# US 10,873,420 B2 · Method and terminal for data transmission > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,873,420 B2 - Document ID: US10873420B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/766,244 - Filed: 2015-12-18 - Published: 2018-10-04 - Granted: 2020-12-22 - Earliest claimed: 2015-12-18 - Assignees: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd. - Applicants: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecomunications Corp, Ltd. - Inventors: Bin Feng - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10873420B2 ## CPC - H04L 1/1812: Hybrid protocols; Hybrid automatic repeat request [HARQ] - H04L 1/1854: {Scheduling and prioritising arrangements} - H04L 1/1887: {Scheduling and prioritising arrangements} - H04L 5/0053: {Allocation of signalling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals} - H04L 5/14: Two-way operation using the same type of signal, i.e. duplex - H04W 72/0446: Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames - H04L 5/1469: {using time-sharing} - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - 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 Provided are a method and terminal for data transmission. According to the method, a terminal determines, according to configuration information sent by a base station, to use at least two different TTIs to transmit different PDSCHs and/or PUSCHs on a target carrier. The terminal detects whether first DCI is present in at least one PDCCH in a target subframe on the target carrier, the first DCI being used to schedule at least one PDSCH transmitted in the target subframe on the target carrier. When the terminal detects that the first DCI is not present, or that the first DCI is present and a TTI of the at least one PDSCH scheduled by the first DCI is smaller than the target subframe, the terminal detects dedicated DCI in a dedicated downlink control channel in a target subframe, a TTI of a PDSCH or PUSCH scheduled by the dedicated DCI being smaller than the target subframe. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for data transmission, comprising: determining, by a terminal, according to configuration information sent by a base station, to use at least two different Transmission Time Intervals (TTIs) to transmit different Physical Downlink Shared Channels (PDSCHs) and/or different Physical Uplink Shared Channels (PUSCHs) on a target carrier; detecting, by the terminal, whether first Downlink Control Information (DCI) is present in at least one Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) in a target subframe on the target carrier, the first DCI being used to schedule at least one PDSCH transmitted in the target subframe on the target carrier; and in the case that the terminal detects that the first DCI is not present in the at least one PDCCH in the target subframe, or in the case that the terminal detects that the first DCI is present in the at least one PDCCH in the target subframe and a TTI of the at least one PDSCH scheduled by the first DCI is smaller in length than the target subframe, detecting, by the terminal, a dedicated downlink control channel in the target subframe, the dedicated control channel merely being used to transmit dedicated DCI, a TTI of a PDSCH or PUSCH scheduled by the dedicated DCI being smaller in length than the target subframe. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: in the case that the terminal detects that the first DCI is present in the at least one PDCCH in the target subframe and the TTI of the at least one PDSCH scheduled by the first DCI is greater than or equal to the target subframe in length, the terminal receives the at least one PDSCH scheduled by the first DCI. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the target subframe is a downlink subframe or a special subframe in a Time Division Duplexing (TDD) system. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein detecting, by the terminal, whether the first DCI is present in the at least one PDCCH in the target subframe comprises: detecting, by the terminal, whether the first DCI is present in a Common Search Space (CSS) of the at least one PDCCH in the target subframe, the TTI of the at least one PDSCH scheduled by the first DCI being equal in length to the target subframe, or equal to the longest TTI in the at least two different TTIs, or equal to the shortest TTI in the at least two different TTIs. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein detecting, by the terminal, whether the first DCI is present in the at least one PDCCH in the target subframe comprises: detecting, by the terminal, whether the first DCI is present in a UE-specific Search Space (USS) of the at least one PDCCH in the target subframe, the first DCI comprising a specific information field, the specific information field being used to indicate the TTI of the at least one PDSCH scheduled by the first DCI. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein when the terminal uses the at least two different TTIs to transmit the different PDSCHs, Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ) process numbers of the different PDSCHs are independently configured. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method according to claim 6, wherein a HARQ process number is indicated by an HARQ process number information field in the first DCI, a length of the HARQ process number information field being determined in one of the following manners: determining the length of the HARQ process number information field as 4 bits; determining a maximum number of HARQ processes supported actually by the terminal according to the lengths of the at least two different TTIs used currently by the terminal and a TDD uplink/downlink configuration used currently by the target carrier, and determining the length of the HARQ process number information field according to the maximum number of HARQ processes supported actually; determining the length of the HARQ process number information field according to a maximum number of HARQ processes supported by a TDD system, the TDD system supporting to use at least two different TTIs to transmit different PDSCHs and/or different PUSCHs on the same carrier; and determining the length of the HARQ process number information field according to a maximum number of HARQ processes supported by the terminal. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein transmission modes corresponding to the different PDSCHs transmitted by the at least two different TTIs are different; and/or, transmission modes corresponding to the different PUSCHs transmitted by the at least two different TTIs are different. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein in the case that the first DCI is present in a USS and the TTI of the at least one PDSCH scheduled by the first DCI is smaller in length than the target subframe, the format of the first DCI is 1A. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein a USS in the target subframe comprises second DCI, the second DCI being used to schedule a PUSCH, a TTI of the PUSCH scheduled by the second DCI being smaller in length than the target subframe, and the format of the second DCI being 0. ### Claim 11 A terminal for data transmission, comprising a processor; and a memory for storing instructions executable by the processor, wherein execution of the instructions by the processor causes the processor to perform: determining, according to configuration information sent by a base station, to use at least two different Transmission Time Intervals (TTIs) to transmit different Physical Downlink Shared Channels (PDSCHs) and/or different Physical Uplink Shared Channels (PUSCHs) on a target carrier; detecting whether first Downlink Control Information (DCI) is present in at least one Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) in a target subframe on the target carrier, the first DCI being used to schedule at least one PDSCH transmitted in the target subframe on the target carrier; and detecting, in the case that the terminal detects that the first DCI is not present in the at least one PDCCH in the target subframe, or in the case that the terminal detects that the first DCI is present in the at least one PDCCH in the target subframe and a TTI of the at least one PDSCH scheduled by the first DCI is smaller in length than the target subframe, a dedicated downlink control channel in the target subframe, the dedicated control channel merely being used to transmit dedicated DCI, a TTI of a PDSCH or PUSCH scheduled by the dedicated DCI being smaller in length than the target subframe. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The terminal according to claim 11, wherein the execution of the instructions by the processor causes the processor to further perform: receiving, in the case that the terminal detects that the first DCI is present in the at least one PDCCH in the target subframe and the TTI of the at least one PDSCH scheduled by the first DCI is greater than or equal to the target subframe in length, the at least one PDSCH scheduled by the first DCI. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The terminal according to claim 11, wherein the target subframe is a downlink subframe or a special subframe in a Time Division Duplexing (TDD) system. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The terminal according to claim 12, wherein detecting whether the first DCI is present in the at least one PDCCH in the target subframe comprises: detecting whether the first DCI is present in a Common Search Space (CSS) of the at least one PDCCH in the target subframe, the TTI of the at least one PDSCH scheduled by the first DCI being equal in length to the target subframe, or equal to the longest TTI in the at least two different TTIs, or equal to the shortest TTI in the at least two different TTIs. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The terminal according to claim 12, wherein detecting whether the first DCI is present in the at least one PDCCH in the target subframe comprises: detecting whether the first DCI is present in a UE-specific Search Space (USS) of the at least one PDCCH in the target subframe, the first DCI comprising a specific information field, the specific information field being used to indicate the TTI of the at least one PDSCH scheduled by the first DCI. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The terminal according to claim 11, wherein when the terminal uses the at least two different TTIs to transmit the different PDSCHs, Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ) process numbers of the different PDSCHs are independently configured. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The terminal according to claim 16, wherein a HARQ process number is indicated by an HARQ process number information field in the first DCI, a length of the HARQ process number information field being determined in one of the following manners: determining the length of the HARQ process number information field as 4 bits; determining a maximum number of HARQ processes supported actually by the terminal according to the lengths of the at least two different TTIs used currently by the terminal and a TDD uplink/downlink configuration used currently by the target carrier, and determining the length of the HARQ process number information field according to the maximum number of HARQ processes supported actually; determining the length of the HARQ process number information field according to a maximum number of HARQ processes supported by a TDD system, the TDD system supporting to use at least two different TTIs to transmit different PDSCHs and/or different PUSCHs on the same carrier; and determining the length of the HARQ process number information field according to a maximum number of HARQ processes supported by the terminal. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The terminal according to claim 11, wherein transmission modes corresponding to the different PDSCHs transmitted by the at least two different TTIs are different; and/or, transmission modes corresponding to the different PUSCHs transmitted by the at least two different TTIs are different. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The terminal according to claim 11, wherein in the case that the first DCI is present in a USS and the TTI of the at least one PDSCH scheduled by the first DCI is smaller in length than the target subframe, the format of the first DCI is 1A. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The terminal according to claim 11, wherein a USS in the target subframe comprises second DCI, the second DCI being used to schedule a PUSCH, a TTI of the PUSCH scheduled by the second DCI being smaller in length than the target subframe, and the format of the second DCI being 0.