Resource allocation method, network device, and terminal device

• US 11,102,770 B2
• Filed: 11/20/2019
• Issued: 08/24/2021
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Chen, Zheng
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Chi Ho A
• Application Number:
  US16/689,889
• Publication Number:
  US 20200092864A1
• Time in Patent Office: 643 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/06 Reselecting a communication resource in the serving access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/12 using downlink control channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0453 Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal

Abstract

Disclosed are methods and systems for determining, by a terminal device, downlink control information that includes a first information field and a second information field. The first information field is used to indicate whether to switch an active bandwidth part of a terminal device. When the first information field indicates to switch the active bandwidth part of the terminal device, the second information field is used to indicate one or more active bandwidth parts and frequency domain resource location of a data channel in the active bandwidth parts to switch; or when the first information field indicates not to switch the active bandwidth part of the terminal device, the second information field is used to indicate a frequency domain resource location of a data channel in a currently accessed active bandwidth part. A working bandwidth part of the terminal device can be indicated, and resource utilisation is improved.

Claims

1. A resource allocation method, comprising:

receiving, by a terminal device, downlink control information, wherein the downlink control information comprises a first information field and a second information field, and the first information field is used to indicate to the terminal device whether to switch a first active bandwidth part of the terminal device;

determining, by the terminal device based on the second information field, one or more second active bandwidth parts and a frequency domain resource of a data channel in the one or more second active bandwidth parts to which the terminal device switches, in response to the first information field indicating to the terminal device to switch the first active bandwidth part; and

determining, by the terminal device, a frequency domain resource of a data channel in the first active bandwidth part based on the second information field, in response to the first information field indicating to the terminal device not to switch the first active bandwidth part.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the second information field comprises a first information subfield and a second information subfield, and wherein determining, by the terminal device based on the second information field, one or more second active bandwidth parts and a frequency domain resource of a data channel in the one or more second active bandwidth parts to which the terminal device switches comprises:

determining, by the terminal device from one or more available bandwidth parts based on the first information subfield, the one or more second active bandwidth parts to switch, wherein the one or more available bandwidth parts are less than or equal to a bandwidth of the terminal device, wherein the bandwidth of the terminal device includes a plurality of consecutive subbands in a frequency domain, wherein the one or more available bandwidth parts include a plurality of consecutive subbands in the frequency domain in the bandwidth of the terminal device, and wherein each of the consecutive subbands includes a plurality of consecutive physical resource blocks (RBs) in the frequency domain;

determining, by the terminal device based on the first information subfield, at least one subband on which the frequency domain resource of the data channel is located in the one or more second active bandwidth parts; and

determining, by the terminal device, a location of the frequency domain resource of the data channel in one or more of the RBs on the at least one subband based on the second information subfield.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein before receiving, by the terminal device, the downlink control information, the method further comprises:

receiving, by the terminal device, higher layer signaling; and

determining, by the terminal device based on the higher layer signaling, one or more of a bandwidth value and a frequency domain resource location of each of the one or more available bandwidth parts for the terminal device.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein the first information subfield comprises a plurality of bits, each of the plurality of bits corresponds to one of the consecutive subbands in the bandwidth of the terminal device, and wherein determining, by the terminal device from one or more available bandwidth parts based on the first information subfield, the one or more second active bandwidth parts to switch comprises:

determining, by the terminal device based on a location of a first bit with a first bit value in the first information subfield and a location of a last bit with the first bit value in the first information subfield, a frequency domain resource location of one of the second active bandwidth parts; and

determining, by the terminal device based on a value of a bandwidth between a subband corresponding to the first bit with the first bit value in the first information subfield and a subband corresponding to the last bit with the first bit value in the first information subfield, a bandwidth value of one of the second active bandwidth parts.

5. The method according to claim 2, wherein determining, by the terminal device based on the first information subfield, at least one subband on which the frequency domain resource of the data channel is located in the one or more second active bandwidth parts comprises:

determining, by the terminal device based on each bit with a first bit value in the first information subfield, the at least one subband on which the frequency domain resource of the data channel is located in the one or more second active bandwidth parts.

6. The method according to claim 2, wherein the second information subfield comprises a plurality of bits, each of the plurality of bits corresponds to one resource block group (RBG) in the at least one subband corresponding to each bit with a first bit value in the first information subfield, wherein the RBG comprises at least one consecutive physical resource block of the RBs, and wherein determining, by the terminal device, a location of the frequency domain resource of the data channel in the RBs on the at least one subband based on the second information subfield comprises:

determining, by the terminal device, an RBG corresponding to a bit with a first bit value in the second information subfield as a location of the RBs corresponding to the frequency domain resource of the data channel.

7. The method according to claim 2, wherein the second information subfield is used to indicate one type of resource block group (RBG) mapping modes in a RBG mapping mode set, the RBG mapping mode comprises a granularity of the RBG and a frequency domain resource location of the RBG on the at least one subband corresponding to each bit with a first bit value in the first information subfield, wherein the RBG comprises at least one consecutive physical resource block of the RBs, and wherein determining, by the terminal device, a location of the frequency domain resource of the data channel in the RBs on the at least one subband based on the second information subfield comprises:

determining, by the terminal device based on the second information subfield, a mapping manner of the RBG on the at least one subband corresponding to each bit with the first bit value in the first information subfield; and

determining, by the terminal device based on the mapping manner of the RBG on the at least one subband corresponding to each bit with the first bit value in the first information subfield, the location of the RBs corresponding to the frequency domain resource of the data channel on the at least one subband.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein before the receiving, by the terminal device, the downlink control information, the method further comprises:

receiving, by the terminal device, higher layer signaling; and

determining, by the terminal device, the RBG mapping mode set based on the higher layer signaling.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the second information field comprises a first information subfield and a second information subfield, wherein the first active bandwidth part is less than or equal to a bandwidth of the terminal device, wherein the bandwidth of the terminal device includes a plurality of consecutive subbands in a frequency domain, wherein the first active bandwidth part includes a plurality of consecutive subbands in the frequency domain in the bandwidth of the terminal device, wherein each of the consecutive subbands includes a plurality of consecutive physical resource blocks (RBs) in the frequency domain, and wherein determining, by the terminal device, a frequency domain resource of a data channel in the first active bandwidth part based on the second information field comprises:

determining, by the terminal device based on the first information subfield, at least one subband on which the frequency domain resource of the data channel is located in the first active bandwidth part; and

determining, by the terminal device, a location of the frequency domain resource of the data channel in one or more of the RBs on the at least one subband based on the second information subfield.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the second information field comprises a first information subfield and a second information subfield, wherein the first information subfield is used to indicate index numbers of the one or more second active bandwidth parts, and wherein determining, by the terminal device based on the second information field, one or more second active bandwidth parts and a frequency domain resource of a data channel in the one or more second active bandwidth parts to which the terminal device switches comprises:

determining, by the terminal device based on the index numbers of the one or more second active bandwidth parts, the one or more second active bandwidth parts to switch, wherein the one or more second active bandwidth part are less than or equal to a bandwidth of the terminal device; and

determining, by the terminal device based on the second information subfield, a location of the frequency domain resource of the data channel in the one or more second active bandwidth parts.

11. A terminal device, comprising:

a receiving module, configured to receive downlink control information, wherein the downlink control information comprises a first information field and a second information field, and the first information field is used to indicate to the terminal device whether to switch a first active bandwidth part of the terminal device;

a processing module, configured to;

determine, based on the second information field, one or more second active bandwidth parts and a frequency domain resource of a data channel in the one or more second active bandwidth parts to which the terminal device switches, in response to the first information field indicating to the terminal device to switch the first active bandwidth part; and

determine a frequency domain resource of a data channel in the first active bandwidth part based on the second information field, in response to the first information field indicating to the terminal device not to switch the first active bandwidth part.

12. The terminal device according to claim 11, wherein the second information field comprises a first information subfield and a second information subfield, and when the processing module is configured to determine, based on the second information field, one or more second active bandwidth parts and a frequency domain resource of a data channel in the one or more second active bandwidth parts to which the terminal device switches, the processing module is further configured to:

determine, from one or more available bandwidth parts based on the first information subfield, the one or more second active bandwidth parts to switch, wherein the one or more available bandwidth parts are less than or equal to a bandwidth of the terminal device, wherein the bandwidth of the terminal device includes a plurality of consecutive subbands in a frequency domain, wherein the one or more available bandwidth parts include a plurality of consecutive subbands in the frequency domain in the bandwidth of the terminal device, and wherein each of the consecutive subbands includes a plurality of consecutive physical resource blocks (RB s) in the frequency domain;

determine, based on the first information subfield, at least one subband on which the frequency domain resource of the data channel is located in the one or more second active bandwidth parts; and

determine a location of the frequency domain resource of the data channel in one or more of the RBs on the at least one subband based on the second information subfield.

13. The terminal device according to claim 12, wherein the receiving module is further configured to receive higher layer signaling;

and

the processing module is further configured to determine, based on the higher layer signaling, one or more of a bandwidth value and a frequency domain resource location of each of the one or more available bandwidth parts for the terminal device.

14. The terminal device according to claim 12, wherein the first information subfield comprises a plurality of bits, each of the plurality of bits corresponds to one of the consecutive subbands in the bandwidth of the terminal device, and when the processing module is configured to determine, from one or more available bandwidth parts based on the first information subfield, the one or more second active bandwidth parts to switch, the processing module is further configured to:

determine, based on a location of a first bit with a first bit value in the first information subfield and a location of a last bit with the first bit value in the first information subfield, a frequency domain resource location of one of the second active bandwidth parts; and

determine, based on a value of a bandwidth between a subband corresponding to the first bit with the first bit value in the first information subfield and a subband corresponding to the last bit with the first bit value in the first information subfield, a bandwidth value of one of the second active bandwidth parts.

15. The terminal device according to claim 12, wherein when the processing module is configured to determine, based on the first information subfield, at least one subband on which the frequency domain resource of the data channel is located in the one or more second active bandwidth parts, the processing module is further configured to:

determine, based on each bit with a first bit value in the first information subfield, the at least one subband on which the frequency domain resource of the data channel is located in the one or more second active bandwidth parts.

16. The terminal device according to claim 12, wherein the second information subfield comprises a plurality of bits, each of the plurality of bits corresponds to one resource block group (RBG) in the at least one subband corresponding to each bit with a first bit value in the first information subfield, wherein the RBG comprises at least one consecutive physical resource block of the RBs, and wherein when the processing module is configured to determine a location of the frequency domain resource of the data channel in the RBs on the at least one subband based on the second information subfield, the processing module is further configured to:

determine an RBG corresponding to a bit with a first bit value in the second information subfield as a location of the RBs corresponding to the frequency domain resource of the data channel.

17. The terminal device according to claim 12, wherein the second information subfield is used to indicate one type of resource block group (RBG) mapping modes in a RBG mapping mode set, the RBG mapping mode comprises a granularity of the RBG and a frequency domain resource location of the RBG on the at least one subband corresponding to each bit with a first bit value in the first information subfield, wherein the RBG comprises at least one consecutive physical resource block of the RBs, and wherein when the processing module is configured to determine a location of the frequency domain resource of the data channel in the RBs on the at least one subband based on the second information subfield, the processing module is further configured to:

determine, based on the second information subfield, a mapping manner of the RBG on the at least one subband corresponding to each bit with the first bit value in the first information subfield; and

determine, based on the mapping manner of the RBG on the at least one subband corresponding to each bit with the first bit value in the first information subfield, the location of the RBs corresponding to the frequency domain resource of the data channel on the at least one subband.

18. The terminal device according to claim 17, wherein the receiving module is further configured to receive higher layer signaling;

and

the processing module is further configured to determine the RBG mapping mode set based on the higher layer signaling.

19. The terminal device according to claim 11, wherein the second information field comprises a first information subfield and a second information subfield, wherein the first active bandwidth part is less than or equal to a bandwidth of the terminal device, wherein the bandwidth of the terminal device includes a plurality of consecutive subbands in a frequency domain, wherein the first active bandwidth part includes a plurality of consecutive subbands in the frequency domain in the bandwidth of the terminal device, wherein each of the consecutive subbands includes a plurality of consecutive physical resource blocks (RBs) in the frequency domain, and wherein when the processing module is configured to determine a frequency domain resource of a data channel in the first active bandwidth part based on the second information field, the processing module is further configured to:

determine, based on the first information subfield, at least one subband on which the frequency domain resource of the data channel is located in the first active bandwidth part; and

determine a location of the frequency domain resource of the data channel in one or more of the RBs on the at least one subband based on the second information subfield.

20. The terminal device according to claim 11, wherein the second information field comprises a first information subfield and a second information subfield, wherein the first information subfield is used to indicate index numbers of the one or more second active bandwidth parts, and wherein when the processing module is configured to determine, based on the second information field, one or more second active bandwidth parts and a frequency domain resource of a data channel in the one or more second active bandwidth parts to which the terminal device switches, the processing module is further configured to:

determine, based on the index numbers of the one or more second active bandwidth parts, the one or more second active bandwidth parts to switch, wherein the one or more second active bandwidth parts are less than or equal to a bandwidth of the terminal device; and

determine, based on the second information subfield, a location of the frequency domain resource of the data channel in the one or more second active bandwidth parts.