# US 10,873,378 B2 · Method and device for transmitting uplink signals > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,873,378 B2 - Document ID: US10873378B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/475,595 - Filed: 2017-01-23 - Published: 2019-11-21 - Granted: 2020-12-22 - Earliest claimed: 2017-01-23 - Assignees: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd. - Applicants: Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd. - Inventors: Hai Tang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10873378B2 ## CPC - H04B 7/0404: the mobile station comprising multiple antennas, e.g. to provide uplink diversity - H04B 7/0617: {for beam forming} - H04B 7/0413: MIMO systems - H04B 7/0456: Selection of precoding matrices or codebooks, e.g. using matrices antenna weighting - H04L 5/0051: {of dedicated pilots, i.e. pilots destined for a single user or terminal} - H04L 25/0226: {sounding signals per se} - H04W 72/046: {the resource being in the space domain, e.g. beams} - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04W 74/0833: Random access procedures, e.g. with 4-step access - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A method and device for transmitting an uplink signal are provided. The method includes: determining, by a terminal device, a target downlink resource for transmitting a target downlink signal among a plurality of downlink resources; determining, by the terminal device, target uplink pre-coding information according to the target downlink resource and a predetermined corresponding relationship, wherein the predetermined corresponding relationship is a corresponding relationship between downlink resources and uplink pre-coding information; and transmitting, by the terminal device, an uplink signal according to the target uplink pre-coding information. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for transmitting an uplink signal, comprising: determining, by a terminal device, a target downlink resource for transmitting a target downlink signal among a plurality of downlink resources; determining, by the terminal device, target uplink pre-coding information according to the target downlink resource and a preset corresponding relationship, wherein the preset corresponding relationship is a corresponding relationship between downlink resources and uplink pre-coding information; and transmitting, by the terminal device, an uplink signal according to the target uplink pre-coding information; wherein the target uplink pre-coding information is used for indicating a target uplink wideband pre-coding matrix; or, the target uplink pre-coding information is used for indicating a target uplink beam; or, the target uplink pre-coding information is used for indicating a target uplink sounding signal, and the target uplink sounding signal is used for the terminal device to determine a target uplink wideband pre-coding matrix or a target uplink beam. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the target uplink pre-coding information is used for indicating the target uplink wideband pre-coding matrix; wherein transmitting, by the terminal device, the uplink signal according to the target uplink pre-coding information comprises: performing, by the terminal device, a wideband pre-coding processing on the uplink signal according to the target uplink wideband pre-coding matrix to obtain a pre-coded uplink signal; and transmitting, by the terminal device, the pre-coded uplink signal. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the target uplink pre-coding information is used for indicating the target uplink beam; and transmitting, by the terminal device, the uplink signal according to the target uplink pre-coding information comprises: performing, by the terminal device, a beamforming processing on the uplink signal according to the target uplink beam to obtain a beamformed uplink signal; and transmitting, by the terminal device, the beamformed uplink signal. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the target uplink pre-coding information is used for indicating the target uplink sounding signal; and transmitting, by the terminal device, the uplink signal according to the target uplink pre-coding information, comprises: determining, by the terminal device, a beam used when transmitting the target uplink sounding signal as the target uplink beam; performing, by the terminal device, a beamforming processing on the uplink signal according to the target uplink beam to obtain a beamformed uplink signal; and transmitting, by the terminal device, the beamformed uplink signal. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the target uplink pre-coding information is used for indicating the target uplink sounding signal; and the method further comprises: before the terminal device determines the target downlink resource for transmitting the target downlink signal among the plurality of downlink resources: sending, by the terminal device, a plurality of uplink sounding signals to a network device, wherein the plurality of uplink sounding signals comprise the target uplink sounding signal, and the plurality of uplink sounding signals have a corresponding relationship with the plurality of downlink resources. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein determining, by the terminal device, the target downlink resource for transmitting the target downlink signal among the plurality of downlink resources comprises: receiving, by the terminal device, resource configuration information sent by a network device, wherein the resource configuration information is used for indicating the target downlink resource; determining, by the terminal device, the target downlink resource according to the resource configuration information; or, determining, by the terminal device, a downlink resource where the target downlink signal is detected among the plurality of downlink resources as the target downlink resource. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the target downlink signal is one of the following signals: a downlink control channel, a downlink random access response signal, a downlink data channel, and a downlink reference signal. ### Claim 8 A terminal device, comprising a processor and a transceiver, wherein, the processor is used for determining a target downlink resource for transmitting a target downlink signal among a plurality of downlink resources; wherein the processor is further used for determining target uplink pre-coding information according to the target downlink resource and a preset corresponding relationship, wherein the preset corresponding relationship is a corresponding relationship between downlink resources and uplink pre-coding information; and the transceiver is used for transmitting an uplink signal according to the target uplink pre-coding informatiom; wherein the target uplink pre-coding information is used for indicating a target uplink wideband pre-coding matrix; or, the target uplink pre-coding information is used for indicating a target uplink beam; or, the target uplink pre-coding information is used for indicating a target uplink sounding signal, and the target uplink sounding signal is used for the terminal device to determine a target uplink wideband pre-coding matrix or a target uplink beam. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The terminal device according to claim 8, wherein the target uplink pre-coding information is used for indicating the target uplink wideband pre-coding matrix; the processor is further used for performing a wideband pre-coding processing on the uplink signal according to the target uplink wideband pre-coding matrix to obtain a pre-coded uplink signal; and the transceiver is specifically used for transmitting the pre-coded uplink signal. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The terminal device according to claim 8, wherein the target uplink pre-coding information is used for indicating the target uplink beam; wherein the processor is further used for performing a beamforming processing on the uplink signal according to the target uplink beam to obtain a beamformed uplink signal; and the transceiver is specifically used for transmitting the beamformed uplink signal. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The terminal device according to claim 8, wherein the target uplink pre-coding information is used for indicating the target uplink sounding signal; wherein the processor is further used for determining a beam used when transmitting the target uplink sounding signal as the target uplink beam; and performing a beamforming processing on the uplink signal according to the target uplink beam to obtain a beamformed uplink signal; and the transceiver is specifically used for transmitting the beamformed uplink signal. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The terminal device according to claim 8, wherein the target uplink pre-coding information is used for indicating the target uplink sounding signal; and wherein before the processor determines the target downlink resource for transmitting the target downlink signal among the plurality of downlink resources, the transceiver is further used for: sending a plurality of uplink sounding signals to a network device, wherein the plurality of uplink sounding signals comprise the target uplink sounding signal, and the plurality of uplink sounding signals have a corresponding relationship with the plurality of downlink resources. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The terminal device according to claim 8, wherein the transceiver is further used for: receiving resource configuration information sent by a network device, wherein the resource configuration information is used for indicating the target downlink resource; and one of: the processor is specifically used for determining the target downlink resource according to the resource configuration information; or, the processor is specifically used for determining a downlink resource where the target downlink signal is detected among the plurality of downlink resources as the target downlink resource. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The terminal device according to claim 8, wherein the target downlink signal is one of the following signals: a downlink control channel, a downlink random access response signal, a downlink data channel, and a downlink reference signal. ### Claim 15 A network device, comprising a processor and a transceiver, wherein, the transceiver is used for sending a target downlink signal to a terminal device on a target downlink resource among a plurality of downlink resources; and the transceiver is further used for receiving an uplink signal sent by the terminal device according to target uplink pre-coding information, wherein the target uplink pre-coding information is determined by the terminal device according to the target downlink resource and a preset corresponding relationship, and the preset corresponding relationship is a corresponding relationship between downlink resources and uplink pre-coding information; wherein the target uplink pre-coding information is used for indicating an uplink wideband pre-coding matrix; or, the target uplink pre-coding information is used for indicating a target uplink beam; or, the target uplink pre-coding information is used for indicating a target uplink sounding signal, and the target uplink sounding signal is used for the terminal device to determine a target uplink wideband pre-coding matrix or a target uplink beam. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The network device according to claim 15, wherein the target uplink pre-coding information is used for indicating a target uplink sounding signal, and the transceiver is further used for: receiving a plurality of uplink sounding signals sent by the terminal device, wherein the plurality of uplink sounding signals comprise the target uplink sounding signal, and the plurality of uplink sounding signals have a corresponding relationship with the plurality of downlink resources; the processor is used for determining the target uplink sounding signal; and the processor is further used for determining the target downlink resource according to the target uplink sounding signal. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The network device according to claim 15, wherein the transceiver is further used for: sending resource configuration information to the terminal device, wherein the resource configuration information is used for indicating the target downlink resource.