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US 12,376,052 · App. 18/606,517 · Granted Jul 29, 2025

Information receiving method, information sending method, terminal, and network-side device

Inventors: Xiaodong Shen (Chang'an Dongguan, CN); Siqi Liu (Chang'an Dongguan, CN); Yu Ding (Chang'an Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
H04W56/001H04W24/08H04W72/0446H04W72/1263
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Patent No.
US 12,376,052
App. No.
18/606,517
Granted
Jul 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

This disclosure provides an information receiving method, an information sending method, a terminal, and a network-side device. The information receiving method includes: performing SSB detection; determining, based on transmission configuration information for first information, a candidate SSB set quasi co-located with a detected first SSB, where the first information includes an SSB; and performing first processing based on the first SSB and the candidate SSB set, where the first processing includes one of the following: receiving system information scheduled by a physical control channel associated with the first SSB; performing radio link monitoring; and performing radio resource management measurement.

Claims (64)

1. An information receiving method, applied to a terminal, wherein the method comprises:

performing synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel signal block (SSB) detection;

determining, based on transmission configuration information for first information, a candidate SSB set quasi co-located with a detected first SSB, wherein the first information comprises a SSB, and the transmission configuration information comprises a quasi co-location factor q for SSBs in a candidate transmission time window; and

performing first processing based on the first SSB and the candidate SSB set, wherein the first processing comprises:

receiving system information scheduled by a physical control channel associated with the first SSB.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the transmission configuration information further comprises at least one of the following:

positions of SSBs and positions of first search spaces for physical control channels associated with the SSBs in a slot;

the number n of search spaces for physical control channels in one slot, wherein n is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1;

a period T of a candidate transmission time window;

a length L of a candidate transmission time window; or

the number and/or positions of SSBs sent in one slot, wherein

the candidate transmission time window is a time window for transmitting the first information.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the determining, based on transmission configuration information for first information, a candidate SSB set quasi co-located with a detected first SSB comprises:

determining a candidate transmission time window set based on the transmission configuration information and an index i of the first SSB, wherein the candidate transmission time window is the time window for transmitting the first information; and

determining, in the candidate transmission time window set, a position of the candidate SSB set quasi co-located with the first SSB.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the determining a candidate transmission time window set based on the transmission configuration information and an index i of the first SSB comprises:

calculating, based on the index i of the first SSB, a start position to of a candidate transmission time window corresponding to the first SSB; and

determining the candidate transmission time window set based on the start position of the candidate transmission time window corresponding to the first SSB, a period T of the candidate transmission time window, and a length L of the candidate transmission time window.

5. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the determining, in the candidate transmission time window set, a position of the candidate SSB set quasi co-located with the first SSB comprises:

determining an index of the candidate SSB set based on the index i of the first SSB, n, and q; and

determining the position of the candidate SSB set in the candidate transmission time window set based on the index of the candidate SSB set.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the index i 0 of the candidate SSB set satisfies: └i*n/2┘ mod q=└i 0 *n/2┘ mod q.

7. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the first information further comprises a physical control channel associated with the SSB and system information scheduled by the physical control channel.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the receiving system information scheduled by a physical control channel associated with the first SSB comprises:

determining, based on the positions of SSBs and positions of first search spaces for physical control channels associated with the SSBs in a slot, a first search space for the physical control channel associated with the first SSB, and a candidate first search space group for physical control channels associated with the candidate SSB set; and

receiving, based on the first search space and the candidate first search space group, the system information scheduled by the physical control channel associated with the first SSB.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the receiving, based on the first search space and the candidate first search space group, the system information scheduled by the physical control channel associated with the first SSB comprises:

performing detection for the candidate first search space group in a candidate transmission time window set, wherein the candidate transmission time window is the time window for transmitting the first information;

determining the first search space for the physical control channel associated with the first SSB and the detected candidate first search space group as search spaces for the physical control channel associated with the first SSB; and

receiving, in a slot in which the search spaces for the physical control channel associated with the first SSB are located, the system information scheduled by the physical control channel associated with the first SSB.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the transmission configuration information for the first information is carried by the first SSB or prescribed by a protocol.

11. A terminal, comprising a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored in the memory and capable of running on the processor, wherein when the computer program is executed by the processor, the following steps are implemented:

performing synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel signal block (SSB) detection;

determining, based on transmission configuration information for first information, a candidate SSB set quasi co-located with a detected first SSB, wherein the first information comprises a SSB, and the transmission configuration information comprises a quasi co-location factor q for SSBs in a candidate transmission time window; and

performing first processing based on the first SSB and the candidate SSB set, wherein the first processing comprises:

receiving system information scheduled by a physical control channel associated with the first SSB.

12. The terminal according to claim 11 , wherein the transmission configuration information further comprises at least one of the following:

positions of SSBs and positions of first search spaces for physical control channels associated with the SSBs in a slot;

the number n of search spaces for physical control channels in one slot, wherein n is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1;

a period T of a candidate transmission time window;

a length L of a candidate transmission time window; or

the number and/or positions of SSBs sent in one slot, wherein

the candidate transmission time window is a time window for transmitting the first information.

13. The terminal according to claim 12 , wherein the determining, based on transmission configuration information for first information, a candidate SSB set quasi co-located with a detected first SSB comprises:

determining a candidate transmission time window set based on the transmission configuration information and an index i of the first SSB, wherein the candidate transmission time window is the time window for transmitting the first information; and

determining, in the candidate transmission time window set, a position of the candidate SSB set quasi co-located with the first SSB.

14. The terminal according to claim 13 , wherein the determining a candidate transmission time window set based on the transmission configuration information and an index i of the first SSB comprises:

calculating, based on the index i of the first SSB, a start position to of a candidate transmission time window corresponding to the first SSB; and

determining the candidate transmission time window set based on the start position of the candidate transmission time window corresponding to the first SSB, a period T of the candidate transmission time window, and a length L of the candidate transmission time window.

15. The terminal according to claim 13 , wherein the determining, in the candidate transmission time window set, a position of the candidate SSB set quasi co-located with the first SSB comprises:

determining an index of the candidate SSB set based on the index i of the first SSB, n, and q; and

determining the position of the candidate SSB set in the candidate transmission time window set based on the index of the candidate SSB set.

16. The terminal according to claim 12 , wherein the first information further comprises a physical control channel associated with the SSB and system information scheduled by the physical control channel.

17. The terminal according to claim 16 , wherein the receiving system information scheduled by a physical control channel associated with the first SSB comprises:

determining, based on the positions of SSBs and positions of first search spaces for physical control channels associated with the SSBs in a slot, a first search space for the physical control channel associated with the first SSB, and a candidate first search space group for physical control channels associated with the candidate SSB set; and

receiving, based on the first search space and the candidate first search space group, the system information scheduled by the physical control channel associated with the first SSB.

18. The terminal according to claim 17 , wherein the receiving, based on the first search space and the candidate first search space group, the system information scheduled by the physical control channel associated with the first SSB comprises:

performing detection for the candidate first search space group in a candidate transmission time window set, wherein the candidate transmission time window is the time window for transmitting the first information;

determining the first search space for the physical control channel associated with the first SSB and the detected candidate first search space group as search spaces for the physical control channel associated with the first SSB; and

receiving, in a slot in which the search spaces for the physical control channel associated with the first SSB are located, the system information scheduled by the physical control channel associated with the first SSB.

19. The terminal according to claim 11 , wherein the transmission configuration information for the first information is carried by the first SSB or prescribed by a protocol.

20. A network-side device, comprising a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored in the memory and capable of running on the processor, wherein when the computer program is executed by the processor, the following steps are implemented:

performing clear channel detection in a candidate transmission time window, wherein the candidate transmission time window is a time window for transmitting first information; and

sending the first information on a detected clear channel based on transmission configuration information for the first information, wherein the first information comprises synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel signal blocks (SSBs), and the SSB carries the transmission configuration information, and the transmission configuration information comprises a quasi co-location factor q for SSBs in a candidate transmission time window.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 15, 2024
From: SHEN, XIAODONG; LIU, SIQI; DING, YU
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066791/0193 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201811646619.4 · Dec 29, 2018 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17361566 · Jun 29, 2021
Continuation PCTCN2019128522 · Dec 26, 2019
Related Publication 20240224204A1 · Jul 4, 2024
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