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- Nachgewiesen in: USPTO Patent Grants
- Sprachen: English
- Patent Number: 11985,688
- Publication Date: May 14, 2024
- Appl. No: 17/980350
- Application Filed: November 03, 2022
- Assignees: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd (Shenzhen, CN)
- Claim: 1. A transmission direction configuration method carried out by a terminal device, comprising: receiving initial configuration information from a network device through a radio resource control (RRC) signaling, wherein the initial configuration information comprises a correspondence between at least one index value and at least one corresponding transmission direction configuration of an indexed list of transmission directions configuration, wherein at least one transmission direction configuration of the indexed list of transmission directions configuration is used to indicate a configuration of uplink and/or downlink transmission directions; receiving first indication information from the network device through a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), wherein the first indication information indicates a first index value which is an index value of the at least one index value, and wherein the first index value indicates a first uplink and/or downlink transmission direction configuration; and performing an information transmission or a configuration operation based on the first uplink and/or downlink transmission direction configuration, wherein the first uplink and/or downlink transmission direction configuration is used to describe types, a number, and distribution of resource elements comprised in each period in a time duration that is indicated by a parameter, wherein the time duration starts from a time point, wherein the first indication information is used to indicate the time point, wherein the time duration includes N periods, wherein N is a positive integer, wherein the resource element is a resource that is obtained through division based on a resource granularity, wherein the resource granularity comprises a time domain granularity, wherein the time domain granularity comprises an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol, wherein the types of the resource elements comprise an uplink resource element, a downlink resource element, and a gap between the downlink resource element and the uplink resource element.
- Claim: 2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the parameter is carried in second indication information, and wherein the second indication information is received from the network device through high layer signaling and physical layer signaling.
- Claim: 3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein that the first uplink and/or downlink transmission direction configuration is used to describe types, a number, and distribution of resource elements comprises: the first uplink and/or downlink transmission direction configuration is used to describe types, a number, and distribution of resource elements comprised in a current period or in a k th period after a current period, and wherein k is a positive integer.
- Claim: 4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises: receiving an indication of the period from the network device through high layer signaling, and wherein the period is configured in a semi-static manner.
- Claim: 5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein each entry of the indexed list of transmission directions configuration specifies a set of transmission directions for symbols.
- Claim: 6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the receiving the first indication information from the network device through a PDCCH comprises: receiving the first indication information through a group common PDCCH.
- Claim: 7. A terminal device adapted to communicate with a network device, comprising: at least one processor: and a non-transitory computer-readable memory, wherein the memory stores an execution instruction, and wherein the at least one processor executes the execution instruction to cause the terminal device to perform the following: receiving initial configuration information from a network device through a radio resource control (RRC) signaling, wherein the initial configuration information comprises a correspondence between at least one index value and at least one corresponding transmission direction configuration of an indexed list of transmission directions configuration, wherein at least one transmission direction configuration of the indexed list of transmission directions configuration is used to indicate a configuration of uplink and/or downlink transmission directions; receiving first indication information from the network device through a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), wherein the first indication information indicates a first index value which is an index value of the at least one index value, and wherein the first index value indicates a first uplink and/or downlink transmission direction configuration; and performing an information transmission or a configuration operation based on the first uplink and/or downlink transmission direction configuration, wherein the first uplink and/or downlink transmission direction configuration is used to describe types, a number, and distribution of resource elements comprised in each period in a time duration that is indicated by a parameter, wherein the time duration starts from a time point, wherein the first indication information is used to indicate the time point, wherein the time duration includes N periods, wherein N is a positive integer, wherein the resource element is a resource that is obtained through division based on a resource granularity, wherein the resource granularity comprises a time domain granularity, wherein the time domain granularity comprises an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol, wherein the types of the resource elements comprise an uplink resource element, a downlink resource element, and a gap between the downlink resource element and the uplink resource element.
- Claim: 8. The terminal device according to claim 7 , wherein the parameter is carried in second indication information, and wherein the second indication information is received from the network device through high layer signaling and physical layer signaling.
- Claim: 9. The terminal device according to claim 7 , wherein that the first uplink and/or downlink transmission direction configuration is used to describe types, a number, and distribution of resource elements comprises: the first uplink and/or downlink transmission direction configuration is used to describe types, a number, and distribution of resource elements comprised in a current period or in a k th period after a current period, and wherein k is a positive integer.
- Claim: 10. The terminal device according to claim 7 , wherein the steps further comprises: receiving an indication of the period from the network device through high layer signaling, and wherein the period is configured in a semi-static manner.
- Claim: 11. The terminal device according to claim 7 , wherein each entry of the indexed list of transmission directions configuration specifies a set of transmission directions for symbols.
- Claim: 12. The terminal device according to claim 7 , wherein the receiving the first indication information from the network device through a PDCCH comprises: receiving the first indication information through a group common PDCCH.
- Claim: 13. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to carry out the following: receiving initial configuration information from a network device through a radio resource control (RRC) signaling, wherein the initial configuration information comprises a correspondence between at least one index value and at least one corresponding transmission direction configuration of an indexed list of transmission directions configuration, wherein at least one transmission direction configuration of the indexed list of transmission directions configuration is used to indicate a configuration of uplink and/or downlink transmission directions; receiving first indication information from the network device through a physical downlink control channel(PDCCH), wherein the first indication information indicates a first index value which is an index value of the at least one index value, and wherein the first index value indicates a first uplink and/or downlink transmission direction configuration; and performing an information transmission or a configuration operation based on the first uplink and/or downlink transmission direction configuration, wherein the first uplink and/or downlink transmission direction configuration is used to describe types, a number, and distribution of resource elements comprised in each period in a time duration that is indicated by a parameter, wherein the time duration starts from a time point, wherein the first indication information is used to indicate the time point, wherein the time duration includes N periods, wherein N is a positive integer, wherein the resource element is a resource that is obtained through division based on a resource granularity, wherein the resource granularity comprises a time domain granularity, wherein the time domain granularity comprises an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol, wherein the types of the resource elements comprise an uplink resource element, a downlink resource element, and a gap between the downlink resource element and the uplink resource element.
- Claim: 14. The computer readable medium according to claim 13 , wherein the parameter is carried in second indication information, and wherein the second indication information is received from the network device through high layer signaling and physical layer signaling.
- Claim: 15. The computer readable medium according to claim 13 , wherein that the first uplink and/or downlink transmission direction configuration is used to describe types, a number, and distribution of resource elements comprises: the first uplink and/or downlink transmission direction configuration is used to describe types, a number, and distribution of resource elements comprised in a current period or in a k th period after a current period, and wherein k is a positive integer.
- Claim: 16. The computer readable medium according to claim 13 , wherein the steps further comprises: receiving an indication of the period from the network device through high layer signaling, and wherein the period is configured in a semi-static manner.
- Claim: 17. The computer readable medium according to claim 13 , wherein each entry of the indexed list of transmission directions configuration specifies a set of transmission directions for symbols.
- Claim: 18. The computer readable medium according to claim 13 , wherein the receiving the first indication information from the network device through a PDCCH comprises: receiving the first indication information through a group common PDCCH.
- Claim: 19. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a transmission direction of the uplink resource element is an uplink direction, and wherein a transmission direction of the downlink element is a downlink direction.
- Claim: 20. The terminal device according to claim 7 , wherein a transmission direction of the uplink resource element is an uplink direction, and wherein a transmission direction of the downlink element is a downlink direction.
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- Primary Examiner: Zhang, Zhensheng
- Attorney, Agent or Firm: Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd.
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