IP Library Granted Patent US 12,610,366
Granted Patent B2
US 12,610,366 · App. 17/963,154 · Granted Apr 21, 2026

Resource determining method, resource indication method, and device

Inventors: Gen Li (Dongguan, CN); Zichao Ji (Dongguan, CN); Siqi Liu (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
H04W72/1273H04W72/23
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Patent No.
US 12,610,366
App. No.
17/963,154
Granted
Apr 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A resource determining method, a resource indication method, and a device are provided. The resource determination method is performed by a user side device, including: obtaining time domain resource indication information of downlink control information (DCI), where the time domain resource indication information supports scheduling of multiple carriers or bandwidth parts (BWPs); and determining a scheduling time domain resource on the multiple carriers or BWPs according to the time domain resource indication information.

Claims (66)

1 . A method for resource determination, performed by a user side device, comprising:

obtaining time domain resource indication information of downlink control information (DCI), wherein the time domain resource indication information supports scheduling of multiple carriers or bandwidth parts (BWPs); and

determining a scheduling time domain resource on the multiple carriers or BWPs according to the time domain resource indication information,

wherein the time domain resource indication information comprises an indication identifier of the time domain resource, and the indication identifier is configured for indicating an indication index identifier of time domain resource allocation values of a plurality of cells,

wherein the obtaining time domain resource indication information of DCI comprises:

determining, according to configuration information of a candidate resource scheduled by the DCI, a first indicator field corresponding to the time domain resource indication information in the DCI; and

obtaining the time domain resource indication information according to the first indicator field,

wherein the determining, according to configuration information of a candidate resource scheduled by the DCI, a first indicator field corresponding to the time domain resource indication information in the DCI comprises:

obtaining, according to configuration information of each carrier or BWP in the candidate resource, a size of a second indicator field corresponding to each carrier or BWP; and

determining a size of the first indicator field according to the size of the second indicator field.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining a size of the first indicator field according to the second indicator field comprises:

using a sum of sizes of all second indicator fields as the size of the first indicator field; or

using a size of the largest second indicator field among all second indicator fields as the size of the first indicator field.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining, according to configuration information of a candidate resource scheduled by the DCI, a first indicator field corresponding to the time domain resource indication information in the DCI comprises:

when the candidate resource comprises multiple carrier groups or BWP groups, obtaining, according to configuration information of the multiple carrier groups or BWP groups, a size of a third indicator field corresponding to each carrier group or BWP group; and

determining a size of the first indicator field according to the size of the third indicator field.

4 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein the determining a size of the first indicator field according to the size of the third indicator field comprises:

using a size of the largest third indicator field among all third indicator fields as the size of the first indicator field;

or

obtaining the size L of the first indicator field according to a formula L=S MAX *N, wherein S MAX is a size of the largest single carrier or BWP indicator field in the multiple carrier groups or BWP groups, and N is the maximum number of carriers or BWPs of the multiple carrier groups or BWP groups in the candidate resource; or

using a size of the largest single carrier or BWP indicator field in the multiple carrier groups or BWP groups as the size of the first indicator field.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining, according to configuration information of a candidate resource scheduled by the DCI, a first indicator field corresponding to the time domain resource indication information in the DCI comprises:

selecting the size of the first indicator field based on a preset strategy according to whether the DCI schedules a single carrier or a BWP.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the preset strategy comprises:

obtaining, when the DCI schedules a single carrier or BWP, the size of the first indicator field according to configuration information of the scheduled carrier or BWP; and

when the DCI does not schedule a single carrier or BWP, obtaining a size of a fourth indicator field corresponding to each carrier group or BWP group according to the configuration information of the multiple carrier groups or BWP groups in the candidate resource, and using a size of the largest fourth indicator field among all fourth indicator fields as the size of the first indicator field, or using a size of the largest single carrier or single BWP indicator field in the multiple carrier groups or BWP groups as the size of the first indicator field, or obtaining the size L′ of the first indicator field according to a formula L′=S′ MAX *N, wherein S′ MAX is a size of the largest single carrier or BWP indicator field in the multiple carrier groups or BWP groups, and N is the maximum number of carriers or BWPs of the multiple carrier groups or BWP groups in the candidate resource; or obtaining the size of the first indicator field according to configuration information of a reference carrier or BWP in the candidate resource.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining, according to configuration information of a candidate resource scheduled by the DCI, a first indicator field corresponding to the time domain resource indication information in the DCI comprises:

obtaining the size of the first indicator field according to configuration information of a reference carrier or BWP in the candidate resource.

8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining a scheduling time domain resource on the multiple carriers or BWPs according to the time domain resource indication information comprises:

when the DCI schedules a reference carrier or BWP, the scheduling time domain resource is a time domain resource indicated by the time domain resource indication information; and

when the DCI schedules a non-reference carrier or BWP, determining the scheduling time domain resource according to a time domain position of scheduling the reference carrier or BWP.

9 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein in the first indicator field, subfields corresponding to carriers or BWPs are arranged in an order of first identifiers; or

subfields corresponding to carriers or BWPs are allocated with high or low bits for respective time domain resource indications.

10 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the time domain resource indication information comprises:

first indication information; and

second indication information,

wherein the first indication information is a shared indication of the carriers or BWPs, and the second indication information is independent indications of carriers or BWPs.

11 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the first indication information is a slot indication, and the second indication information is a symbol indication in a slot; or

the first indication information is a symbol indication in a slot, and the second indication information is a slot indication.

12 . The method according to claim 1 , after the determining a scheduling time domain resource on the multiple carriers or BWPs according to the time domain resource indication information, further comprising:

when the scheduling time domain resource conflicts with an uplink and downlink configuration of a corresponding carrier or BWP, determining that the scheduling time domain resource is invalid.

13 . A user side device, comprising:

a memory storing a computer program; and

a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the computer program to perform operations comprising:

obtaining time domain resource indication information of downlink control information (DCI), wherein the time domain resource indication information supports scheduling of multiple carriers or bandwidth parts (BWPs); and

determining a scheduling time domain resource on the multiple carriers or BWPs according to the time domain resource indication information,

wherein the time domain resource indication information comprises an indication identifier of the time domain resource, and the indication identifier is configured for indicating an indication index identifier of time domain resource allocation values of a plurality of cells,

wherein the obtaining time domain resource indication information of DCI comprises:

determining, according to configuration information of a candidate resource scheduled by the DCI, a first indicator field corresponding to the time domain resource indication information in the DCI; and

obtaining the time domain resource indication information according to the first indicator field,

wherein the determining, according to configuration information of a candidate resource scheduled by the DCI, a first indicator field corresponding to the time domain resource indication information in the DCI comprises:

obtaining, according to configuration information of each carrier or BWP in the candidate resource, a size of a second indicator field corresponding to each carrier or BWP; and

determining a size of the first indicator field according to the size of the second indicator field.

14 . The user side device according to claim 13 , wherein the determining a size of the first indicator field according to the second indicator field comprises:

using a sum of sizes of all second indicator fields as the size of the first indicator field; or

using a size of the largest second indicator field among all second indicator fields as the size of the first indicator field.

15 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing a computer program, wherein the computer program, when executed by a processor of a user side device, causes the processor to perform operations comprising:

obtaining time domain resource indication information of downlink control information (DCI), wherein the time domain resource indication information supports scheduling of multiple carriers or bandwidth parts (BWPs); and

determining a scheduling time domain resource on the multiple carriers or BWPs according to the time domain resource indication information,

wherein the time domain resource indication information comprises an indication identifier of the time domain resource, and the indication identifier is configured for indicating an indication index identifier of time domain resource allocation values of a plurality of cells,

wherein the obtaining time domain resource indication information of DCI comprises:

determining, according to configuration information of a candidate resource scheduled by the DCI, a first indicator field corresponding to the time domain resource indication information in the DCI; and

obtaining the time domain resource indication information according to the first indicator field,

wherein the determining, according to configuration information of a candidate resource scheduled by the DCI, a first indicator field corresponding to the time domain resource indication information in the DCI comprises:

obtaining, according to configuration information of each carrier or BWP in the candidate resource, a size of a second indicator field corresponding to each carrier or BWP; and

determining a size of the first indicator field according to the size of the second indicator field.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 10, 2022
From: LI, GEN; JI, ZICHAO; LIU, SIQI
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010287726.3 · Apr 13, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021086793 · Apr 13, 2021
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