer program; and

a transceiver,

wherein the processor is configured to call and execute the computer program stored in the memory to perform following operations:

controlling the transceiver to receive a first channel on a first carrier and a first time domain position, and receive or transmit a second channel on a second carrier and a second time domain position;

wherein the second time domain position is determined based on at least one of the first time domain position, a first time deviation or a second time deviation, the first time deviation is a time deviation between the first carrier and the second carrier, and the second time deviation is a time deviation between a starting time domain position of the first channel and a starting time domain position of the second channel; and

wherein the processor is configured to call and execute the computer program stored in the memory to control the transceiver to receive a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) transmitted by a network device, wherein the PDCCH carries first indication information, the first indication information indicates that the second time deviation comprises K second time units, and K is a positive integer, and a length of the second time unit is a length of a time unit corresponding to a Subcarrier Spacing (SCS) of the second carrier, and

the processor is configured to call and execute the computer program stored in the memory to control the transceiver to receive second indication information transmitted by the network device, wherein the second indication information indicates that the first time deviation comprises X2 third time units, and X2 is a positive integer, and a length of the third time unit is a length of a time unit corresponding to a reference Subcarrier Spacing (SCS); wherein the reference SCS is configured by a network or agreed in a protocol;

wherein a length of the first time deviation is a length of Y second time units, and Y is a positive integer, and

wherein a value of Y is determined based on a value of X2, the length of the third time unit and the length of the second time unit.

14. The terminal device according to claim 13 , wherein

the length of the time unit corresponding to the SCS of the second carrier is the same as a length of a time unit corresponding to a SCS of the first carrier; or

the length of the time unit corresponding to the SCS of the second carrier is different from the length of the time unit corresponding to the SCS of the first carrier.

15. The terminal device of claim 13 , wherein the time unit is a slot or a symbol.

16. The terminal device of claim 13 , wherein the processor is configured to call and execute the computer program stored in the memory to perform following operations:

determining a third time domain position according to the first time domain position and the first time deviation, wherein the first time domain position is aligned with the third time domain position; and

determining the second time domain position according to the third time domain position and the second time deviation.

17. The terminal device of claim 16 , wherein

the third time domain position is obtained based on the first time domain position plus the first time deviation; or

the third time domain position is obtained based on the first time domain position minus the first time deviation.

18. The terminal device of claim 16 , wherein the second time domain position is obtained based on the third time domain position plus the second time deviation.

19. The terminal device of claim 13 , wherein the processor is configured to call and execute the computer program stored in the memory to perform following operations:

determining the second time domain position according to the first time domain position, the first time deviation and the second time deviation.

20. The terminal device of claim 19 , wherein

the second time domain position is obtained based on the first time domain position plus the second time deviation and plus the first time deviation; or

the second time domain position is obtained based on the first time domain position plus the second time deviation and minus the first time deviation.

21. The terminal device of claim 13 , wherein the first time domain position is determined with reference to timing of the first carrier.

22. The terminal device of claim 13 , wherein the processor is configured to call and execute the computer program stored in the memory to perform following operations:

controlling the transceiver to receive a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) on the first carrier and the first time domain position, and receive a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) on the second carrier and the second time domain position; wherein the PDCCH is configured to schedule the PDSCH.

23. The terminal device of claim 13 , wherein the processor is configured to call and execute the computer program stored in the memory to perform following operations:

controlling the transceiver to receive a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) on the first carrier and the first time domain position, and transmit a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) on the second carrier and the second time domain position, wherein the PDCCH is configured to schedule the PUSCH.

24. The terminal device of claim 13 , wherein the processor is configured to call and execute the computer program stored in the memory to perform following operations:

controlling the transceiver to receive a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) on the first carrier and the first time domain position, and transmit a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) on the second carrier and the second time domain position, wherein the PUCCH is configured to carry feedback information of the PDSCH.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 22, 2021
From: WANG, SHUKUN; XU, WEIJIE
To: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057561/0242 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2019118857 · Nov 15, 2019
Related Publication 20220007398A1 · Jan 6, 2022
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