Information configuration method and device

• US 10,575,225 B2
• Filed: 09/04/2017
• Issued: 02/25/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Baicells Technologies Co. Ltd (Baicells Technologies North America, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Baicells Technologies Co. Ltd (Baicells Technologies North America, Inc.)
• Inventors: Lu, Yang, Sun, Lixin, Ding, Yingzhe
• Primary Examiner(s): Hoang, Thai D
• Application Number:
  US16/094,761
• Publication Number:
  US 20190141588A1
• Time in Patent Office: 904 Days
• Field of Search: 370252, 370503-519, 370350
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/04 Arrangements for maintaining operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0061 of neighbour cell information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/10 using broadcasted information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/20 Selecting an access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 56/001 Synchronization between nodes

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an information configuration method and an information configuration device. The information configuration method includes steps of: determining whether or not it is necessary to transmit DMTC information about synchronized neighboring cells and DMTC information about asynchronized neighboring cells to a UE; and in the case that it is necessary to transmit the DMTC information about the synchronized neighboring cells and the DMTC information about the asynchronized neighboring cells to the UE, transmitting first DMTC information about the neighboring cells to the UE, the first DMTC information about in the neighboring cells indicating the DMTC information about the synchronized neighboring cells and the DMTC information about the asynchronized neighboring cells to the UE.

Claims

1. An information configuration method, comprising steps of:

determining whether or not it is necessary to transmit Discovery Signals Measurement Timing Configuration (DMTC) information about synchronized neighboring cells and DMTC information about asynchronized neighboring cells to a User Equipment (UE); and

in the case that it is necessary to transmit the DMTC information about the synchronized neighboring cells and the DMTC information about the asynchronized neighboring cells to the UE, transmitting first DMTC information about the neighboring cells to the UE, the first DMTC information about the neighboring cells indicating the DMTC information about the synchronized neighboring cells and the DMTC information about the asynchronized neighboring cells to the UE,

wherein the first DMTC information about the neighboring cells comprises a first synchronization identifier and a first DMTC parameter, and the first DMTC parameter comprises one or more of a duration of a DMTC window of the synchronized neighboring cells, a periodicity of the DMTC window of the synchronized neighboring cells, and a subframe offset of the synchronized neighboring cells.

2. The information configuration method according to claim 1, wherein the first DMTC information about the neighboring cells further comprises a second DMTC parameter, and the second DMTC parameter comprises one or more of a duration of a DMTC window of the asynchronized neighboring cells, a periodicity of the DMTC window of the asynchronized neighboring cells, and a subframe offset of the DMTC window of the asynchronized neighboring cells.

3. The information configuration method according to claim 1, wherein the step of transmitting the first DMTC information about the neighboring cells to the UE comprises:

transmitting the first DMTC information about intra-frequency neighboring cells via a System Information Block3 (SIB3) broadcast message or a UE-specific Radio Resource Control (RRC) message; and

/or transmitting the first DMTC information about inter-frequency neighboring cells at a designated frequency point via a SIB5 broadcast message or the UE-specific RRC message.

4. The information configuration method according to claim 1, wherein in the case that it is merely necessary to transmit the DMTC information about the synchronized neighboring cells to the UE, the information configuration method further comprises transmitting second DMTC information about the neighboring cells to the UE, and the second DMTC information about the neighboring cells comprises a second synchronization identifier indicating synchronization, wherein the second DMTC information about the neighboring cells further comprises a third DMTC parameter, and the third DMTC parameter at least comprises the subframe offset of the DMTC window of the synchronized neighboring cells.

5. The information configuration method according to claim 1, wherein in the case that it is merely necessary to transmit the DMTC information about the asynchronized neighboring cells to the UE, the information configuration method further comprises transmitting third DMTC information about the neighboring cells to the UE, and the third DMTC information about the neighboring cells comprises a third synchronization identifier indicating asynchronization.

6. The information configuration method according to claim 5, wherein the third DMTC information about the neighboring cells further comprises a fourth DMTC parameter, and the fourth DMTC parameter comprises one or more of the duration of the DMTC window of the asynchronized neighboring cells, the periodicity of the DMTC window of the asynchronized neighboring cells, and the subframe offset of the DMTC window of the asynchronized neighboring cells.

7. An information configuration method, comprising steps of:

receiving first Discovery Signals Measurement Timing Configuration (DMTC) information about a neighboring cells from a base station, the first DMTC information about the neighboring cells indicating DMTC information about synchronized neighboring cells and DMTC information about asynchronized neighboring cells;

acquiring the DMTC information about the synchronized neighboring cells and the DMTC information about the asynchronized neighboring cells in accordance with the first DMTC information about the neighboring cells; and

performing channel measurement on the synchronized neighboring cells in accordance with the DMTC information about the synchronized neighboring cells, and performing channel measurement on the asynchronized neighboring cells in accordance with the DMTC information about the asynchronized neighboring cells,

wherein the first DMTC information about the neighboring cells comprises a first synchronization identifier and a first DMTC parameter, and the first DMTC parameter comprises one or more of a duration of a DMTC window of the synchronized neighboring cells, a periodicity of the DMTC window of the synchronized neighboring cells, and a subframe offset of the synchronized neighboring cells.

8. The information configuration method according to claim 7, wherein the step of receiving the first DMTC information about the neighboring cells from the base station comprises:

receiving the first DMTC information about intra-frequency neighboring cells via a System Information Block3 (SIB3) broadcast message or a User Equipment (UE)-specific Radio Resource Control (RRC) message; and

receiving the first DMTC information about inter-frequency neighboring cells at a designated frequency point via a SIB5 broadcast message or the UE-specific RRC message.

9. The information configuration method according to claim 7, wherein the step of acquiring the DMTC information about the synchronized neighboring cells and the DMTC information about the asynchronized neighboring cells in accordance with the first DMTC information about the neighboring cells comprises:

in the case that the first DMTC parameter further comprises a second DMTC parameter, acquiring the DMTC information about the synchronized neighboring cells and the DMTC information about the asynchronized neighboring cells in accordance with the first DMTC information about the neighboring cells, wherein the second DMTC parameter comprises one or more of a duration of a DMTC window of the asynchronized neighboring cells, a periodicity of the DMTC window of the asynchronized neighboring cells, and a subframe offset of the DMTC window of the asynchronized neighboring cells.

10. The information configuration method according to claim 7, wherein the step of acquiring the DMTC information about the asynchronized neighboring cells in accordance with the first DMTC information about the neighboring cells comprises:

determining the periodicity of the DMTC window of the asynchronized neighboring cells as a designated periodicity or a sum of the designated periodicity and a designated offset; and

/or determining the duration of the DMTC window of the asynchronized neighboring cells as a designated duration; and

/or determining the subframe offset of the DMTC window of the asynchronized neighboring cells as a designated subframe offset.

11. The information configuration method according to claim 9, wherein the step of acquiring the DMTC information about the asynchronized neighboring cells in accordance with the first DMTC information about the neighboring cells comprises:

determining the periodicity of the DMTC window of the asynchronized neighboring cells as the periodicity of the DMTC window comprised in the second DMTC parameter, or a sum of the periodicity of the DMTC window comprised in the second DMTC parameter and a designated offset.

12. The information configuration method according to claim 7, further comprising:

receiving second DMTC information about the neighboring cells from the base station, the second DMTC information about the neighboring cells comprising a second synchronization identifier indicating synchronization;

determining a DMTC parameter of the synchronized neighboring cells in accordance with the second DMTC information about the neighboring cells; and

performing channel measurement on the synchronized neighboring cells in accordance with the DMTC parameter of the synchronized neighboring cells,

wherein the second DMTC information about the neighboring cells further comprises a third DMTC parameter, and the third DMTC parameter at least comprises the subframe offset of the DMTC window of the synchronized neighboring cells.

13. The information configuration method according to claim 7, further comprising:

receiving third DMTC information about the neighboring cells from the base station, the third DMTC information about the neighboring cells comprising a third synchronization identifier indicating asynchronization;

determining a DMTC parameter of the asynchronized neighboring cells in accordance with the third DMTC information about the neighboring cells; and

performing channel measurement on the asynchronized neighboring cells in accordance with the DMTC parameter of the asynchronized neighboring cells.

14. The information configuration method according to claim 13, wherein the third DMTC information about the neighboring cells further comprises a fourth DMTC parameter, and the fourth DMTC parameter comprises one or more of the duration of the DMTC window of the asynchronized neighboring cells, the periodicity of the DMTC window of the asynchronized neighboring cells, and the subframe offset of the DMTC window of the asynchronized neighboring cells.

15. The information configuration method according to claim 13, wherein the step of determining the DMTC parameter of the asynchronized neighboring cells in accordance with the third DMTC information about the neighboring cells comprises:

determining the periodicity of the DMTC window of the asynchronized neighboring cells as a designated periodicity or a sum of the designated periodicity and a designated offset; and

/or determining the duration of the DMTC window of the asynchronized neighboring cells as a designated duration; and

/or determining the subframe offset of the DMTC window of the asynchronized neighboring cells as a designated subframe offset.

16. The information configuration method according to claim 14, wherein the step of determining the DMTC parameter of the asynchronized neighboring cells in accordance with the third DMTC information about the neighboring cells comprises:

determining the periodicity of the DMTC window of the asynchronized neighboring cells as the periodicity of the DMTC window comprised in the fourth DMTC parameter, or a sum of the periodicity of the DMTC window comprised in the fourth DMTC parameter and a designated offset.

17. An information configuration device, comprising a processor, a, memory and a transmitter, wherein the processor is configured to call and execute programs or data stored in the memory, so as to determine whether or not it is necessary to transmit Discovery Signals Measurement Timing Configuration (DMTC) information about synchronized neighboring cells and DMTC information about asynchronized neighboring cells to a User Equipment (UE);

the transmitter is configured to, in the case that it is necessary to transmit the DMTC information about the synchronized neighboring cells and the DMTC information about the asynchronized neighboring cells to the UE, transmit first DMTC information about the neighboring cells to the UE, the first DMTC information about the neighboring cells indicating the DMTC information about the synchronized neighboring cells and the DMTC information about the asynchronized neighboring cells to the UE, wherein the first DMTC information about the neighboring cells comprises a first synchronization identifier and a first DMTC parameter, and the first DMTC parameter comprises one or more of a duration of a DMTC window of the synchronized neighboring cells, a periodicity of the DMTC window of the synchronized neighboring cells, and a subframe offset of the synchronized neighboring cells.

18. An information configuration device, comprising a processor, a memory and a receiver, wherein the receiver is configured to receive first Discovery Signals Measurement Timing Configuration (DMTC) information about a neighboring cells from a base station, the first DMTC information about the neighboring cells indicating DMTC information about synchronized neighboring cells and DMTC information about asynchronized neighboring cells;

the processor is configured to call and execute programs or data stored in the memory, so as to acquire the DMTC information about the synchronized neighboring cells and the DMTC information about the asynchronized neighboring cells in accordance with the first DMTC information about the neighboring cells received by the receiver, perform channel measurement on the synchronized neighboring cells in accordance with the DMTC information about the synchronized neighboring cells, and perform channel measurement on the asynchronized neighboring cells in accordance with the DMTC information about the asynchronized neighboring cells, wherein the first DMTC information about the neighboring cells comprises a first synchronization identifier and a first DMTC parameter, and the first DMTC parameter comprises one or more of a duration of a DMTC window of the synchronized neighboring cells, a periodicity of the DMTC window of the synchronized neighboring cells, and a subframe offset of the synchronized neighboring cells.