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US 12,471,107 · App. 18/074,438 · Granted Nov 11, 2025

Resource assignment method, terminal, and network side device

Inventor: Na Li (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
H04W72/23H04W72/1273
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Patent No.
US 12,471,107
App. No.
18/074,438
Granted
Nov 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A resource assignment method, a terminal, and a network side device are provided. The method in this application includes: determining a quantity of Frequency Domain Resource Assignment (FDRA) bits in multicast Downlink Control Information (DCI) based on predefined information or a first quantity of Resource Blocks (RBs); and determining, based on information corresponding to FDRA of the quantity of bits, FDRA of a multicast Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) scheduled by the multicast DCI.

Claims (71)

1 . A resource assignment method, performed by a terminal, comprising:

determining a quantity of Frequency Domain Resource Assignment (FDRA) bits in multicast Downlink Control Information (DCI) based on a first quantity of Resource Blocks (RBs); and

determining, based on information corresponding to FDRA of the quantity of bits, FDRA of a multicast Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) scheduled by the multicast DCI,

wherein:

the first quantity of RBs is a quantity of RBs corresponding to a first target Control Resource Set (CORESET), wherein the first target CORESET is a CORESET whose index number is 0,

the first quantity of RBs is a quantity of RBs comprised in an initial downlink Band Width Part (BWP), or

the first quantity of RBs is a quantity of RBs comprised in a BWP configured by a network side device for multicast PDSCH transmission.

2 . The resource assignment method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining, based on information corresponding to FDRA of the quantity of bits, FDRA of a multicast PDSCH scheduled by the multicast DCI comprises:

determining FDRA of the multicast PDSCH in an initial downlink BWP based on the information corresponding to the FDRA of the quantity of bits and a first RB, wherein

the first RB is an RB with a smallest number in the initial downlink BWP: or

determining frequency domain resource assignment of the multicast PDSCH in a BWP configured by the network side device for multicast PDSCH transmission based on the information corresponding to the FDRA of the quantity of bits and a first RB, wherein the first RB is an RB with a smallest number in the BWP configured by the network side device for multicast PDSCH transmission.

3 . The resource assignment method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining, based on information corresponding to FDRA of the quantity of bits, FDRA of a multicast PDSCH scheduled by the multicast DCI comprises:

determining FDRA of the multicast PDSCH based on the information corresponding to the FDRA of the quantity of bits and a second RB, wherein

the second RB is an RB with a smallest number in RBs corresponding to a second target CORESET,

wherein the second target CORESET is a CORESET whose index number is 0, or the second target CORESET is a CORESET in which the multicast DCI is located.

4 . The resource assignment method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining, based on information corresponding to FDRA of the quantity of bits, FDRA of a multicast PDSCH scheduled by the multicast DCI comprises:

determining FDRA of the multicast PDSCH in a carrier based on the information corresponding to the FDRA of the quantity of bits and a third RB; wherein

the third RB is an RB with a smallest number in the carrier.

5 . The resource assignment method according to claim 1 , wherein before the determining, based on information corresponding to FDRA of the quantity of bits, FDRA of a multicast PDSCH scheduled by the multicast DCI, the method further comprises:

obtaining a predefined resource assignment type; or

obtaining a resource assignment type by using higher layer signaling.

6 . The resource assignment method according to claim 1 , wherein before the determining, based on information corresponding to FDRA of the quantity of bits, FDRA of a multicast PDSCH scheduled by the multicast DCI, the method further comprises:

obtaining a predefined Resource Block Group (RBG) size; or

obtaining an RBG size by using higher layer signaling.

7 . A resource assignment method, performed by a network side device, comprising:

determining a quantity of Frequency Domain Resource Assignment (FDRA) bits in multicast Downlink Control Information (DCI) based on a first quantity of Resource Blocks (RBs); and

indicating, based on information corresponding to FDRA of the quantity of bits, FDRA of a multicast Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) scheduled by the multicast DCI,

wherein:

the first quantity of RBs is a quantity of RBs corresponding to a first target Control Resource Set (CORESET), wherein the first target CORESET is a CORESET whose index number is 0,

the first quantity of RBs is a quantity of RBs comprised in an initial downlink Band Width Part (BWP), or

the first quantity of RBs is a quantity of RBs comprised in a BWP configured by the network side device for multicast PDSCH transmission.

8 . The resource assignment method according to claim 7 , wherein the indicating, based on information corresponding to FDRA of the quantity of bits, FDRA of a multicast PDSCH scheduled by the multicast DCI comprises:

indicating FDRA of the multicast PDSCH in an initial downlink BWP based on the information corresponding to the FDRA of the quantity of bits and a first RB, wherein

the first RB is an RB with a smallest number in the initial downlink BWP; or

indicating frequency domain resource assignment of the multicast PDSCH in a BWP configured by the network side device for multicast PDSCH transmission based on the information corresponding to the FDRA of the quantity of bits and a first RB, wherein the first RB is an RB with a smallest number in the BWP configured by the network side device for multicast PDSCH transmission.

9 . The resource assignment method according to claim 7 , wherein the indicating, based on information corresponding to FDRA of the quantity of bits, FDRA of a multicast PDSCH scheduled by the multicast DCI comprises:

indicating FDRA of the multicast PDSCH based on the information corresponding to the FDRA of the quantity of bits and a second RB; wherein

the second RB is an RB with a smallest number in RBs corresponding to a second target CORESET,

wherein the second target CORESET is a CORESET whose index number is 0, or the second target CORESET is a CORESET in which the multicast DCI is located.

10 . The resource assignment method according to claim 7 , wherein the indicating, based on information corresponding to FDRA of the quantity of bits, FDRA of a multicast physical downlink shared channel PDSCH scheduled by the multicast DCI comprises:

indicating FDRA of the multicast PDSCH in a carrier based on the information corresponding to the FDRA of the quantity of bits and a third RB; wherein

the third RB is an RB with a smallest number in the carrier.

11 . The resource assignment method according to claim 7 , wherein the method further comprises:

indicating a resource assignment type through predefining or by using higher layer signaling.

12 . The resource assignment method according to claim 7 , wherein the method further comprises:

indicating a Resource Block Group (RBG) size through predefining or by using higher layer signaling.

13 . A terminal comprising: a memory having a computer program stored thereon; and a processor, wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform a resource assignment method, comprising:

determining a quantity of Frequency Domain Resource Assignment (FDRA) bits in multicast Downlink Control Information (DCI) based on a first quantity of Resource Blocks (RBs); and

determining, based on information corresponding to FDRA of the quantity of bits, FDRA of a multicast Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) scheduled by the multicast DCI,

wherein:

the first quantity of RBs is a quantity of RBs corresponding to a first target Control Resource Set (CORESET), wherein the first target CORESET is a CORESET whose index number is 0,

the first quantity of RBs is a quantity of RBs comprised in an initial downlink Band Width Part (BWP), or

the first quantity of RBs is a quantity of RBs comprised in a BWP configured by a network side device for multicast PDSCH transmission.

14 . The terminal according to claim 13 , wherein the determining, based on information corresponding to FDRA of the quantity of bits, FDRA of a multicast PDSCH scheduled by the multicast DCI comprises:

determining FDRA of the multicast PDSCH in an initial downlink BWP based on information corresponding to FDRA of the quantity of bits and a first RB, wherein

the first RB is an RB with a smallest number the initial downlink BWP; or

determining frequency domain resource assignment of the multicast PDSCH in a BWP configured by the network side device for multicast PDSCH transmission based on the information corresponding to the FDRA of the quantity of bits and a first RB, wherein the first RB is an RB with a smallest number in the BWP configured by the network side device for multicast PDSCH transmission.

15 . The terminal according to claim 13 , wherein the determining, based on information corresponding to FDRA of the quantity of bits, FDRA of a multicast PDSCH scheduled by the multicast DCI comprises:

determining FDRA of the multicast PDSCH based on the information corresponding to the FDRA of the quantity of bits and a second RB, wherein

the second RB is an RB with a smallest number in RBs corresponding to a second target CORESET,

wherein the second target CORESET is a CORESET whose index number is 0, or the second target CORESET is a CORESET in which the multicast DCI is located.

16 . The terminal according to claim 13 , wherein the determining, based on information corresponding to FDRA of the quantity of bits, FDRA of a multicast PDSCH scheduled by the multicast DCI comprises:

determining FDRA of the multicast PDSCH in a carrier based on the information corresponding to the FDRA of the quantity of bits and a third RB; wherein

the third RB is an RB with a smallest number in the carrier.

17 . The terminal according to claim 13 , wherein before the determining, based on information corresponding to FDRA of the quantity of bits, FDRA of a multicast PDSCH scheduled by the multicast DCI, the method further comprises:

obtaining a predefined resource assignment type; or

obtaining a resource assignment type by using higher layer signaling.

18 . The terminal according to claim 13 , wherein before the determining, based on information corresponding to FDRA of the quantity of bits, FDRA of a multicast PDSCH scheduled by the multicast DCI, the method further comprises:

obtaining a predefined Resource Block Group (RBG) size; or

obtaining an RBG size by using higher layer signaling.

19 . A network side device, comprising: a processor, a memory, and a program or an instruction that is stored in the memory and that can run on the processor, wherein when the program or the instruction is executed by the processor, causes the processor to implement the resource assignment method according to claim 9 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 4, 2022
From: LI, NA
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061965/0168 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010491261.3 · Jun 2, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021097636 · Jun 1, 2021
Related Publication 20230114940A1 · Apr 13, 2023
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