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US 12,335,184 · App. 18/424,955 · Granted Jun 17, 2025

Beam indication method and apparatus, device, and medium

Inventor: Yu Yang (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
H04L5/0048H04B7/0626H04B7/0639H04L5/0076H04W72/046
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Patent No.
US 12,335,184
App. No.
18/424,955
Granted
Jun 17, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A beam indication method and apparatus, a device, and a medium. The method includes: receiving beam indication information transmitted by a network-side device, where the beam indication information is used to indicate a plurality of pieces of beam information of a channel or a reference signal, and the plurality of pieces of beam information correspond to different transmission and reception point TRP identification information; and transmitting the channel or the reference signal according to the beam indication information.

Claims (104)

1. A beam indication method, comprising:

receiving beam indication information transmitted by a network-side device, wherein the beam indication information is used to indicate a plurality of pieces of beam information of a channel or a reference signal, and the plurality of pieces of beam information correspond to different transmission and reception point TRP identification information; and

transmitting the channel or the reference signal according to the beam indication information;

wherein the reference signal comprises the CSI-RS; and before the transmitting the channel or the reference signal according to the beam indication information, the method further comprises:

if the CSI-RS is an aperiodic CSI-RS, and a scheduling offset between DCI and the aperiodic CSI-RS is less than or equal to a preset offset threshold, and there is another downlink signal on a symbol on which the CSI-RS is located, determining TCI state information of the CSI-RS based on TCI state information of the another downlink signal;

or,

wherein the reference signal comprises the SRS; and the beam indication information comprises:

a plurality of pieces of spatial relation information, wherein the plurality of pieces of spatial relation information correspond to different TRP identification information.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein if the another downlink signal is a PDSCH, a mode of the DCI is a single-DCI mode; and

the determining TCI state information of the CSI-RS based on TCI state information of the another downlink signal comprises any one of the following:

determining that TCI state information of the PDSCH corresponding to same TRP identification information as the TCI state information of the CSI-RS is the TCI state information of the CSI-RS;

determining that TCI state information of the PDSCH corresponding to same TRP identification information as a source reference signal in the TCI state information of the CSI-RS is the TCI state information of the CSI-RS;

determining that TCI state information of the PDSCH corresponding to same TRP identification information as the PDCCH triggering the CSI-RS is the TCI state information of the CSI-RS; or

determining that default TCI state information in a group of TCI state information corresponding to preset TRP identification information is the TCI state information of the CSI-RS.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the default TCI state information comprises:

TCI state information having a preset TCI state identifier;

wherein the preset TRP identification information comprises:

TRP identification information corresponding to the PDSCH; or

TRP identification information corresponding to the PDCCH; or

TRP identification information corresponding to the TCI state information of the CSI-RS.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein if the another downlink signal is a PDSCH, a mode of the DCI is a multi-DCI mode; and

the determining TCI state information of the CSI-RS based on TCI state information of the another downlink signal comprises:

determining the TCI state information of the CSI-RS based on TCI state information of the PDSCH corresponding to preset TRP identification information;

wherein the preset TRP identification information comprises:

TRP identification information corresponding to the PDSCH; or

TRP identification information corresponding to the PDCCH for scheduling the PDSCH; or

TRP identification information corresponding to the TCI state information of the CSI-RS.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein if the another downlink signal is a periodic CSI-RS or a semi-persistent CSI-RS or another aperiodic CSI-RS with an effective TCI state,

the determining TCI state information of the CSI-RS based on TCI state information of the another downlink signal comprises:

if the CSI-RS corresponds to same TRP identification information as the another downlink signal, determining the TCI state information of the CSI-RS based on the TCI state information of the another downlink signal; or

if the CSI-RS and the another downlink signal correspond to different TRP identification information, determining the TCI state information of the CSI-RS based on the TCI state information of the another downlink signal or default TCI state information corresponding to same TRP identification information as the CSI-RS.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein when the TCI state information is TCI state information of a CSI-RS on a fourth bandwidth part of a fourth component carrier indicated by the network-side device, the TCI state information is applied to all CSI-RSs corresponding to same TRP identification information as the CSI-RS, among all component carriers in a component carrier list in which the fourth component carrier is located; or the TCI state information is applied to a CSI-RS having a same CSI-RS resource index and corresponding to same TRP identification information as the CSI-RS, among all component carriers in a component carrier list in which the fourth component carrier is located.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein when the spatial relation information is spatial relation information of an SRS on a fifth bandwidth part of a fifth component carrier and activated by a media access control control element, the spatial relation information is applied to all SRSs corresponding to same TRP identification information as the SRS, among all component carriers in a component carrier list in which the fifth component carrier is located; or the spatial relation information is applied to an SRS having a same SRS resource index and corresponding to same TRP identification information as the SRS, among all component carriers in a component carrier list in which the fifth component carrier is located.

8. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

if the beam indication information does not comprise spatial relation information of the SRS, determining the spatial relation information of the SRS based on default TCI state information or quasi-co-location information corresponding to preset TRP identification information.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the default TCI state information or the quasi-co-location information comprises:

TCI state information or quasi-co-location information of a control resource set having a smallest control resource set identifier and corresponding to the preset TRP identification information; or

TCI state information having a smallest TCI state identifier in a group of activated TCI state information corresponding to the preset TRP identification information; or

TCI state information corresponding to a lowest codepoint in a TCI field of DCI; or

TCI state information corresponding to a lowest codepoint among codepoints containing one piece of TCI state information in a TCI field of DCI; or

TCI state information corresponding to a lowest codepoint among codepoints containing a plurality of pieces of TCI state information in a TCI field of DCI.

10. A terminal device, comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and capable of running on the processor, wherein

when the processor executes the computer program, the following steps are implemented:

receiving beam indication information transmitted by a network-side device, wherein the beam indication information is used to indicate a plurality of pieces of beam information of a channel or a reference signal, and the plurality of pieces of beam information correspond to different transmission and reception point TRP identification information; and

transmitting the channel or the reference signal according to the beam indication information;

wherein the reference signal comprises the CSI-RS; and before the transmitting the channel or the reference signal according to the beam indication information, the method further comprises:

if the CSI-RS is an aperiodic CSI-RS, and a scheduling offset between DCI and the aperiodic CSI-RS is less than or equal to a preset offset threshold, and there is another downlink signal on a symbol on which the CSI-RS is located, determining TCI state information of the CSI-RS based on TCI state information of the another downlink signal;

or,

wherein the reference signal comprises the SRS; and the beam indication information comprises:

a plurality of pieces of spatial relation information, wherein the plurality of pieces of spatial relation information correspond to different TRP identification information.

11. The terminal device according to claim 10 , wherein if the another downlink signal is a PDSCH, a mode of the DCI is a single-DCI mode; and

the determining TCI state information of the CSI-RS based on TCI state information of the another downlink signal comprises any one of the following:

determining that TCI state information of the PDSCH corresponding to same TRP identification information as the TCI state information of the CSI-RS is the TCI state information of the CSI-RS;

determining that TCI state information of the PDSCH corresponding to same TRP identification information as a source reference signal in the TCI state information of the CSI-RS is the TCI state information of the CSI-RS;

determining that TCI state information of the PDSCH corresponding to same TRP identification information as the PDCCH triggering the CSI-RS is the TCI state information of the CSI-RS; or

determining that default TCI state information in a group of TCI state information corresponding to preset TRP identification information is the TCI state information of the CSI-RS.

12. The terminal device according to claim 11 , wherein the default TCI state information comprises:

TCI state information having a preset TCI state identifier;

wherein the preset TRP identification information comprises:

TRP identification information corresponding to the PDSCH; or

TRP identification information corresponding to the PDCCH; or

TRP identification information corresponding to the TCI state information of the CSI-RS.

13. The terminal device according to claim 10 , further comprising:

if the beam indication information does not comprise spatial relation information of the SRS, determining the spatial relation information of the SRS based on default TCI state information or quasi-co-location information corresponding to preset TRP identification information.

14. The terminal device according to claim 13 , wherein the default TCI state information or the quasi-co-location information comprises:

TCI state information or quasi-co-location information of a control resource set having a smallest control resource set identifier and corresponding to the preset TRP identification information; or

TCI state information having a smallest TCI state identifier in a group of activated TCI state information corresponding to the preset TRP identification information; or

TCI state information corresponding to a lowest codepoint in a TCI field of DCI; or

TCI state information corresponding to a lowest codepoint among codepoints containing one piece of TCI state information in a TCI field of DCI; or

TCI state information corresponding to a lowest codepoint among codepoints containing a plurality of pieces of TCI state information in a TCI field of DCI.

15. The method according to claim 10 , wherein if the another downlink signal is a PDSCH, a mode of the DCI is a multi-DCI mode; and

the determining TCI state information of the CSI-RS based on TCI state information of the another downlink signal comprises:

determining the TCI state information of the CSI-RS based on TCI state information of the PDSCH corresponding to preset TRP identification information;

wherein the preset TRP identification information comprises:

TRP identification information corresponding to the PDSCH; or

TRP identification information corresponding to the PDCCH for scheduling the PDSCH; or

TRP identification information corresponding to the TCI state information of the CSI-RS.

16. A network-side device, comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and capable of running on the processor, wherein

when the processor executes the computer program, the following steps are implemented:

transmitting beam indication information to a terminal device, so that the terminal device transmits a channel or a reference signal according to the beam indication information, wherein the beam indication information is used to indicate a plurality of pieces of beam information of the channel or the reference signal, and the plurality of pieces of beam information correspond to different TRP identification information;

wherein the reference signal comprises the CSI-RS;

if the CSI-RS is an aperiodic CSI-RS, and a scheduling offset between DCI and the aperiodic CSI-RS is less than or equal to a preset offset threshold, and there is another downlink signal on a symbol on which the CSI-RS is located, TCI state information of the CSI-RS is determined based on TCI state information of the another downlink signal;

or,

wherein the reference signal comprises the SRS; and the beam indication information comprises:

a plurality of pieces of spatial relation information, wherein the plurality of pieces of spatial relation information correspond to different TRP identification information.

17. The network-side device according to claim 16 , wherein if another downlink signal is a PDSCH, a mode of the DCI is a single-DCI mode; and

the determining TCI state information of the CSI-RS based on TCI state information of the another downlink signal comprises any one of the following:

determining that TCI state information of the PDSCH corresponding to same TRP identification information as the TCI state information of the CSI-RS is the TCI state information of the CSI-RS;

determining that TCI state information of the PDSCH corresponding to same TRP identification information as a source reference signal in the TCI state information of the CSI-RS is the TCI state information of the CSI-RS;

determining that TCI state information of the PDSCH corresponding to same TRP identification information as the PDCCH triggering the CSI-RS is the TCI state information of the CSI-RS; or

determining that default TCI state information in a group of TCI state information corresponding to preset TRP identification information is the TCI state information of the CSI-RS.

18. The network-side device according to claim 17 , wherein the default TCI state information comprises:

TCI state information having a preset TCI state identifier;

wherein the preset TRP identification information comprises:

TRP identification information corresponding to the PDSCH; or

TRP identification information corresponding to the PDCCH; or

TRP identification information corresponding to the TCI state information of the CSI-RS.

19. The network-side device according to claim 16 , further comprising: if the beam indication information does not comprise spatial relation information of the SRS, the spatial relation information of the SRS is determined based on default TCI state information or quasi-co-location information corresponding to preset TRP identification information.

20. The network-side device according to claim 19 , wherein the default TCI state information or the quasi-co-location information comprises:

TCI state information or quasi-co-location information of a control resource set having a smallest control resource set identifier and corresponding to the preset TRP identification information; or

TCI state information having a smallest TCI state identifier in a group of activated TCI state information corresponding to the preset TRP identification information; or

TCI state information corresponding to a lowest codepoint in a TCI field of DCI; or

TCI state information corresponding to a lowest codepoint among codepoints containing one piece of TCI state information in a TCI field of DCI; or

TCI state information corresponding to a lowest codepoint among codepoints containing a plurality of pieces of TCI state information in a TCI field of DCI.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2024
From: YANG, YU
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
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CN 202010082875.6 · Feb 7, 2020 · national
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