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US 12,328,771 · App. 18/438,868 · Granted Jun 10, 2025

System information transmission method, terminal and network device

Inventors: Li Chen (Guangdong, CN); Xiaodong Yang (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
H04W74/0833H04L5/0055H04W48/12H04W74/006
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Patent No.
US 12,328,771
App. No.
18/438,868
Granted
Jun 10, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system information transmission method, a terminal and a network device are provided. The method includes: receiving request information for requesting target Other System Information sent by a terminal; configuring a random access message 2 or a random access message 4 for the terminal based on the request information; and sending the random access message 2 or the random access message 4 to the terminal.

Claims (80)

1. A network device, comprising: a processor, a memory and a computer program stored in the memory and executable by the processor, wherein the computer program is executed by the processor to:

receive request information for requesting target Other System Information sent by a terminal, wherein the request information is received through a random access message 1 or a random access message 3, the target Other System Information is at least one of Other System Information, the Other System Information is system information other than Minimum System Information;

configure a random access message 2 for the terminal based on the request information; and

send the random access message 2 to the terminal;

wherein the random access message 2 carries configuration information for indicating a configuration of subsequent broadcast information or indication information indicating whether subsequent broadcast information carries the target Other SI;

wherein the computer program is executed by the processor to:

indicate acknowledgement ACK information to the terminal in response to the request information;

wherein the computer program is executed by the processor to:

indicate implicitly the ACK information to the terminal through a physical downlink control channel; or,

indicate implicitly the ACK information to the terminal through the random access message 2 or a random access message 4.

2. The network device according to claim 1 , wherein the computer program is executed by the processor to:

configure a physical downlink control channel for the random access message 2 or the random access message 4;

send the random access message 2 to the terminal by a scheduling of the physical downlink control channel.

3. The network device according to claim 2 , wherein in the case that the request information is received through the random access message 1, the computer program is executed by the processor to:

configure the random access message 2 for the terminal based on the request information;

wherein the computer program is executed by the processor to:

configure the physical downlink control channel for the random access message 2.

4. The network device according to claim 3 , wherein the computer program is executed by the processor to:

scramble the physical downlink control channel by a first random access radio network temporary identity; or

scramble the physical downlink control channel by a second random access radio network temporary identity carrying system information identity information, wherein the system information identity information is configured to indicate an identity of the Other System Information; or

scramble the physical downlink control channel by a third random access network temporary identity not carrying target time-frequency domain resource information, wherein the target time-frequency domain resource information is configured to indicate a time domain resource and a frequency domain resource used by the random access message 1; or

scramble the physical downlink control channel by a fourth random access network temporary identity carrying system information identity and not carrying target time-frequency domain resource information.

5. The network device according to claim 2 , wherein in the case that the request information is received through the random access message 3, the computer program is executed by the processor to:

configure the random access message 4 for the terminal based on the request information;

wherein the computer program is executed by the processor to:

configure the physical downlink control channel for the random access message 4.

6. The network device according to claim 2 , wherein the downlink control information sent through the physical downlink control channel comprises at least one of:

first indication information configured to indicate whether the random access message 2 carries the target Other System Information;

second indication information configured to indicate whether there is current broadcast information or the subsequent broadcast information carrying the Other System Information;

third indication information configured to indicate whether the random access message 2 carries system information identity information;

fourth indication information configured to indicate whether there is a random access message 2 to be sent subsequently;

scheduling information of the subsequent broadcast information;

system information identity information configured to indicate an identity of the Other System Information.

7. The network device according to claim 1 , wherein the random access message 2 comprises at least one of:

system information identity information configured to indicate an identity of the Other System Information;

identity information of the Other System Information carried by the subsequent broadcast information;

scheduling information of the subsequent broadcast information, wherein the scheduling information of the subsequent broadcast information comprises at least one of: time domain resource location information corresponding to the subsequent broadcast information, frequency domain resource location information corresponding to the subsequent broadcast information, a broadcast period of the subsequent broadcast information, interval time information of the subsequent broadcast information and repetition times information of the subsequent broadcast information;

acknowledgement ACK information/non-acknowledgement NACK information.

8. The network device according to claim 2 , wherein subsequent to the sending the random access message 2 to the terminal through the physical downlink control channel, the computer program is executed by the processor to:

send broadcast information carrying the target Other System Information to the terminal, through transmission resource corresponding to scheduling information of the subsequent broadcast information in the physical downlink control channel; or send broadcast information carrying the target Other System Information to the terminal, through transmission resource corresponding to scheduling information of the subsequent broadcast information in the random access message 2 or the random access message 4; or send broadcast information carrying the target Other System Information to the terminal, through transmission resource corresponding to scheduling information of the subsequent broadcast information in the physical downlink control channel corresponding to the random access message 2 or the random access message 4.

9. The network device according to claim 2 , wherein the computer program is executed by the processor to:

send to the terminal downlink control information corresponding to the physical downlink control channel corresponding to the random access message 2 or the random access message 4, within a dedicated time window corresponding to the terminal and based on the request information; or

send to the terminal downlink control information corresponding to the physical downlink control channel corresponding to the random access message 2 or the random access message 4, within a common time window and based on the request information.

10. The network device according to claim 4 , wherein the system information identity information comprises at least one of:

Other System Information identity information, system information block identity information corresponding to the Other System Information, system information block group identity information corresponding to the Other System Information and system information block functionality identity information corresponding to the Other System Information.

11. The network device according to claim 10 , wherein the Other System Information corresponding to the system information identity information is system information carried by the current broadcast information or the subsequent broadcast information.

12. A terminal, comprising: a processor, a memory and a computer program stored in the memory and executable by the processor, wherein the computer program is executed by the processor to:

send to a network device request information for requesting target Other System Information, wherein the request information is sent through a random access message 1 or a random access message 3, the target Other System Information is at least one of Other System Information, the Other System Information is system information other than Minimum System Information;

receive the random access message 2 which is sent by the network device;

wherein the random access message 2 carries configuration information for indicating a configuration of subsequent broadcast information or indication information indicating whether subsequent broadcast information carries the target Other SI;

wherein the computer program is executed by the processor to:

receive information which is sent by the network device in response to the request information, wherein the information is configured to indicate acknowledgement ACK information to the terminal side;

wherein the computer program is executed by the processor to:

receive the random access message 2 which is sent by the network device, by a scheduling of the physical downlink control channel, wherein the physical downlink control channel is configured for the random access message 2 by the network device.

13. The terminal according to claim 12 , wherein the computer program is executed by the processor to:

receive downlink control information corresponding to the physical downlink control channel corresponding to the random access message 2 which is sent by the network device, within a dedicated time window corresponding to the terminal; or

receive downlink control information corresponding to the physical downlink control channel corresponding to the random access message 2 which is sent by the network device, within a common time window.

14. The terminal according to claim 12 , wherein downlink control information sent through the physical downlink control channel comprises at least one of:

first indication information configured to indicate whether the random access message 2 carries the target Other System Information;

second indication information configured to indicate whether there is current broadcast information or the subsequent broadcast information carrying the Other System Information;

third indication information configured to indicate whether the random access message 2 carries system information identity information;

fourth indication information configured to indicate whether there is a random access message 2 to be sent subsequently;

scheduling information of the subsequent broadcast information;

system information identity information configured to indicate an identity of the Other System Information;

wherein receiving the random access message 2 which is sent by the network device, by the scheduling of the physical downlink control channel further comprises:

in the case that the physical downlink control channel carries at least one of the second indication information, the third indication information, the scheduling information of the subsequent broadcast information and the system information identity information, receiving, through preset transmission resources, the subsequent broadcast information sent by the network device.

15. The terminal according to claim 14 , wherein the computer program is executed by the processor to:

in the case that the physical downlink control channel carries at least one of the second indication information, the third indication information, the scheduling information of the subsequent broadcast information and the system information identity information, receive, through preset transmission resource, the subsequent broadcast information sent by the network device.

16. The terminal according to claim 12 , wherein the random access message 2 comprises at least one of:

system information identity information configured to indicate an identity of the Other System Information;

identity information of the Other System Information carried by the subsequent broadcast information;

scheduling information of the subsequent broadcast information, wherein the scheduling information of the subsequent broadcast information comprises at least one of: time domain resource location information corresponding to the subsequent broadcast information, frequency domain resource location information corresponding to the subsequent broadcast information, a broadcast period of the subsequent broadcast information, interval time information of the subsequent broadcast information and repetition times information of the subsequent broadcast information;

acknowledgement ACK information/non-acknowledgement NACK information.

17. The terminal according to claim 16 , wherein the computer program is executed by the processor to:

in the case that the random access message 2 or the random access message 4 carries at least one of the system information identity information, the identity information of the Other System Information carried by the subsequent broadcast information and the scheduling information of the subsequent broadcast information, receive, through preset transmission resource, the subsequent broadcast information sent by the network device.

18. The terminal according to claim 16 , wherein the computer program is executed by the processor to:

in the case that the random access message 2 or the random access message 4 carries at least one of the system information identity information, the identity information of the Other System Information carried by the subsequent broadcast information and the scheduling information of the subsequent broadcast information, receive, through preset transmission resource, the subsequent broadcast information sent by the network device.

19. The terminal according to claim 14 , wherein the system information identity information comprises at least one of:

Other System Information identity information, system information block identity information corresponding to the Other System Information, system information block group identity information corresponding to the Other System Information and system information block functionality identity information corresponding to the Other System Information.

20. The terminal according to claim 19 , wherein the Other System Information corresponding to the system information identity information is system information carried by the current broadcast information or the subsequent broadcast information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 12, 2024
From: CHEN, LI; YANG, XIAODONG
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066440/0483 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201710454492.5 · Jun 14, 2017 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17814563 · Jul 25, 2022
Continuation 16623389
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