Method and device for managing band width part
View Patent ↗A method and device for managing a band width part (BWP) are provided. The method includes operations as follows. A terminal receives first configuration information sent by a network device. The first configuration information includes uplink BWP configuration information and downlink BWP configuration information. The terminal receives second indication information sent by the network device. The second indication information is used to indicate a dormant BWP, and the dormant BWP includes at least one of a dormant uplink BWP or a dormant downlink BWP.
1. A method for managing a band width part (BWP), comprising:
receiving, by a terminal, first configuration information configured by an RRC dedicated signaling sent by a network device, wherein the first configuration information comprises uplink BWP configuration information and downlink BWP configuration information, the uplink BWP configuration information comprises a configuration of at least one uplink BWP, and the downlink BWP configuration information comprises a configuration of at least one downlink BWP, wherein the first configuration information is used to indicate a BWP identifier corresponding to an initial active uplink BWP, and the first configuration information is used to indicate a BWP identifier corresponding to an initial active downlink BWP, and the initial active BWP refers to a first-activated BWP; and
receiving, by the terminal, second indication information comprised in the first configuration information sent by the network device, wherein the second indication information is used to indicate a dormant BWP, and the dormant BWP comprises a dormant downlink BWP, wherein the second indication information is used to indicate a BWP identifier corresponding to the dormant downlink BWP;
wherein the second indication information is independently configured in the uplink BWP configuration information and the downlink BWP configuration information, wherein the dormant BWP further comprises a dormant uplink BWP,
wherein the configuration of each uplink BWP in the uplink BWP configuration information carries the second indication information, and the second indication information is used to indicate whether the uplink BWP is the dormant uplink BWP, and
wherein the configuration of each downlink BWP in the downlink BWP configuration information carries the second indication information, and the second indication information is used to indicate whether the downlink BWP is the dormant downlink BWP.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the BWP identifier corresponding to the dormant uplink BWP and the BWP identifier corresponding to the dormant downlink BWP have an association relationship.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the BWP identifier corresponding to the dormant uplink BWP is identical to the BWP identifier corresponding to the dormant downlink BWP.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, by the terminal, third indication information sent by the network device, wherein the third indication information is used to indicate that uplink BWP switching and downlink BWP switching are performed simultaneously or independently, wherein the uplink BWP switching refers to switching between an active uplink BWP and the dormant uplink BWP, and the downlink BWP switching refers to switching between an active downlink BWP and the dormant downlink BWP.
5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising: in response to that the third indication information indicates that the uplink BWP switching and the downlink BWP switching are performed simultaneously,
performing, by the terminal, the downlink BWP switching in a case of determining, by the terminal, to perform the uplink BWP switching; or
performing, by the terminal, the uplink BWP switching in a case of determining, by the terminal, to perform the downlink BWP switching.
6. The method of claim 4 , further comprising: in response to that the third indication information indicates that the uplink BWP switching and the downlink BWP switching are performed independently,
in a case of determining, by the terminal, to perform the uplink BWP switching, performing, by the terminal, the downlink BWP switching in response to that a Scell is not configured with a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) or the Scell is configured to perform cross-carrier scheduling on other carriers; or
in a case of determining, by the terminal, to perform the downlink BWP switching, performing, by the terminal, the uplink BWP switching in response to that the Scell is not configured with a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH).
7. The method of claim 4 , further comprising: in response to that the third indication information indicates that the uplink BWP switching and the downlink BWP switching are performed independently,
performing, by the terminal, only the uplink BWP switching in a case of determining, by the terminal, to perform the uplink BWP; or
performing, by the terminal, only the downlink BWP switching in a case of determining, by the terminal, to perform the downlink BWP switching.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, by the terminal, fourth indication information sent by the network device, wherein the fourth indication information is used to indicate a list of Scells on which at least one of the uplink BWP switching or the downlink BWP switching is performed.
9. A device for managing a band width part (BWP), comprising:
a processor; and
a memory configured to store a computer program;
a transceiver; and
the processor is configured to call and execute the computer program stored in the memory to control the transceiver to:
receive first configuration information configured by an RRC dedicated signaling sent by a network device, wherein the first configuration information comprises uplink BWP configuration information and downlink BWP configuration information, the uplink BWP configuration information comprises a configuration of at least one uplink BWP, and the downlink BWP configuration information comprises a configuration of at least one downlink BWP, wherein the first configuration information is used to indicate a BWP identifier corresponding to an initial active uplink BWP, and the first configuration information is used to indicate a BWP identifier corresponding to an initial active downlink BWP, and the initial active BWP refers to a first-activated BWP; and
receive second indication information comprised in the first configuration information sent by the network device, wherein the second indication information is used to indicate a dormant BWP, and the dormant BWP comprises a dormant downlink BWP, wherein the second indication information is used to indicate a BWP identifier corresponding to the dormant downlink BWP;
wherein the second indication information is independently configured in the uplink BWP configuration information and the downlink BWP configuration information, wherein the dormant BWP further comprises a dormant uplink BWP,
wherein the configuration of each uplink BWP in the uplink BWP configuration information carries the second indication information, and the second indication information is used to indicate whether the uplink BWP is the dormant uplink BWP, and
wherein the configuration of each downlink BWP in the downlink BWP configuration information carries the second indication information, and the second indication information is used to indicate whether the downlink BWP is the dormant downlink BWP.
10. The device of claim 9 , wherein the processor is configured to call and execute the computer program stored in the memory to control the transceiver to:
receive third indication information sent by the network device, wherein the third indication information is used to indicate that uplink BWP switching and downlink BWP switching are performed simultaneously or independently, wherein the uplink BWP switching refers to switching between an active uplink BWP and the dormant uplink BWP, and the downlink BWP switching refers to switching between an active downlink BWP and the dormant downlink BWP.
11. The device of claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to call and execute the computer program stored in the memory to: in response to that the third indication information indicates that the uplink BWP switching and the downlink BWP switching are performed simultaneously,
perform the downlink BWP switching in a case that it is determined to perform the uplink BWP switching; or
perform the uplink BWP switching in a case that it is determined to perform the downlink BWP switching.
12. The device of claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured to call and execute the computer program stored in the memory to, upon a first switching instruction sent by the network device is received, determine to perform the uplink BWP switching, wherein the first switching instruction is used to indicate to perform the uplink BWP switching.
13. The device of claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured to call and execute the computer program stored in the memory to, upon a second switching instruction sent by the network device is received, determine to perform the downlink BWP switching, wherein the second switching instruction is used to indicate to perform the downlink BWP switching.
14. The device of claim 12 , wherein
the performing the uplink BWP switching refers to switching from a current active uplink BWP to the dormant uplink BWP; and
the performing the downlink BWP switching refers to switching from a current active downlink BWP to the dormant downlink BWP.
15. The device of claim 13 , wherein
the performing the uplink BWP switching refers to switching from the dormant uplink BWP to the initial active uplink BWP or a last-activated uplink BWP; and
the performing the downlink BWP switching refers to switching from the dormant downlink BWP to the initial active downlink BWP or a last-activated downlink BWP.
16. The device of claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured to call and execute the computer program stored in the memory to,
determine to perform the uplink BWP switching in response to that it is determined that threshold information configured by the network device meets a condition, wherein the performing the uplink BWP switching refers to switching from the dormant uplink BWP to the initial active uplink BWP or a last-activated uplink BWP.
17. The device of claim 9 , wherein the processor is configured to call and execute the computer program stored in the memory to control the transceiver to:
receive fourth indication information sent by the network device, wherein the fourth indication information is used to indicate a list of Scells on which at least one of the uplink BWP switching or the downlink BWP switching is performed.