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Granted Patent B2
US 12,389,248 · App. 17/890,528 · Granted Aug 12, 2025

Communication method and apparatus

Inventors: Feng Wang (Beijing, CN); Lixia Xue (Beijing, CN); Xu Zhang (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
H04W24/08H04W56/001H04W68/005H04W72/0446H04W72/23H04W72/542
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Patent No.
US 12,389,248
App. No.
17/890,528
Granted
Aug 12, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A network device sends at least one piece of DCI on a PDCCH monitoring occasion of a first PO, where all or a part of the at least one piece of DCI includes first indication information, each piece of first indication information indicates that at least one CSI-RS is available, the CSI-RS corresponds to an SSB, and the SSB corresponds to a PDCCH monitoring occasion for sending the DCI including the first indication information. The network device sends the CSI-RS indicated by the first indication information as available.

Claims (42)

1. A communication method, comprising:

sending downlink control information (DCI) on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring occasion, wherein the DCI includes indication information, wherein the indication information indicates that a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) is available, the CSI-RS corresponds to a synchronization signal block (SSB), and the SSB corresponds to the PDCCH monitoring occasion; and

sending the CSI-RS.

2. The communication method according to claim 1 , wherein the sending the CSI-RS includes sending the CSI-RS in a time window.

3. The communication method according to claim 1 , wherein the sending the CSI-RS includes sending the CSI-RS in a slot, wherein the slot is in a time window and is followed by the PDCCH monitoring occasion.

4. The communication method according to claim 1 , wherein the PDCCH monitoring occasion belongs to a paging occasion (PO).

5. A communication method, comprising:

receiving downlink control information (DCI) on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring occasion, wherein the DCI includes an indication information, the indication information indicates that a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) is available, the CSI-RS corresponds to a synchronization signal block (SSB), and the SSB corresponds to the PDCCH monitoring occasion; and

receiving the CSI-RS.

6. The communication method according to claim 5 , wherein the receiving the CSI-RS includes receiving the CSI-RS in a time window.

7. The communication method according to claim 5 , wherein the receiving the CSI-RS includes receiving the CSI-RS in a slot, wherein the slot is in a time window and is followed by the PDCCH monitoring occasion.

8. The communication method according to claim 5 , wherein the PDCCH monitoring occasion belongs to a paging occasion (PO).

9. A communication apparatus, comprising:

non-transitory memory storing instructions; and

one or more processors in communication with the memory, wherein the instructions, in response to being executed by the one or more processors, cause the processor to:

send at least one piece of downlink control information (DCI) on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring occasion, wherein the DCI includes an indication information, wherein the indication information indicates that a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) is available, the CSI-RS corresponds to a synchronization signal block (SSB), and the SSB corresponds to the PDCCH monitoring occasion; and

send the CSI-RS.

10. The communication apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the processor sends the CSI-RS in a time window.

11. The communication apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the processor sends the CSI-RS in a slot, wherein the slot is in a time window and is.

12. The communication apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the PDCCH monitoring occasion belongs to a paging occasion (PO).

13. Communication apparatus, comprising:

non-transitory memory storing instructions; and

one or more processors in communication with the memory, wherein the instructions, in response to being executed by the one or more processors, cause the processor to:

receive downlink control information (DCI) on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring occasion, wherein the DCI includes an indication information, the indication information indicates that a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) is available, the CSI-RS corresponds to a synchronization signal block (SSB), and the SSB corresponds to the PDCCH monitoring occasion; and

receive the CSI-RS.

14. The communication apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the receiving the CSI-RS includes receiving the CSI-RS in a time window.

15. The communication apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the receiving the CSI-RS includes receiving the CSI-RS in a slot, wherein the slot is in a time window and is followed by the PDCCH monitoring occasion.

16. The communication apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the PDCCH monitoring occasion belongs to a paging occasion (PO).

17. The communication method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

sending measurement configuration information for measuring a quality of a CSI-RS resource associated with the CSI-RS; and

receiving a report on the quality of the CSI-RS resource associated with the CSI-RS.

18. The communication method according to claim 5 , further comprising:

receiving measurement configuration information for measuring a quality of a CSI-RS resource associated with the CSI-RS;

measuring the quality of the CSI-RS resource associated with the CSI-RS based the measurement configuration information; and

sending a report on the quality of the CSI-RS resource associated with the CSI-RS.

19. The communication apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

send measurement configuration information for measuring a quality of a CSI-RS resource associated with the CSI-RS; and

receive a report on the quality of the CSI-RS resource associated with the CSI-RS.

20. The communication apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the instructions, in response to being executed by the one or more processors, further cause the processor to:

receive measurement configuration information for measuring a quality of a CSI-RS resource associated with the CSI-RS;

measure the quality of the CSI-RS resource associated with the CSI-RS based the measurement configuration information; and

send a report on the quality of the CSI-RS resource associated with the CSI-RS.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 9, 2025
From: WANG, FENG; XUE, LIXIA; ZHANG, XU
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 071073/0364 →
Priority Claims (1)
WO PCT/CN2020/075764 · Feb 18, 2020 · international
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020087320 · Apr 27, 2020
Related Publication 20220394526A1 · Dec 8, 2022
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