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US 12,647,956 · App. 18/475,448 · Granted Jun 2, 2026

Wireless communication method and apparatus

Inventors: Shitong Yuan (Chengdu, CN); Fengwei Liu (Chengdu, CN); Xinghua Song (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H04W72/0446H04W72/0453H04W72/232
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Patent No.
US 12,647,956
App. No.
18/475,448
Granted
Jun 2, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application provides a wireless communication method and apparatus. The wireless communication method includes: receiving indication information of a first pattern, where the first pattern is one of a plurality of patterns, each of the plurality of patterns indicates distribution of at least one resource in frequency domain, and the at least one resource includes at least one of a first resource, a second resource, and a third resource, where the first resource is a definitely available resource, the second resource is an unavailable resource, and availability of the third resource depends on a further indication of an upper-level node; and communicating with a second network device and/or a terminal device based on the first pattern.

Claims (92)

1 . A wireless communication method, comprising:

receiving configuration information, wherein

the configuration information indicates resource availability,

the configuration information comprises identification information of a plurality of indication sets, and

each of the plurality of indication sets comprises at least one of an availability indication of a time domain resource or an availability indication of a frequency domain resource; and

determining availability of at least one of the frequency domain resource or the time domain resource based on the configuration information, wherein

the plurality of indication sets comprises a first indication set and a second indication set,

the first indication set corresponds to the availability indication of the time domain resource,

the second indication set corresponds to the availability indication of the frequency domain resource, and

the identification information of the first indication set is different from the identification information of the second indication set.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the availability indication of the frequency domain resource comprises a resource availability indication of at least one resource block (RB) set group, and

each of the at least one RB set group comprises a resource availability indication of an RB set group of at least one slot.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the availability indication of the frequency domain resource comprises a resource availability indication of at least one slot,

the at least one slot comprises a first slot, and

the first slot further comprises a resource availability indication of at least one resource block (RB) set group.

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

communicating with a communication apparatus, based on the determined availability of the at least one of the frequency domain resource or the time domain resource.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the first indication set is used only to configure availability of the time domain resource, and

the second indication set is used only to configure availability of the frequency domain resource.

6 . A wireless communication method, comprising:

sending configuration information, wherein

the configuration information indicates resource availability,

the configuration information comprises identification information of a plurality of indication sets, and

each of the plurality of indication sets comprises at least one of an availability indication of a time domain resource or an availability indication of a frequency domain resource; and

determining availability of at least one of the frequency domain resource or the time domain resource based on the configuration information, wherein

the plurality of indication sets comprises a first indication set and a second indication set,

the first indication set corresponds to the availability indication of the time domain resource,

the second indication set corresponds to the availability indication of the frequency domain resource, and

the identification information of the first indication set is different from the identification information of the second indication set.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein

the availability indication of the frequency domain resource comprises a resource availability indication of at least one resource block (RB) set group, and

each of the at least one RB set group comprises a resource availability indication of an RB set group of at least one slot.

8 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein

the availability indication of the frequency domain resource comprises a resource availability indication of at least one slot,

the at least one slot comprises a first slot, and

the first slot further comprises a resource availability indication of at least one resource block (RB) set group.

9 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein

the determined availability of the at least one of the frequency domain resource or the time domain resource is used for communicating with a communication apparatus.

10 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein

the first indication set is used only to configure availability of the time domain resource, and

the second indication set is used only to configure availability of the frequency domain resource.

11 . A device, comprising:

a processor; and

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program to be executed by the processor to cause the device to:

receive configuration information, wherein

the configuration information indicates resource availability,

the configuration information comprises identification information of a plurality of indication sets, and

each of the plurality of indication sets comprises at least one of an availability indication of a time domain resource or an availability indication of a frequency domain resource; and

determine availability of at least one of the frequency domain resource or the time domain resource based on the configuration information, wherein

the plurality of indication sets comprises a first indication set and a second indication set,

the first indication set corresponds to the availability indication of the time domain resource,

the second indication set corresponds to the availability indication of the frequency domain resource, and

the identification information of the first indication set is different from the identification information of the second indication set.

12 . The device according to claim 11 , wherein

the availability indication of the frequency domain resource comprises a resource availability indication of at least one resource block (RB) set group, and

each of the at least one RB set group comprises a resource availability indication of an RB set group of at least one slot.

13 . The device according to claim 11 , wherein

the availability indication of the frequency domain resource comprises a resource availability indication of at least one slot,

the at least one slot comprises a first slot, and

the first slot further comprises a resource availability indication of at least one resource block (RB) set group.

14 . The device according to claim 11 , wherein the program, when executed by the processor, further causes the device to:

communicate with a communication apparatus, based on the determined availability of the at least one of the frequency domain resource or the time domain resource.

15 . The device according to claim 11 , wherein

the first indication set is used only to configure availability of the time domain resource, and

the second indication set is used only to configure availability of the frequency domain resource.

16 . A device, comprising:

a processor; and

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program to be executed by the processor to cause the device to:

send configuration information, wherein

the configuration information indicates resource availability,

the configuration information comprises identification information of a plurality of indication sets, and

each of the plurality of indication sets comprises at least one of an availability indication of a time domain resource or an availability indication of a frequency domain resource; and

determine availability of at least one of the frequency domain resource or the time domain resource based on the configuration information, wherein

the plurality of indication sets comprises a first indication set and a second indication set,

the first indication set corresponds to the availability indication of the time domain resource,

the second indication set corresponds to the availability indication of the frequency domain resource, and

the identification information of the first indication set is different from the identification information of the second indication set.

17 . The device according to claim 16 , wherein

the availability indication of the frequency domain resource comprises a resource availability indication of at least one resource block (RB) set group, and

each of the at least one RB set group comprises a resource availability indication of an RB set group of at least one slot.

18 . The device according to claim 16 , wherein

the availability indication of the frequency domain resource comprises a resource availability indication of at least one slot,

the at least one slot comprises a first slot, and

the first slot further comprises a resource availability indication of at least one resource block (RB) set group.

19 . The device according to claim 16 , wherein

the determined availability of the at least one of the frequency domain resource or the time domain resource is usable for communicating with a communication apparatus.

20 . The device according to claim 16 , wherein

the first indication set is used only to configure availability of the time domain resource, and

the second indication set is used only to configure availability of the frequency domain resource.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 4, 2025
From: YUAN, SHITONG; LIU, FENGWEI; SONG, XINGHUA
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202110363709.8 · Apr 2, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2022085193 · Apr 2, 2022
Related Publication 20240032004A1 · Jan 25, 2024
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