IP Library Granted Patent US 12,574,752
Granted Patent B2
US 12,574,752 · App. 18/477,091 · Granted Mar 10, 2026

Resource sharing method and apparatus

Inventors: Yanglai Shuai (Shanghai, CN); Zhiyuan Chu (Shanghai, CN); Yan Zheng (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H04W16/14
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Patent No.
US 12,574,752
App. No.
18/477,091
Granted
Mar 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A resource sharing method and apparatus. A first network device determines a first control channel resource of a first cell from a first spectrum resource, where the first cell belongs to the first network device. The first network device sends a first message to a second network device, where the first message indicates a second network device to allocate a second control channel resource to a second cell from the first spectrum resource. The second cell belongs to the second network device. The first control channel resource and the second control channel resource belong to different parts of the first spectrum resource, and the first spectrum resource is a spectrum resource shared by the first cell and the second cell.

Claims (55)

1 . A resource sharing method, comprising:

determining, by a first network device, a first control channel resource of a first cell from a first spectrum resource, wherein the first cell belongs to the first network device; and

sending, by the first network device, a first message to a second network device, wherein the first message indicates the second network device to allocate a second control channel resource to a second cell in the first spectrum resource, the second cell belongs to the second network device, the first control channel resource and the second control channel resource belong to different parts of the first spectrum resource, and the first spectrum resource is a spectrum resource shared by the first cell and the second cell.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the sending the first message includes sending at least one of the following information:

identification information of the first cell, information about the first control channel resource, uplink initial bandwidth part (BWP) information of the first cell, downlink initial BWP information of the first cell, synchronization signal block (SSB) configuration information of the first cell, or identification information of the second cell.

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

receiving, by the first network device, a second message sent by the second network device, wherein the second message includes at least one of the following information:

uplink initial BWP information of the second cell, downlink initial BWP information of the second cell, SSB configuration information of the second cell, and information about the second control channel resource.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the sending the identification information of the first cell, information about the first control channel resource includes:

sending the first control channel resource in a start part of the first spectrum resource, wherein the second control channel resource is in an end part of the first spectrum resource; or

sending the first control channel resource in an end part of the first spectrum resource, wherein the second control channel resource is in a start part of the first spectrum resource.

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

receiving, by the first network device, a third message sent by a terminal device, wherein the third message includes at least one of information about reference signal received power or information about reference signal received quality of the second network device; and

determining, by the first network device based on the third message, that the first cell and the second cell are cells that share the first spectrum resource.

6 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein the determining that the first cell and the second cell are cells that share the first spectrum resource includes:

in response to the first cell and the second cell satisfying a preset condition, determining, by the first network device, that the first cell and the second cell are cells that share the first spectrum resource.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the satisfying the preset condition includes satisfying at least one of the following conditions:

a coverage range of the first cell and a coverage range of the second cell at least partially overlap, or the first cell and the second cell are capable of sharing a spectrum resource.

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

determining, by the first network device, a first resource block (RB) of the first cell from the first spectrum resource; and

sending, by the first network device, a fourth message to the second network device, wherein the fourth message indicates the second network device to allocate a second RB to the second cell from the first spectrum resource, and the first RB, the second RB, the first control channel resource, and the second control channel resource belong to different parts of the first spectrum resource.

9 . A first network device, comprising:

at least one processor; and

one or more memories including computer instructions that, in response to executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

determining a first control channel resource of a first cell from a first spectrum resource, wherein the first cell belongs to the first network device; and

sending a first message to a second network device, wherein the first message indicates the second network device to allocate a second control channel resource to a second cell in the first spectrum resource, the second cell belongs to the second network device, the first control channel resource and the second control channel resource belong to different parts of the first spectrum resource, and the first spectrum resource is a spectrum resource shared by the first cell and the second cell.

10 . The first network device according to claim 9 , wherein the first message includes at least one of the following information:

identification information of the first cell, information about the first control channel resource, uplink initial bandwidth part (BWP) information of the first cell, downlink initial BWP information of the first cell, synchronization signal block (SSB) configuration information of the first cell, or identification information of the second cell.

11 . The first network device according to claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to perform operations of:

receiving a second message sent by the second network device, wherein the second message includes at least one of the following information:

uplink initial BWP information of the second cell, downlink initial BWP information of the second cell, SSB configuration information of the second cell, or information about the second control channel resource.

12 . The first network device according to claim 9 , wherein

the first control channel resource is in a start part of the first spectrum resource, and the second control channel resource is in an end part of the first spectrum resource; or

the first control channel resource is in an end part of the first spectrum resource, and the second control channel resource is in a start part of the first spectrum resource.

13 . A second network device, comprising:

at least one processor; and

one or more memories including computer instructions that, in response to executed by the at least one processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving a first message sent by a first network device, wherein the first message indicates the second network device to allocate a second control channel resource to a second cell from a first spectrum resource, a first control channel resource of a first cell and the second control channel resource belong to different parts of the first spectrum resource, the first spectrum resource is a spectrum resource shared by the first cell and the second cell, the first cell belongs to the first network device, and the second cell belongs to the second network device; and

determining the second control channel resource of the second cell from the first spectrum resource.

14 . The second network device according to claim 13 , wherein the first message includes at least one of the following information:

identification information of the first cell, information about the first control channel resource, uplink initial (BWP) information of the first cell, downlink initial BWP information of the first cell, synchronization signal block (SSB) configuration information of the first cell, or identification information of the second cell.

15 . The second network device according to claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform operations of:

sending a second message to the first network device, wherein the second message includes at least one of the following information:

uplink initial BWP information of the second cell, downlink initial BWP information of the second cell, SSB configuration information of the second cell, or information about the second control channel resource.

16 . The second network device according to claim 13 , wherein

the first control channel resource is in a start part of the first spectrum resource, and the second control channel resource is in an end part of the first spectrum resource; or

the first control channel resource is in an end part of the first spectrum resource, and the second control channel resource is in a start part of the first spectrum resource.

17 . The second network device according to claim 13 , wherein the first cell and the second cell satisfy a preset condition.

18 . The second network device according to claim 17 , wherein the preset condition includes at least one of the following conditions:

a coverage range of the first cell and a coverage range of the second cell at least partially overlap, or the first cell and the second cell are capable of sharing a spectrum resource.

19 . The second network device according to claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform operations of:

receiving a fourth message sent by the first network device, wherein the fourth message indicates the second network device to allocate a second resource block (RB) to the second cell from the first spectrum resource, and the first resource block (RB), the second RB, the first control channel resource, and the second control channel resource belong to different parts of the first spectrum resource; and

determining the second RB of the second cell from the first spectrum resource.

20 . The second network device according to claim 19 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform operations of:

sending a fifth message to the first network device, wherein the fifth message includes information about the second RB.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 12, 2025
From: SHUAI, YANGLAI; CHU, ZHIYUAN; ZHENG, YAN
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 072233/0628 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202110384733.X · Apr 9, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2022082817 · Mar 24, 2022
Related Publication 20240031819A1 · Jan 25, 2024
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