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US 12,641,594 · App. 19/112,450 · Granted May 26, 2026

Information processing method, configuration method, apparatus, terminal, and network side device

Inventors: Min Zhu (Beijing, CN); Junwei Wang (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Co., Ltd.
H04W72/1263H04W72/0453
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Patent No.
US 12,641,594
App. No.
19/112,450
Granted
May 26, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

This disclosure provides an information processing method and apparatus, an information configuration method and apparatus, a terminal, and a network side device. The information processing method includes: determining a first resource allocation type configured for a multi-carrier scheduling; determining, according to the first resource allocation type, a frequency domain resource allocation (FDRA) type corresponding to an FDRA field in a first downlink control information (DCI), wherein the first DCI is used for scheduling physical uplink shared channels (PUSCHs) or physical downlink shared channels (PDSCHs) on multiple carriers.

Claims (83)

1 . An information processing method, performed by a terminal, comprising:

receiving a radio resource control (RRC) signaling sent by a network side device;

determining, through the RRC signaling, a first resource allocation type configured by the network side device specifically for a multi-carrier scheduling,

wherein the multi-carrier scheduling refers to that one downlink control information (DCI) schedules physical uplink shared channels (PUSCHs) or physical downlink shared channels (PDSCHs) on multiple carriers, and the first resource allocation type is one of resource allocation type 0, resource allocation type 1, and dynamic resource allocation type; and

determining, according to the first resource allocation type, a frequency domain resource allocation (FDRA) type corresponding to an FDRA field in a first DCI;

wherein the first DCI is used for scheduling the PUSCHs or PDSCHs on the multiple carriers, and a resource allocation type for each of the multiple carriers is independently configured.

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

receiving a network indication sent by the network side device, wherein the network indication is used for instructing the terminal to determine the first resource allocation type used by the FDRA type corresponding to the FDRA field in the first DCI or a second resource allocation type used by the FDRA type corresponding to the FDRA field in the first DCI;

the second resource allocation type is a resource allocation type configured for a single-carrier scheduling.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining the first resource allocation type configured for the multi-carrier scheduling comprises:

determining a second resource allocation type configured for each carrier through a single-carrier scheduling, wherein the each carrier is a carrier among the multiple carriers scheduled by the first DCI; in a case that the second resource allocation types are different, determining the first resource allocation type according to the second resource allocation type configured for each carrier;

or,

determining that the first resource allocation type is a resource allocation type 0;

or,

determining that the first resource allocation type is a resource allocation type 1.

4 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein the determining the first resource allocation type according to the second resource allocation type configured for each carrier comprises:

in response to the second resource allocation types including the resource allocation type 0, determining that the first resource allocation type is the resource allocation type 0; or,

in response to the second resource allocation types not including the resource allocation type 0, determining that the first resource allocation type is the resource allocation type 1; or,

in response to the second resource allocation types including the resource allocation type 1, determining that the first resource allocation type is the resource allocation type 1; or,

in response to the second resource allocation types not including the resource allocation type 1, determining that the first resource allocation type is the resource allocation type 0; or,

grouping the multiple carriers by the second resource allocation type, and determining that the first resource allocation type is the second resource allocation types corresponding to the groups.

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

determining a resource block size for the multi-carrier scheduling and a reference bandwidth for the multi-carrier scheduling.

6 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein the determining the resource block size for the multi-carrier scheduling comprises:

determining the resource block size for the multi-carrier scheduling according to a resource block size configured by the network side device for the multi-carrier scheduling;

or,

determining the resource block size for the multi-carrier scheduling according to a resource block size configured for each carrier through a single-carrier scheduling;

and/or,

wherein the determining the reference bandwidth for the multi-carrier scheduling comprises:

determining the reference bandwidth for the multi-carrier scheduling according to a bandwidth configured by the network side device for the multi-carrier scheduling;

or,

determining that the reference bandwidth for the multi-carrier scheduling is a maximum bandwidth among the bandwidths configured for the multiple carriers through the single-carrier scheduling.

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

determining, by means of first information, a length value of the FDRA field in the first DCI;

wherein the first information comprises one or more of the following:

the FDRA type corresponding to the FDRA field in the first DCI;

a resource block size for the multi-carrier scheduling;

a reference bandwidth for the multi-carrier scheduling;

a bandwidth corresponding to each carrier of the multi-carrier scheduling;

a size of a resource block group corresponding to each carrier of the multi-carrier scheduling.

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

sorting cell identification numbers corresponding to the multiple carriers according to a preset rule to obtain a plurality of sorted carriers.

9 . An information configuration method, performed by a network side device, comprising:

configuring, for a terminal, a first resource allocation type specifically for a multi-carrier scheduling, wherein the multi-carrier scheduling refers to that one downlink control information (DCI) schedules physical uplink shared channels (PUSCHs) or physical downlink shared channels (PDSCHs) on multiple carriers, and the first resource allocation type is one of resource allocation type 0, resource allocation type 1, and dynamic resource allocation type; and

sending the first resource allocation type configured specifically for the multi-carrier scheduling to the terminal through an RRC signaling;

wherein the first resource allocation type is used for determining a frequency domain resource allocation (FDRA) type corresponding to an FDRA field in a first DCI, and the first DCI is used for scheduling the PUSCHs or PDSCHs on the multiple carriers, and a resource allocation type for each of the multiple carriers is independently configured.

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

sending a network indication to the terminal, wherein the network indication is used for instructing the terminal to determine the first resource allocation type used by the FDRA type corresponding to the FDRA field in the first DCI or a second resource allocation type used by the FDRA type corresponding to the FDRA field in the first DCI;

the second resource allocation type is a resource allocation type configured for a single-carrier scheduling.

11 . A terminal, comprising: a memory, a transceiver, and a processor, wherein the memory is used for storing program instructions, the transceiver is used for sending and receiving data under the control of the processor; the processor is used for reading the program instructions in the memory and performing the following operations:

receiving a radio resource control (RRC) signaling sent by a network side device;

determining, through the RRC signaling, a first resource allocation type configured by the network side device specifically for a multi-carrier scheduling,

wherein the multi-carrier scheduling refers to that one downlink control information (DCI) schedules physical uplink shared channels (PUSCHs) or physical downlink shared channels (PDSCHs) on multiple carriers, and the first resource allocation type is one of resource allocation type 0, resource allocation type 1, and dynamic resource allocation type; and

determining, according to the first resource allocation type, a frequency domain resource allocation (FDRA) type corresponding to an FDRA field in a first DCI;

wherein the first DCI is used for scheduling the PUSCHs or PDSCHs on the multiple carriers, and a resource allocation type for each of the multiple carriers is independently configured.

12 . The terminal according to claim 11 , wherein the transceiver is further used for:

receiving a network indication sent by the network side device, wherein the network indication is used for instructing the terminal to determine the first resource allocation type used by the FDRA type corresponding to the FDRA field in the first DCI or a second resource allocation type used by the FDRA type corresponding to the FDRA field in the first DCI;

the second resource allocation type is a resource allocation type configured for a single-carrier scheduling.

13 . The terminal according to claim 11 , wherein the processor is further used for:

determining a second resource allocation type configured for each carrier through a single-carrier scheduling, wherein the each carrier is a carrier among the multiple carriers scheduled by the first DCI; in a case that the second resource allocation types are different, determining the first resource allocation type according to the second resource allocation type configured for each carrier;

or,

determining that the first resource allocation type is a resource allocation type 0;

or,

determining that the first resource allocation type is a resource allocation type 1.

14 . The terminal according to claim 13 , wherein the processor is further used for:

in response to the second resource allocation types including the resource allocation type 0, determining that the first resource allocation type is the resource allocation type 0; or,

in response to the second resource allocation types not including the resource allocation type 0, determining that the first resource allocation type is the resource allocation type 1; or,

in response to the second resource allocation types including the resource allocation type 1, determining that the first resource allocation type is the resource allocation type 1; or,

in response to the second resource allocation types not including the resource allocation type 1, determining that the first resource allocation type is the resource allocation type 0; or,

grouping the multiple carriers by the second resource allocation type, and determining that the first resource allocation type is the second resource allocation types corresponding to the groups.

15 . The terminal according to claim 11 , wherein the processor is further used for:

determining a resource block size for the multi-carrier scheduling and a reference bandwidth for the multi-carrier scheduling.

16 . The terminal according to claim 12 , wherein the processor is further used for:

determining, by means of first information, a length value of the FDRA field in the first DCI;

wherein the first information comprises one or more of the following:

the FDRA type corresponding to the FDRA field in the first DCI;

a resource block size for the multi-carrier scheduling;

a reference bandwidth for the multi-carrier scheduling;

a bandwidth corresponding to each carrier of the multi-carrier scheduling;

a size of a resource block group corresponding to each carrier of the multi-carrier scheduling.

17 . The terminal according to claim 12 , wherein the processor is further used for:

sorting cell identification numbers corresponding to the multiple carriers according to a preset rule to obtain a plurality of sorted carriers.

18 . A network side device, comprising: a memory, a transceiver, and a processor, wherein the memory is used for storing program instructions; the transceiver is used for sending and receiving data under the control of the processor; the processor is used for reading the program instructions in the memory and performing the steps of the information configuration method according to claim 9 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2025
From: ZHU, MIN; WANG, JUNWEI
To: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 070588/0804 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202211217024.3 · Sep 30, 2022 · national
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