Granted Patent B2

US 12,634,927 · App. 18/341,736 · Granted May 19, 2026

Inventors: Zhe Fu (Guangdong, CN); Qianxi Lu (Guangdong, CN)

Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.

H04W72/1268H04L1/1822H04W72/23H04W74/0808H04L1/1812

Abstract

Claims (147)

1 . An uplink (UL) transmission method, comprising:

performing, by a terminal device, a second UL transmission on a second resource based on resource configuration information and a state associated with a first UL transmission; wherein the resource configuration information comprises at least one of a Configured Grant Repeat Timer (CGRT) configuration and an automatic transmission configuration, and the first UL transmission is performed on a first resource;

wherein the first resource is a Configured Grant (CG) resource in a shared band, the second resource is the CG resource in the shared band, and the first resource is prior to the second resource in a time domain;

wherein the performing, by a terminal device, a second UL transmission on a second resource based on resource configuration information and a state associated with a first UL transmission, comprises:

determining, by the terminal device, a first behavior corresponding to the second UL transmission based on the resource configuration information and the state associated with the first UL transmission; and

performing, by the terminal device, the second UL transmission on the second resource based on the first behavior;

wherein in response to the resource configuration information satisfying an eleventh condition and the state associated with the first UL transmission satisfying a twelfth condition, the terminal device determines that the first behavior comprises at least one of:

stopping a Configured Grant Timer (CGT);

stopping a CGRT in a case of stopping the CGT, or, stopping both the CGT and the CGRT;

determining that a status of a Hybrid Automatic Repeat ReQuest (HARQ) process is not pending;

determining that a Media Access Control Protocol Data Unit (MAC PDU) has been acquired:

requiring no new MAC PDU to be acquired from a multiplexed packetized unit; and

performing a new transmission.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the CGRT configuration is configured to indicate whether a CGRT is configured therein, and

the automatic transmission configuration is configured to indicate whether an automatic transmission is configured therein; and

the state associated with the first UL transmission comprises at least one of:

whether a Listen Before Talk (LBT) failure indication corresponding to the first UL transmission is acquired;

whether a conflict indication corresponding to the first UL transmission is acquired;

whether a Downlink Feedback Indication (DFI) is acquired;

whether the first UL transmission is determined to be uncompleted;

whether the first resource is determined as a low-priority resource, a conflicting resource, or a cancelled resource;

whether the first resource is determined as a high-priority resource;

whether the CGT runs;

whether the CGRT runs;

whether the status of the HARQ process is pending or not pending; and

whether a timing duration of the CGT is equal to a timing duration of the CGRT.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the terminal determines, based on the resource configuration information and the state associated with the first UL transmission, that the first behavior corresponding to the second UL transmission comprises at least one of:

performing an automatic transmission;

determining that the first UL transmission is uncompleted;

determining that the first UL transmission is completed;

determining that the first resource as a low-priority resource;

determining that the MAC PDU has been acquired;

requiring no new MAC PDU to be acquired from the multiplexed packetized unit;

performing a new transmission;

performing an automatic retransmission for a MAC PDU with an uncompleted transmission on the first resource;

stopping the CGT;

stopping the CGRT;

stopping the CGRT in a case of stopping the CGT;

stopping both the CGT and the CGRT;

keeping the CGT running;

determining the status of the HARQ process is not pending;

determining the status of the HARQ process status is pending;

acquiring the new MAC PDU from the multiplexed packetized unit;

abandoning the MAC PDU with the uncompleted transmission on the first resource;

transmitting according to a retransmission;

not emptying a HARQ buffer;

determining that a New Data Indication (NDI) has no flip; and

performing the retransmission.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the eleventh condition comprises:

the CGRT configuration indicating that a CGRT is configured therein and the automatic transmission configuration indicating that an automatic transmission is configured therein;

wherein the twelfth condition comprises at least one of:

the first resource being determined to be a low-priority resource, a conflicting resource, or a cancelled resource;

the CGT not running;

the CGRT not running; and

the status of the HARQ process being not pending.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the twelfth condition further comprises at least one of:

a priority based on a logical channel being configured therein;

acquiring a conflict indication corresponding to the first UL transmission; and

failing to acquire a LBT failure indication corresponding to the first UL transmission.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the resource configuration information comprises resource configuration information corresponding to the second resource; or

the resource configuration information comprises resource configuration information corresponding to the first resource.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein in response to the first behavior comprising performing an automatic transmission, the performing, by the terminal device, the second UL transmission on the second resource based on the first behavior, comprises:

performing the automatic transmission on the second resource for a packetized MAC PDU, in response to an identifier of a HARQ process of the second resource being the same as an identifier of a HARQ process of the packetized MAC PDU;

wherein the packetized MAC PDU is a MAC PDU during performing the first UL transmission on the first resource.

8 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

determining the status of the HARQ process is pending or keeping the status of the HARQ process unchanged, in response to determining the second resource or a MAC PDU corresponding to the second resource to have a low priority, in a case of the status of the HARQ process being pending.

9 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

determining the status of the HARQ process is pending or keeping the status of the HARQ process unchanged in response to determining the second resource or the MAC PDU corresponding to the second resource to have the low priority, in a case of the status of the HARQ process being not pending and the CGT not running.

10 . A terminal, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory;

wherein the memory is configured to store a computer program, and the processor is configured to invoke and execute the computer program stored in the memory, to cause the terminal to:

perform a second uplink (UL) transmission on a second resource based on resource configuration information and a state associated with a first UL transmission, wherein the resource configuration information comprises at least one of a Configured Grant Repeat Timer (CGRT) configuration and an automatic transmission configuration, and the first UL transmission is performed on a first resource;

wherein the first resource is a Configured Grant (CG) resource in a shared band, the second resource is the CG resource in the shared band, and the first resource is prior to the second resource in a time domain;

wherein the processor is configured to invoke and execute the computer program stored in the memory, to cause the terminal further to:

determine a first behavior corresponding to the second UL transmission based on the resource configuration information and the state associated with the first UL transmission; and

perform the second UL transmission on the second resource based on the first behavior;

wherein in response to the resource configuration information satisfying an eleventh condition and the state associated with the first UL transmission satisfying a twelfth condition, the terminal determines that the first behavior comprises at least one of:

stopping a Configured Grant Timer (CGT);

stopping a CGRT in a case of stopping the CGT, or, stopping both the CGT and the CGRT;

determining that a status of a Hybrid Automatic Repeat ReQuest (HARQ) process is not pending;

determining that a Media Access Control Protocol Data Unit (MAC PDU) has been acquired;

requiring no new MAC PDU to be acquired from a multiplexed packetized unit; and

performing a new transmission.

11 . The terminal according to claim 10 , wherein

the CGRT configuration is configured to indicate whether a CGRT is configured therein, and

the automatic transmission configuration is configured to indicate whether an automatic transmission is configured therein; and

the state associated with the first UL transmission comprises at least one of:

whether a Listen Before Talk (LBT) failure indication corresponding to the first UL transmission is acquired;

whether a conflict indication corresponding to the first UL transmission is acquired;

whether a Downlink Feedback Indication (DFI) is acquired;

whether the first UL transmission is determined to be uncompleted;

whether the first resource is determined as a low-priority resource, a conflicting resource, or a cancelled resource;

whether the first resource is determined as a high-priority resource;

whether the CGT runs;

whether the CGRT runs;

whether the status of the HARQ process is pending or not pending; and

whether a timing duration of the CGT is equal to a timing duration of the CGRT.

12 . The terminal according to claim 10 , wherein the terminal determines, based on the resource configuration information and the state associated with the first UL transmission, that the first behavior corresponding to the second UL transmission comprises at least one of:

performing an automatic transmission;

determining that the first UL transmission is uncompleted;

determining that the first UL transmission is completed;

determining that the first resource as a low-priority resource;

determining that the MAC PDU has been acquired;

requiring no new MAC PDU to be acquired from the multiplexed packetized unit;

performing a new transmission;

performing an automatic retransmission for a MAC PDU with an uncompleted transmission on the first resource;

stopping the CGT;

stopping the CGRT;

stopping the CGRT in a case of stopping the CGT;

stopping both the CGT and the CGRT;

keeping the CGT running;

determining the status of the HARQ process is not pending;

determining the status of the HARQ process status is pending;

acquiring the new MAC PDU from the multiplexed packetized unit;

abandoning the MAC PDU with the uncompleted transmission on the first resource;

transmitting according to a retransmission;

not emptying a HARQ buffer;

determining that a New Data Indication (NDI) has no flip; and

performing the retransmission.

13 . The terminal according to claim 10 , wherein the eleventh condition comprises:

the CGRT configuration indicating that a CGRT is configured therein and the automatic transmission configuration indicating that an automatic transmission is configured therein;

wherein the twelfth condition comprises at least one of:

the first resource being determined to be a low-priority resource, a conflicting resource, or a cancelled resource;

the CGT not running;

the CGRT not running; and

the status of the HARQ process being not pending.

14 . The terminal according to claim 10 , wherein the twelfth condition comprises at least one of:

a priority based on a logical channel being configured therein;

acquiring a conflict indication corresponding to the first UL transmission; and

failing to acquire a LBT failure indication corresponding to the first UL transmission.

15 . The terminal according to claim 10 , wherein the resource configuration information comprises resource configuration information corresponding to the second resource; or

the resource configuration information comprises resource configuration information corresponding to the first resource.

16 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing a computer program, wherein the computer program, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to implement:

performing a second UL transmission on a second resource based on resource configuration information and a state associated with a first UL transmission; wherein the resource configuration information comprises at least one of a Configured Grant Repeat Timer (CGRT) configuration and an automatic transmission configuration, and the first UL transmission is performed on a first resource;

wherein the first resource is a Configured Grant (CG) resource in a shared band, the second resource is the CG resource in the shared band, and the first resource is prior to the second resource in a time domain;

wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the processor further to implement:

determining a first behavior corresponding to the second UL transmission based on the resource configuration information and the state associated with the first UL transmission; and

performing the second UL transmission on the second resource based on the first behavior;

wherein in response to the resource configuration information satisfying an eleventh condition and the state associated with the first UL transmission satisfying a twelfth condition, the processor determines that the first behavior comprises at least one of:

stopping a Configured Grant Timer (CGT);

stopping a CGRT in a case of stopping the CGT, or, stopping both the CGT and the CGRT;

determining that a status of a Hybrid Automatic Repeat ReQuest (HARQ) process is not pending;

determining that a Media Access Control Protocol Data Unit (MAC PDU) has been acquired;

requiring no new MAC PDU to be acquired from a multiplexed packetized unit; and

performing a new transmission.

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