# US 11,115,809 B2 · Indication method of terminal capability and terminal > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,115,809 B2 - Document ID: US11115809B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/754,073 - Filed: 2018-10-11 - Published: 2020-10-22 - Granted: 2021-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2017-11-15 - Assignees: Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Jing Liang; Li Chen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11115809B2 ## CPC - H04L 5/001: {the frequencies being arranged in component carriers} - H04W 8/24: Transfer of terminal data - H04L 5/0053: {Allocation of signalling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals} - H04L 5/0091: {Signalling for the administration of the divided path, e.g. signalling of configuration information} - H04W 48/08: Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery (signalling during connection H04W76/00) - 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 terminal capability indication method and a terminal are provided. The method includes sending, to network side, capability indication information indicating whether the terminal supports uplink dual-transmission per band combination; wherein the capability indication information includes at least one: first indication information of a band combination supported by the terminal; second indication information of a channel combination if the channel combination exists in the band combination; third indication information indicating RF characteristic of the terminal, the first indication information includes type information of the band combination or information about whether the band combination must support uplink dual-transmission, the second indication information includes type information of the channel combination or information about whether the channel combination must support uplink dual-transmission, the third indication information includes indication about whether the RF characteristic of the terminal supports uplink dual-transmission. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of indicating capability of a terminal, comprising: sending, to a network side, capability indication information indicating whether or not a terminal supports uplink dual-transmission per each band combination in a plurality of band combinations; wherein the capability indication information comprises at least one of following: first indication information of a band combination supported by the terminal; second indication information of a channel combination in the band combination in a case that the channel combination exists in the band combination; and third indication information indicating radio frequency characteristic of the terminal, the first indication information comprises type information of the band combination or information about whether or not the band combination must support uplink dual-transmission, the second indication information comprises type information of the channel combination or information about whether or not the channel combination must support uplink dual-transmission, the third indication information comprises indication about whether or not the radio frequency characteristic of the terminal supports uplink dual-transmission, and the type information comprises an easy type or a difficult type. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of indicating capability of a terminal according to claim 1, wherein sending, to the network side, the capability indication information indicating whether or not the terminal supports uplink dual-transmission per each band combination, comprises: determining, according to deployment information of all frequency bands provided by the network side, the capability indication information indicating whether or not the terminal supports uplink dual-transmission; sending the capability indication information to the network side. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of indicating capability of a terminal according to claim 2, wherein sending the capability indication information to the network side, comprises sending the capability indication information to the network side using a first preset bit combination; wherein different pieces of indication information in the capability indication information are indicated by different bits in the first preset bit combination, respectively; or different pieces of indication information in the capability indication information are indicated by joint encoding of bits in the first preset bit combination. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of indicating capability of a terminal according to claim 3, wherein, in a case that the capability indication information comprises the first indication information and the second indication information, and different pieces of indication information in the capability indication information are indicated by different bits in the first preset bit combination, respectively, a first number of bits in the first preset bit combination are used for indicating the first indication information, a second number of bits in the first preset bit combination are used for indicating the second indication information. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The method of indicating capability of a terminal according to claim 3, wherein the first preset bit combination comprises two bits. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of indicating capability of a terminal according to claim 1, wherein sending, to the network side, the capability indication information indicating whether or not the terminal supports uplink dual-transmission per each band combination, comprises: determining, based on a frequency band dynamically configured by the network side for transmission, the capability indication information indicating whether or not the terminal supports uplink dual transmission; sending the capability indication information to the network side. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of indicating capability of a terminal according to claim 6, wherein sending the capability indication information to the network side, comprises: when the terminal accesses a network or receives a request sent by the network side, sending the capability indication information to the network side; or after obtaining frequency band information configured by the network side, sending the capability indication information to the network side. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The method of indicating capability of a terminal according to claim 6, wherein sending the capability indication information to the network side, comprises sending the capability indication information to the network side using a second preset bit combination; wherein different pieces of indication information in the capability indication information are indicated by different bits in the second preset bit combination, respectively, or different pieces of indication information in the capability indication information are indicated by joint encoding of bits in the second preset bit combination. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of indicating capability of a terminal according to claim 8, wherein in a case that the capability indication information comprises the first indication information and the second indication information, and different pieces of indication information in the capability indication information are indicated by different bits in the second preset bit combination, respectively, a third number of bits in the second preset bit combination are used for indicating the first indication information, a fourth number of bits in the second preset bit combination are used for indicating the second indication information; or, in a case that the capability indication information comprises the first indication information and the third indication information and different pieces of indication information in the capability indication information are indicated by different bits in the second preset bit combination, respectively, a fifth number of bits in the second preset bit combination are used for indicating the first indication information, and a sixth number of bits in the second preset bit combination are used for indicating the third indication information; or, in a case that the capability indication information comprises the first indication information and the second indication information, the first indication information indicates that a type of the band combination is a difficult type and the second indication information indicates that an easy type of channel combination exists, the capability indication information further comprises third indication information used to determine the easy type of channel combination. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The method of indicating capability of a terminal according to claim 8, wherein the second preset hit combination comprises two bits. ### Claim 11 A terminal, comprising: a storage, a processor and a program stored on the storage and executable by the processor, wherein when the program is executed by the processor, the processor implements a method of indicating capability of a terminal comprising: sending, to a network side, capability indication information indicating whether or not a terminal supports uplink dual-transmission per each band combination in a plurality of band combinations; wherein the capability indication information comprises at least one of following; first indication information of a band combination supported by the terminal; second indication information of a channel combination in the band combination in a case that the channel combination exists in the band combination; and third indication information indicating radio frequency characteristic of the terminal, the first indication information comprises type information of the band combination or information about whether or not the band combination must support uplink dual-transmission, the second indication information comprises type information of the channel combination or information about whether or not the channel combination must support uplink dual-transmission, and the third indication information comprises indication about whether or not the radio frequency characteristic of the terminal supports uplink dual-transmission, and the type information comprises an easy type or a difficult type. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The terminal according to claim 11, wherein sending, to the network side, the capability indication information indicating whether or not the terminal supports uplink dual-transmission per each band combination, comprises: determining, according to deployment information of all frequency bands provided by the network side, the capability indication information indicating Whether or not the terminal supports uplink dual-transmission; sending the capability indication information to the network side. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The terminal according to claim 12, wherein sending the capability indication information to the network side, comprises sending the capability indication information to the network side using a first preset bit combination; wherein different pieces of indication information in the capability indication information are indicated by different bits in the first preset bit combination, respectively; or different pieces of indication information in the capability indication information are indicated by joint encoding of bits in the first preset bit combination. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The terminal according to claim 13, wherein, in a case that the capability indication information comprises the first indication information and the second indication information, and different pieces of indication information in the capability indication information are indicated by different bits in the first preset bit combination, respectively, a first number of bits in the first preset bit combination are used for indicating the first indication information, a second number of bits in the first preset bit combination are used for indicating the second indication information. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The terminal according to claim 11, wherein sending, to the network side, the capability indication information indicating whether or not the terminal supports uplink dual-transmission per each band combination, comprises: determining, based on a frequency band dynamically configured by the network side for transmission, the capability indication information indicating whether or not the terminal supports uplink dual-transmission; sending the capability indication information to the network side. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The terminal according to claim 15, wherein sending the capability indication information to the network side, comprises: when the terminal accesses a network or receives a request sent by the network side, sending the capability indication information to the network side; or after obtaining frequency band information configured by the network side, sending the capability indication information to the network side. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The terminal according to claim 15, wherein sending the capability indication information to the network side, comprises sending the capability indication information to the network side using a second preset bit combination; wherein different pieces of indication information in the capability indication information are indicated by different bits in the second preset bit combination, respectively, or different pieces of indication information in the capability indication information are indicated by joint encoding of bits in the second preset bit combination. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The terminal according to claim 17, wherein in a case that the capability indication information comprises the first indication information and the second indication information, and different pieces of indication information in the capability indication information are indicated by different bits in the second preset bit combination, respectively, a third number of bits in the second preset bit combination are used for indicating the first indication information, a fourth number of bits in the second preset bit combination are used for indicating the second indication information; or, in a case that the capability indication information comprises the first indication information and the third indication information and different pieces of indication information in the capability indication information ae indicated by different bits in the second preset bit combination, respectively, a fifth number of bits in the second preset bit combination are used for indicating the first indication information, and a sixth number of bits in the second preset bit combination are used for indicating the third indication information; or, in a case that the capability indication information comprises the first indication information and the second indication information, the first indication information indicates that a type of the band combination is a difficult type and the second indication information indicates that an easy type of channel combination exists, the capability indication information further comprises third indication information used to determine the easy type of channel combination. ### Claim 19 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, wherein a program is stored on the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, when the program is executed by a processor, the processor implements a method of indicating capability of a terminal, the method comprises: sending, to a network side, capability indication information indicating whether or not a terminal supports uplink dual-transmission per each band combination in a plurality of band combination; wherein the capability indication information comprises at least one of the following; first indication information of a band combination supported by the terminal; second indication information of a channel combination in the band combination in a case that the channel combination exists in the band combination; and third indication information indicating radio frequency characteristics of the terminal, the first indication information comprises type information of the band combination or information about whether or not the band combination must support uplink dual-transmission, the second indication information comprises type information of the channel combination or information about whether or not the channel combination must support uplink dual-transmission, the third indication information comprises indication about whether or not the radio frequency characteristic of the terminal supports uplink dual-transmission, and the type information comprises an easy type or a difficult type.