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US 12,471,146 · App. 18/147,670 · Granted Nov 11, 2025

Data transmission method, network device and terminal device

Inventor: Zhe Fu (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
H04W74/0816H04L1/1812H04W74/0866
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Patent No.
US 12,471,146
App. No.
18/147,670
Granted
Nov 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application relates to a data transmission method, a network device and a terminal device. Said method comprises: a network device sending instruction information to a terminal device, the instruction information including data transmission configuration information and validity period information, and the instruction information being used for instructing the terminal device to perform data transmission within a validity period according to the data transmission configuration information.

Claims (80)

1 . A data transmission method, applicable to a terminal device, comprising:

receiving, by the terminal device, indication information sent by a network device, wherein the indication information comprises data transmission configuration information and validity period information; and

performing, by the terminal device, data transmission within a validity period according to the data transmission configuration information;

wherein the data transmission configuration information comprises at least one of: logical channel configuration change information; and the method further comprises

changing, by the terminal device according to the logical channel configuration change information, a logical channel configuration corresponding to an uplink data transmission of the terminal device;

wherein the validity period information comprises a condition for enabling or activating the data transmission according to the data transmission configuration information, and/or a condition for disabling or deactivating the data transmission according to the data transmission configuration information;

the condition for enabling or activating the data transmission according to the data transmission configuration information comprises at least one of:

a process number of Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ) corresponding to a next data transmission performed according to the data transmission configuration information; or

a difference between the process number of the HARQ corresponding to the next data transmission performed according to the data transmission configuration information and a process number of HARQ corresponding a previous data transmission in which the packet was not successfully received;

the condition for disabling or deactivating the data transmission according to the data transmission configuration information comprises at least one of:

a number of times of the data transmission according to the data transmission configuration information being greater than or equal to a first threshold before an acknowledgement (ACK) message is received; or

a number of received ACK messages being greater than or equal to a second threshold.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the data transmission configuration information further comprises at least one of duplication transmission activation information, or transmission parameter information; and

the method further comprises at least one of:

activating, by the terminal device, a duplication transmission process according to the duplication transmission activation information; or,

performing, by the terminal device, the data transmission using a transmission parameter corresponding to the transmission parameter information.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein after an expiration of the validity period, the method further comprises at least one of:

stopping, by the terminal device, duplication transmission;

recovering, by the terminal device, to perform the uplink data transmission according to a logical channel configuration used before receiving the logical channel configuration change information; or,

recovering, by the terminal device, to perform the data transmission according to a transmission parameter used before receiving the transmission parameter information.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the duplication transmission activation information comprises at least one of:

index information of one or more secondary Radio Link Controls (RLCs) for data duplication transmission;

configuration state information of the one or more secondary RLCs for the data duplication transmission; or

indication information used for activating duplication transmission.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the logical channel configuration change information comprises at least one of:

a logical channel for the terminal device to perform an uplink data transmission, wherein different logical channels correspond to different cells; or

cell identification information corresponding to an allowed serving cell used for the terminal device to perform the uplink data transmission.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the validity period information comprises at least one of:

a duration, a start time, an end time, a number of times that a packet is transmitted according to the data transmission configuration information.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the condition for disabling or deactivating the data transmission according to the data transmission configuration information further comprises

a reference signal measurement being greater than or equal to a third threshold.

8 . A terminal device, comprising a processor and a transceiver, wherein the processor is configured to control the transceiver to:

receive indication information sent by a network device, wherein the indication information comprises data transmission configuration information and validity period information; and

perform data transmission within a validity period according to the data transmission configuration information;

wherein the data transmission configuration information comprises logical channel configuration change information; and the processor is configured to:

change, according to the logical channel configuration change information, a logical channel configuration corresponding to an uplink data transmission of the terminal device;

wherein the validity period information comprises a condition for enabling or activating the data transmission according to the data transmission configuration information, and/or a condition for disabling or deactivating the data transmission according to the data transmission configuration information;

the condition for enabling or activating the data transmission according to the data transmission configuration information comprises at least one of:

a process number of Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ) corresponding to a next data transmission performed according to the data transmission configuration information; or

a difference between the process number of the HARQ corresponding to the next data transmission performed according to the data transmission configuration information and a process number of HARQ corresponding a previous data transmission in which the packet was not successfully received;

the condition for disabling or deactivating the data transmission according to the data transmission configuration information comprises at least one of:

a number of times of the data transmission according to the data transmission configuration information being greater than or equal to a first threshold before an acknowledgement (ACK) message is received; or

a number of received ACK messages being greater than or equal to a second threshold.

9 . The terminal device of claim 8 , wherein the data transmission configuration information further at least one of comprises duplication transmission activation information, or transmission parameter information; and

the processor is configured to perform at least one of: activating a duplication transmission process according to the duplication transmission activation information; or,

performing the data transmission using a transmission parameter corresponding to the transmission parameter information.

10 . The terminal device of claim 9 , wherein the duplication transmission activation information comprises at least one of:

index information of one or more secondary Radio Link Controls (RLCs) for data duplication transmission;

configuration state information of the one or more secondary RLCs for the data duplication transmission; or

indication information used for activating duplication transmission.

11 . The terminal device of claim 8 , wherein the logical channel configuration change information comprises at least one of:

a logical channel for the terminal device to perform an uplink data transmission, wherein different logical channels correspond to different cells; or

cell identification information corresponding to an allowed serving cell used for the terminal device to perform the uplink data transmission.

12 . The terminal device of claim 8 , wherein the validity period information comprises at least one of:

a duration, a start time, an end time, a number of times that a packet is transmitted according to the data transmission configuration information.

13 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the condition for disabling or deactivating the data transmission according to the data transmission configuration information further comprises

a reference signal measurement being greater than or equal to a third threshold.

14 . A network device, comprising:

a transceiver, configured to send indication information to a terminal device, wherein the indication information comprises data transmission configuration information and validity period information, and the indication information is used for instructing the terminal device to perform data transmission within a validity period according to the data transmission configuration information;

wherein the data transmission configuration information comprises logical channel configuration change information,

the logical channel configuration change information is used for changing logical channel configuration corresponding to an uplink data transmission of the terminal device;

wherein the validity period information comprises a condition for enabling or activating the data transmission according to the data transmission configuration information, and/or a condition for disabling or deactivating the data transmission according to the data transmission configuration information;

the condition for enabling or activating the data transmission according to the data transmission configuration information comprises at least one of:

a process number of Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ) corresponding to a next data transmission performed according to the data transmission configuration information; or

a difference between the process number of the HARQ corresponding to the next data transmission performed according to the data transmission configuration information and a process number of HARQ corresponding a previous data transmission in which the packet was not successfully received;

the condition for disabling or deactivating the data transmission according to the data transmission configuration information comprises at least one of:

a number of times of the data transmission according to the data transmission configuration information being greater than or equal to a first threshold before an acknowledgement (ACK) message is received; or

a number of received ACK messages being greater than or equal to a second threshold.

15 . The network device of claim 14 , wherein the data transmission configuration information further comprises at least one of duplication transmission activation information, or transmission parameter information,

wherein the duplication transmission activation information is used for the terminal device to activate a duplication transmission process; and

the transmission parameter information is used for the terminal device to perform the data transmission using a transmission parameter corresponding to the transmission parameter information.

16 . The network device of claim 15 , wherein the duplication transmission activation information comprises at least one of:

index information of one or more secondary Radio Link Controls (RLCs) for data duplication transmission;

configuration state information of the one or more secondary RLCs for the data duplication transmission; or

indication information used for activating duplication transmission.

17 . The network device of claim 14 , wherein the logical channel configuration change information comprises at least one of:

a logical channel for the terminal device to perform an uplink data transmission, wherein different logical channels correspond to different cells; or

cell identification information corresponding to an allowed serving cell used for the terminal device to perform the uplink data transmission.

18 . The network device of claim 14 , wherein the validity period information comprises at least one of:

a duration, a start time, an end time, a number of times that a packet is transmitted according to the data transmission configuration information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 28, 2022
From: FU, ZHE
To: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062229/0530 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020112141 · Aug 28, 2020
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