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US 12,445,251 · App. 17/866,751 · Granted Oct 14, 2025

Communication method and device, and storage medium

Inventors: Zhenshan Zhao (Dongguan, CN); Qianxi Lu (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
H04L5/0053H04W72/23H04W92/18
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Patent No.
US 12,445,251
App. No.
17/866,751
Granted
Oct 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a communication method and device, and a storage medium. A first terminal device receives configuration information sent by a network device; the network device can configure, for the first terminal device and by means of the configuration information, a sidelink transmission resource and a transmission resource that corresponds to a PUCCH; the first terminal device may send, on the sidelink transmission resource configured by the network device, multiple pieces of sidelink data to a second terminal device, and receive, from the second terminal device, sidelink feedback information corresponding to the multiple pieces of sidelink data; the number of bits corresponding to the sidelink feedback information is greater than one; and when the first terminal device reports the sidelink feedback information to the network device by means of the transmission resource and is configured by the network device, one PUCCH can bear multi-bit sidelink feedback information.

Claims (75)

1. A communication method, comprising:

receiving, by a first terminal device, configuration information sent by a network device, wherein the configuration information is used for configuring a sidelink transmission resource and a transmission resource corresponding to a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH);

sending, by the first terminal device, multiple pieces of sidelink data to a second terminal device on the sidelink transmission resource;

receiving, by the first terminal device, sidelink feedback information corresponding to the multiple pieces of sidelink data from the second terminal device; and

sending, by the first terminal device, the sidelink feedback information to the network device, wherein the sidelink feedback information is carried by the PUCCH, wherein

information carried by the PUCCH comprises a first feedback information field, and the first feedback information field is used for carrying the sidelink feedback information corresponding to the sidelink data;

the sidelink transmission resource comprises a first sidelink transmission resource and a second sidelink transmission resource;

the first sidelink transmission resource is a sidelink transmission resource configured by the network device for the first terminal device in a dynamic scheduling mode;

the second sidelink transmission resource is a sidelink transmission resource within one sidelink configured grant period configured by the network device for the first terminal device in a sidelink configured grant mode;

the first feedback information field comprises a second feedback information field and a third feedback information field;

sidelink feedback information corresponding to sidelink data sent by the first terminal device using the first sidelink transmission resource is carried by the second feedback information field;

sidelink feedback information corresponding to sidelink data sent by the first terminal device using the second sidelink transmission resource is carried by the third feedback information field;

information carried by one PUCCH comprises at most one third feedback information field;

the third feedback information field is subsequent to the second feedback information field; and

the first sidelink transmission resource is configured by the network device through downlink control information (DCI), the DCI comprises indication information, and the indication information is used for indicating the number of DCIs cumulatively sent by the network device.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second feedback information field comprises at least one subfield, and each subfield of the at least one subfield is used for carrying sidelink feedback information corresponding to one piece of sidelink data.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the sidelink transmission resource comprises a transmission resource corresponding to a Physical Sidelink Shared Channel (PSSCH); and

the number of bits corresponding to each subfield of the first feedback information field is determined according to at least one of the maximum number of transmission blocks carried by the PSSCH and the maximum number of code block groups comprised in each transmission block.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the indication information is used for indicating the number of DCIs cumulatively sent by the network device when configuring a sidelink transmission resource for the first terminal device in a dynamic scheduling mode.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the method further comprises:

determining, by the first terminal device, a DCI that is not received according to the number of DCIs cumulatively sent by the network device and a DCI received by the first terminal device; and

the second feedback information field comprises a fourth feedback information field, and sidelink feedback information corresponding to the DCI not received by the first terminal device is carried by the fourth feedback information field.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining, by the first terminal device, the number of subfields comprised in the first feedback information field according to the indication information.

7. A communication method, comprising:

sending, by a network device, configuration information to a first terminal device, wherein the configuration information is used for configuring a sidelink transmission resource and a transmission resource corresponding to a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH); and

receiving, by the network device, sidelink feedback information from the first terminal device, wherein the sidelink feedback information is carried by the PUCCH, and the sidelink feedback information is sidelink feedback information corresponding to multiple pieces of sidelink data sent by the first terminal device to a second terminal device on the sidelink transmission resource, wherein

information carried by the PUCCH comprises a first feedback information field, and the first feedback information field is used for carrying the sidelink feedback information corresponding to the sidelink data;

the sidelink transmission resource comprises a first sidelink transmission resource and a second sidelink transmission resource;

the first sidelink transmission resource is a sidelink transmission resource configured by the network device for the first terminal device in a dynamic scheduling mode;

the second sidelink transmission resource is a sidelink transmission resource within one sidelink configured grant period configured by the network device for the first terminal device in a sidelink configured grant mode;

the first feedback information field comprises a second feedback information field and a third feedback information field;

sidelink feedback information corresponding to sidelink data sent by the first terminal device using the first sidelink transmission resource is carried by the second feedback information field;

sidelink feedback information corresponding to sidelink data sent by the first terminal device using the second sidelink transmission resource is carried by the third feedback information field;

information carried by one PUCCH comprises at most one third feedback information field;

the third feedback information field is subsequent to the second feedback information field; and

the first sidelink transmission resource is configured by the network device through downlink control information (DCI), the DCI comprises indication information, and the indication information is used for indicating the number of DCIs cumulatively sent by the network device.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the second feedback information field comprises at least one subfield, and each subfield of the at least one subfield is used for carrying sidelink feedback information corresponding to one piece of sidelink data.

9. The method according to claim 7 , wherein

the sidelink transmission resource comprises a transmission resource corresponding to a Physical Sidelink Shared Channel (PSSCH); and

the number of bits corresponding to each subfield of the first feedback information field is determined according to at least one of the maximum number of transmission blocks carried by the PSSCH and the maximum number of code block groups comprised in each transmission block.

10. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the indication information is used for indicating the number of DCIs cumulatively sent by the network device when configuring a sidelink transmission resource for the first terminal device in a dynamic scheduling mode.

11. The method according to claim 7 , wherein

the second feedback information field comprises a fourth feedback information field, and sidelink feedback information corresponding to the DCI not received by the first terminal device is carried by the fourth feedback information field.

12. A terminal device, comprising:

a processor, a memory, and an interfaces configured for communicating with a network device, wherein

the memory is configured to store computer-executable instructions; and

the computer-executable instructions stored in the memory are configured to be executed by the processor, so that the processor is enabled to perform a communication method, comprising:

receiving configuration information sent by a network device, wherein the configuration information is used for configuring a sidelink transmission resource and a transmission resource corresponding to a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH);

sending multiple pieces of sidelink data to another terminal device on the sidelink transmission resource;

receiving sidelink feedback information corresponding to the multiple pieces of sidelink data from the other terminal device; and

sending the sidelink feedback information to the network device, wherein the sidelink feedback information is carried by the PUCCH, wherein

information carried by the PUCCH comprises a first feedback information field, and the first feedback information field is used for carrying the sidelink feedback information corresponding to the sidelink data;

the sidelink transmission resource comprises a first sidelink transmission resource and a second sidelink transmission resource;

the first sidelink transmission resource is a sidelink transmission resource configured by the network device for the first terminal device in a dynamic scheduling mode;

the second sidelink transmission resource is a sidelink transmission resource within one sidelink configured grant period configured by the network device for the first terminal device in a sidelink configured grant mode;

the first feedback information field comprises a second feedback information field and a third feedback information field;

sidelink feedback information corresponding to sidelink data sent by the first terminal device using the first sidelink transmission resource is carried by the second feedback information field;

sidelink feedback information corresponding to sidelink data sent by the first terminal device using the second sidelink transmission resource is carried by the third feedback information field;

information carried by one PUCCH comprises at most one third feedback information field;

the third feedback information field is subsequent to the second feedback information field; and

the first sidelink transmission resource is configured by the network device through downlink control information (DCI), the DCI comprises indication information, and the indication information is used for indicating the number of DCIs cumulatively sent by the network device.

13. The terminal device according to claim 12 , wherein the second feedback information field comprises at least one subfield, and each subfield of the at least one subfield is used for carrying sidelink feedback information corresponding to one piece of sidelink data.

14. The terminal device according to claim 12 , wherein

the sidelink transmission resource comprises a transmission resource corresponding to a Physical Sidelink Shared Channel (PSSCH); and

the number of bits corresponding to each subfield of the first feedback information field is determined according to at least one of the maximum number of transmission blocks carried by the PSSCH and the maximum number of code block groups comprised in each transmission block.

15. The terminal device according to claim 12 , wherein the indication information is used for indicating the number of DCIs cumulatively sent by the network device when configuring a sidelink transmission resource for the first terminal device in a dynamic scheduling mode.

16. The terminal device according to claim 12 , wherein

the method further comprises:

determining, by the first terminal device, a DCI that is not received according to the number of DCIs cumulatively sent by the network device and a DCI received by the first terminal device; and

the second feedback information field comprises a fourth feedback information field, and sidelink feedback information corresponding to the DCI not received by the first terminal device is carried by the fourth feedback information field.

17. The terminal device according to claim 12 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining, by the first terminal device, the number of subfields comprised in the first feedback information field according to the indication information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2022
From: ZHAO, ZHENSHAN; LU, QIANXI
To: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060682/0096 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020073046 · Jan 19, 2020
Related Publication 20220353045A1 · Nov 3, 2022
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