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US 12,375,980 · App. 17/799,889 · Granted Jul 29, 2025

Signaling receiving method, signaling transmitting method, and device

Inventors: Shujuan Zhang (Shenzhen, CN); Zhaohua Lu (Shenzhen, CN); Jianwei Wang (Shenzhen, CN); Chuangxin Jiang (Shenzhen, CN); Bo Gao (Shenzhen, CN); Wenjun Yan (Shenzhen, CN); Shuaihua Kou (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
H04W36/0061H04W36/0085
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Patent No.
US 12,375,980
App. No.
17/799,889
Granted
Jul 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a signaling receiving method, a signaling transmitting method, and a device. The signaling receiving method includes receiving a first signaling. The first signaling includes a first-type parameter corresponding to a target element. The first-type parameter includes at least one of the following: a physical cell identifier, a mobility measurement reference signal, or a sequence parameter of a synchronization signal. The target element includes one of the following: a serving cell, a serving cell group, a bandwidth part (BWP), a BWP group, an information element, an information element group, a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state, or a TCI state group. The information element includes at least one of the following: a channel or a signal.

Claims (86)

1. A signaling receiving method, comprising:

receiving a first signaling, wherein the first signaling comprises a first-type parameter corresponding to a target element, wherein

the first-type parameter comprises a physical cell identifier (PCI) and the target element comprises one of the following: a serving cell, an information element which comprises at least one of a channel or a signal, an information element group, a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state group;

in a case where the target element comprises the serving cell and multiple PCIs are configured for the serving cell through a radio resource control (RRC) signaling, each of the multiple PCIs corresponds to one configuration value of at least one of the following parameters: a position of a synchronization signal block (SSB) in a burst, a period of an SSB, or a transmit power of an SSB, and the multiple PCIs correspond to a same SSB parameter which comprises a center carrier in which an SSB is located and a subcarrier spacing of an SSB.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first signaling comprises the first-type parameter corresponding to the target element and a second-type parameter corresponding to the target element, wherein

the second-type parameter comprises at least one of the following: a frequency domain parameter, a slot structure parameter, a subcarrier spacing, a serving cell index, or an absolute radio-frequency channel number-ValueNR (ARFCN-ValueNR); and

in a case where the second-type parameter comprises the absolute radio-frequency channel number-ValueNR (ARFCN-ValueNR), the method further comprises: determining at least one of the following information of the target element according to the second-type parameter:

a frequency domain bandwidth or a frequency domain reference point.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining a third-type parameter corresponding to the target element according to the first-type parameter corresponding to the target element;

wherein in a case where the target element comprises the information element, and the information element is a downlink information element, a third-type parameter corresponding to the target element comprises a rate matching parameter; or

in a case where the target element comprises the information element, and the information element is an uplink information element, a third-type parameter corresponding to the target element comprises at least one of the following parameters of the information element: a rate matching parameter, a power parameter, a channel multiplexing parameter, or a timing advance (TA) parameter.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first signaling comprises the first-type parameter corresponding to the target element in the following manner:

X values of the first-type parameter are configured, in the RRC signaling, for the target element, wherein the RRC signaling is received from a base station and X is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1.

5. The method of claim 4 , in the case where the X values of the first-type parameter are configured, in the RRC signaling, for the target element, the method further comprises:

receiving a medium access control-control element (MAC-CE) signaling from the base station; and

activating, for the target element, Y values among the X values of the first-type parameter through the MAC-CE signaling, wherein

Y is a positive integer less than or equal to X.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein

in a case where the target element comprises the serving cell, the X values of the first-type parameter are configured, in the RRC signaling, for the target element in at least one of the following manners: one value of the first-type parameter is configured, in a common control signaling of the serving cell, for the serving cell; or at least one value of the first-type parameter is configured, in a dedicated control signaling of the serving cell, for the serving cell; and

in a case where configuration information of the target element does not comprise the first-type parameter corresponding to the target element, the first-type parameter corresponding to the target element is a first-type parameter configured in a common control signaling of a serving cell in which the target element is located.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the TCI state group comprises one of the following:

a TCI state group composed of TCI states activated for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) corresponding to a control resource set (CORESET) group through a MAC-CE signaling;

a TCI state group composed of TCI states associated with same identification information in a frequency domain bandwidth, wherein the identification information is comprised in the TCI state;

a TCI state group composed of TCI states associated with same identification information in a frequency domain bandwidth group, wherein the identification information is comprised in the TCI state; or

a TCI state group composed of TCI states corresponding to a code point, wherein the code point is a code point corresponding to a TCI indication field in downlink control information (DCI).

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein in a case where the target element comprises a quasi co-location reference signal in the TCI state, and one TCI state comprises multiple quasi co-location reference signals, the first signaling comprises the first-type parameter corresponding to the target element in one of the following manners:

the multiple quasi co-location reference signals in the one TCI state share one first-type parameter; or

in a case where a first-type parameter corresponding to a first quasi co-location reference signal in the one TCI state is not configured, the first-type parameter corresponding to the first quasi co-location reference signal is determined according to a first-type parameter corresponding to a second quasi co-location reference signal in the one TCI state.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the physical cell identifier corresponding to the target element satisfies at least one of the following features:

the physical cell identifier belongs to a white cell list configured in a MeasObject;

the physical cell identifier does not belong to a black cell list configured in a MeasObject;

the physical cell identifier does not intersect a physical cell identifier configured in a common control signaling of a target serving cell, wherein the target element is a target element of the target serving cell; or

the physical cell identifier belongs to a predetermined physical cell identifier set in a predetermined MeasObject.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising at least one of the following:

after a predetermined time begins, the configuration of a measurement gap (MeasGap) is omitted for the measurement time of a first reference signal corresponding to the first-type parameter;

before a predetermined time begins, the measurement time of a first reference signal corresponding to the first-type parameter is in the MeasGap;

after a predetermined time begins, the configuration of an SSB-based RRM Measurement Timing Configuration (SMTC) is omitted for the measurement time of a synchronization signal corresponding to the first-type parameter;

before a predetermined time begins, the measurement time of a synchronization signal corresponding to the first-type parameter is in an SMTC;

after a predetermined time begins, a resource occupied by a second reference signal corresponding to the first-type parameter is not an available resource of the predetermined information element;

before a predetermined time begins, a resource occupied by a second reference signal corresponding to the first-type parameter is an available resource of the predetermined information element;

wherein the predetermined time comprises one of the following: a predetermined time after the first signaling is received; or a predetermined time after a hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) feedback with regard to a PDSCH including the first signaling is sent;

wherein at least one of the first reference signal or the second reference signal corresponding to the first-type parameter comprises a synchronization signal corresponding to the first-type parameter.

11. A signaling transmitting method, comprising:

transmitting a first signaling, wherein the first signaling comprises a first-type parameter corresponding to a target element, wherein

the first-type parameter comprises a physical cell identifier (PCI) and the target element comprises one of the following: a serving cell, an information element which comprises at least one of a channel or a signal, an information element group, a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state group;

in a case where the target element comprises the serving cell and multiple PCIs are configured for the serving cell through a radio resource control (RRC) signaling, each of the multiple PCIs corresponds to one configuration value of at least one of the following parameters: a position of a synchronization signal block (SSB) an SSB in a burst, a period of an SSB, or a transmit power of an SSB, and the multiple PCIs correspond to a same SSB parameter which comprises a center carrier in which an SSB is located and a subcarrier spacing of an SSB.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first signaling comprises the first-type parameter corresponding to the target element and a second-type parameter corresponding to the target element, wherein

the second-type parameter comprises at least one of the following: a frequency domain parameter, a slot structure parameter, a subcarrier spacing, a serving cell index, or an absolute radio-frequency channel number-ValueNR (ARFCN-ValueNR); and

in a case where the second-type parameter comprises the absolute radio-frequency channel number-ValueNR (ARFCN-ValueNR), the method further comprises: determining at least one of the following information of the target element according to the second-type parameter:

a frequency domain bandwidth or a frequency domain reference point.

13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising determining a third-type parameter corresponding to the target element according to the first-type parameter corresponding to the target element;

wherein in a case where the target element comprises the information element, and the information element is a downlink information element, a third-type parameter corresponding to the target element comprises a rate matching parameter; or

in a case where the target element comprises the information element, and the information element is an uplink information element, a third-type parameter corresponding to the target element comprises at least one of the following parameters of the information element: a rate matching parameter, a power parameter, a channel multiplexing parameter, or a timing advance (TA) parameter.

14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

transmitting the RRC signaling which is used for configuring X values of the first-type parameter for the target element, wherein X is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

transmitting a medium access control-control element (MAC-CE) signaling which is used for activating Y values among the X values of the first-type parameter for the target element, wherein Y is a positive integer less than or equal to X.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein

in a case where the target element comprises the serving cell, the X values of the first-type parameter are configured, in the RRC signaling, for the target element in at least one of the following manners: one value of the first-type parameter is configured, in a common control signaling of the serving cell, for the serving cell; or at least one value of the first-type parameter is configured, in a proprietary control signaling of the serving cell, for the serving cell; and

in a case where configuration information of the target element does not comprise the first-type parameter corresponding to the target element, the first-type parameter corresponding to the target element is a first-type parameter configured in a common control signaling of a serving cell in which the target element is located.

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the TCI state group comprises one of the following:

a TCI state group composed of TCI states activated for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) corresponding to a control resource set (CORESET) group through a MAC-CE signaling;

a TCI state group composed of TCI states associated with same identification information in a frequency domain bandwidth;

a TCI state group composed of TCI states associated with same identification information in a frequency domain bandwidth group; or

a TCI state group composed of TCI states corresponding to a code point, wherein the code point is a code point corresponding to a TCI indication field in downlink control information (DCI),

wherein the identification information is comprised in the TCI state.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein in a case where the target element comprises a quasi co-location reference signal in the TCI state, and one TCI state comprises multiple quasi co-location reference signals, the first signaling comprises the first-type parameter corresponding to the target element in one of the following manners:

the multiple quasi co-location reference signals in the one TCI state share one first-type parameter; or

in a case where a first-type parameter corresponding to a first quasi co-location reference signal in the one TCI state is not configured, the first-type parameter corresponding to the first quasi co-location reference signal is determined according to a first-type parameter corresponding to a second quasi co-location reference signal in the one TCI state.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein the physical cell identifier corresponding to the target element satisfies at least one of the following features:

the physical cell identifier belongs to a white cell list configured in a MeasObject;

the physical cell identifier does not belong to a black cell list configured in a MeasObject;

the physical cell identifier does not intersect a physical cell identifier configured in a common control signaling of a target serving cell, wherein the target element is a target element of the target serving cell; or

the physical cell identifier belongs to a predetermined physical cell identifier set in a predetermined MeasObject.

20. The method of claim 11 , further comprising at least one of the following:

after a predetermined time begins, the configuration of a measurement gap (MeasGap) is omitted for the measurement time of a first reference signal corresponding to the first-type parameter;

before a predetermined time begins, the measurement time of a first reference signal corresponding to the first-type parameter is in the MeasGap;

after a predetermined time begins, the configuration of an SSB-based RRM Measurement Timing Configuration (SMTC) is omitted for the measurement time of a synchronization signal corresponding to the first-type parameter;

before a predetermined time begins, the measurement time of a synchronization signal corresponding to the first-type parameter is in an SMTC;

after a predetermined time begins, a resource occupied by a second reference signal corresponding to the first-type parameter is not an available resource of the predetermined information element;

before a predetermined time begins, a resource occupied by a second reference signal corresponding to the first-type parameter is an available resource of the predetermined information element;

wherein the predetermined time comprises one of the following: a predetermined time after the first signaling is received; or a predetermined time after a hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) feedback with regard to a PDSCH including the first signaling is sent;

wherein at least one of the first reference signal or the second reference signal corresponding to the first-type parameter comprises a synchronization signal corresponding to the first-type parameter.

21. A device, comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory configured to store at least one program, wherein the at least one program, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform the method of claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 4, 2024
From: ZHANG, SHUJUAN; LU, ZHAOHUA; WANG, JIANWEI; JIANG, CHUANGXIN; GAO, BO; YAN, WENJUN; KOU, SHUAIHUA
To: ZTE CORPORATION
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