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US 12,471,011 · App. 18/152,512 · Granted Nov 11, 2025

Cell access method and apparatus

Inventors: Jinping Hao (Shanghai, CN); Yinghao Jin (Boulogne Billancourt, FR); Rui Wang (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
H04W48/16H04W48/08H04W48/20
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Patent No.
US 12,471,011
App. No.
18/152,512
Granted
Nov 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Example cell access methods and apparatus are described. In one example method, a terminal device receives a first message in a cell of a first carrier. The first message includes remaining minimum system information (RMSI) of a cell of a second carrier and a first indication, and the first indication indicates information about a first bandwidth part (BWP). The terminal device accesses the cell of the second carrier based on the first BWP and the RMSI.

Claims (38)

1 . A cell access method, comprising:

receiving, by a terminal device, a first message in a cell of a first carrier, wherein the first message comprises remaining minimum system information (RMSI) of a cell of a second carrier and a first indication, and the first indication indicates information about a first bandwidth part (BWP); and

accessing, by the terminal device, the cell of the second carrier based on the first BWP and the RMSI.

2 . The cell access method according to claim 1 , wherein the cell of the first carrier is not in an energy saving state, and the cell of the second carrier is in the energy saving state.

3 . The cell access method according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first message further comprises identification information of the cell of the second carrier; and

the accessing, by the terminal device, the cell of the second carrier based on the first BWP and the RMSI comprises:

accessing, by the terminal device, the cell of the second carrier based on the first BWP, the RMSI, and the identification information.

4 . The cell access method according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first indication comprises frequency information of a synchronization signal and physical broadcast channel block (SSB) of the cell of the second carrier, a first parameter used to determine a starting frequency location of a bandwidth of the second carrier, and a frequency offset of the first BWP.

5 . The cell access method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, by the terminal device, a second indication in the cell of the first carrier, wherein the second indication indicates that the first message is broadcast in the cell of the first carrier, and wherein the second indication is carried in a master information block (MIB) or a system information block (SIB).

6 . A cell access apparatus, comprising:

a transceiver, configured to receive a first message in a cell of a first carrier, wherein the first message comprises remaining minimum system information (RMSI) of a cell of a second carrier and a first indication, and the first indication indicates information about a first bandwidth part (BWP);

at least one processor; and

one or more memories coupled to the at least one processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor to access the cell of the second carrier based on the first BWP and the RMSI.

7 . The cell access apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the cell of the first carrier is not in an energy saving state, and the cell of the second carrier is in the energy saving state.

8 . The cell access apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein:

the first message further comprises identification information of the cell of the second carrier; and

accessing the cell of the second carrier based on the first BWP and the RMSI comprises:

accessing the cell of the second carrier based on the first BWP, the RMSI, and the identification information.

9 . The cell access apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein:

the first indication comprises frequency information of a synchronization signal and physical broadcast channel block (SSB) of the cell of the second carrier, a first parameter used to determine a starting frequency location of a bandwidth of the second carrier, and a frequency offset of the first BWP.

10 . The cell access apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the transceiver is further configured to receive a second indication in the cell of the first carrier, wherein the second indication indicates that the first message is broadcast in the cell of the first carrier, and wherein the second indication is carried in a master information block (MIB) or a system information block (SIB).

11 . A cell access apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor;

one or more memories coupled to the at least one processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor to generate a first message, wherein the first message comprises remaining minimum system information (RMSI) of a cell of a second carrier and a first indication, and the first indication indicates information about a first bandwidth part (BWP); and

a transceiver, configured to broadcast the first message on a first carrier.

12 . The cell access apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein a cell of the first carrier is not in an energy saving state, and the cell of the second carrier is in the energy saving state.

13 . The cell access apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the first message further comprises identification information of the cell of the second carrier.

14 . The cell access apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein:

the first indication comprises frequency information of a synchronization signal and physical broadcast channel block (SSB) of the cell of the second carrier, a first parameter used to determine a starting frequency location of a bandwidth of the second carrier, and a frequency offset of the first BWP.

15 . The cell access apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the transceiver is further configured to broadcast a second indication on the first carrier, wherein the second indication indicates that the first message is broadcast in the cell of the first carrier, and wherein the second indication is carried in a master information block (MIB) or a system information block (SIB).

16 . The cell access method according to claim 1 , wherein the first indication comprises frequency information of the second carrier and a frequency offset of the first BWP.

17 . The cell access method according to claim 1 , wherein the first indication comprises a frequency location of the first BWP.

18 . The cell access apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the first indication comprises frequency information of the second carrier and a frequency offset of the first BWP.

19 . The cell access apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the first indication comprises a frequency location of the first BWP.

20 . The cell access apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the first indication comprises frequency information of the second carrier and a frequency offset of the first BWP.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 19, 2025
From: HAO, JINPING; JIN, YINGHAO; WANG, RUI
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 072058/0986 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010663854.3 · Jul 10, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021101374 · Jun 22, 2021
Related Publication 20230164680A1 · May 25, 2023
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