# US 11,115,993 B2 · Data transmission method, terminal device, and access network device

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- Number: US 11,115,993 B2
- Document ID: US11115993B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/579,418
- Filed: 2019-09-23
- Published: 2020-01-16
- Granted: 2021-09-07
- Earliest claimed: 2017-03-24
- Assignees: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Jinlin Peng; Pengpeng Dong; Hao Tang; Zhongfeng Li
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11115993B2

## CPC

- H04W 72/0446: Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames
- H04W 72/542: using measured or perceived quality
- H04W 24/02: Arrangements for optimising operational condition
- H04W 28/0236: {radio quality, e.g. interference, losses or delay}
- H04W 28/0284: {detecting congestion or overload during communication (monitoring arrangements H04L43/00)}
- H04W 72/1268: of uplink data flows
- H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
- H04W 28/0278: {using buffer status reports (dynamic wireless traffic scheduling definition H04W72/12)}
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)

## Abstract

This application provides a data transmission method, a terminal device, and an access network device. The data transmission method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, information, sent by an access network device, about a carrier corresponding to the terminal device; determining, based on the information about the carrier, a process quantity corresponding to the carrier; and transmitting data based on the process quantity corresponding to the carrier. In this way, the process quantity can be determined accurately and efficiently, thereby improving data transmission reliability.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A data transmission method, comprising:
receiving, by a terminal device from an access network device, information about a carrier of the terminal device;
determining, by the terminal device based on the information about the carrier, a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process quantity corresponding to the carrier; and
transmitting, by the terminal device, data based on the process quantity corresponding to the carrier when the data is uplink data,
wherein the information about the carrier comprises at least one of the following: a time relationship between uplink scheduling of the terminal device on the carrier and uplink data transmission corresponding to the uplink scheduling, time scheduling unit information of the terminal device on the carrier, a subcarrier spacing of the terminal device on the carrier, or information about a transmission capability of the terminal device on the carrier; or
receiving, by the terminal device, data based on the process quantity corresponding to the carrier when the data is downlink data, the information about the carrier comprises at least one of the following: a time relationship between downlink scheduling of the terminal device on the carrier and downlink data reception corresponding to the downlink scheduling, a time relationship between the downlink data reception of the terminal device on the carrier and sending a feedback message by the terminal device after the terminal device receives the downlink data, time scheduling unit information of the terminal device on the carrier, a subcarrier spacing of the terminal device on the carrier, or information about a transmission capability of the terminal device on the carrier,
wherein in response to the information about the carrier comprising the time relationship between the uplink scheduling on the carrier and the uplink data transmission corresponding to the uplink scheduling, the determining, by the terminal device based on the information about the carrier, the process quantity corresponding to the carrier comprises:
determining, by the terminal device, a time interval between the uplink scheduling and the uplink data transmission; and
determining, by the terminal device, that a sum of the time interval and a constant M is the process quantity corresponding to the carrier, wherein M is an integer greater than or equal to 0.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the information about the carrier comprises the time relationship between the uplink scheduling on the carrier and the uplink data transmission corresponding to the uplink scheduling, and wherein the determining, by the terminal device based on the information about the carrier, the process quantity corresponding to the carrier comprises:
determining, by the terminal device, a default process quantity corresponding to the carrier, and determining a first time interval between uplink scheduling corresponding to the default process quantity and uplink data transmission corresponding to the default process quantity;
determining, by the terminal device, a mapping relationship between a time interval and a process quantity based on the default process quantity and the first time interval;
determining, by the terminal device, a second time interval between the uplink scheduling on the carrier and the uplink data transmission corresponding to the uplink scheduling; and
determining, by the terminal device based on the mapping relationship and the second time interval, the process quantity corresponding to the carrier.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the information about the carrier comprises the time relationship between the downlink scheduling on the carrier and the downlink data transmission corresponding to the downlink scheduling and the time relationship between the downlink data transmission and sending a feedback message by the terminal device after the terminal device receives the downlink data, and wherein the determining, by the terminal device based on the information about the carrier, the process quantity corresponding to the carrier comprises:
determining, by the terminal device, a third time interval between the downlink scheduling on the carrier and the downlink data transmission corresponding to the downlink scheduling, and a fourth time interval between the downlink data transmission and sending a feedback message by the terminal device after the terminal device receives the downlink data;
determining, by the terminal device, a time sum of the third time interval and the fourth time interval; and
determining, by the terminal device, that a sum of the time sum and a constant N is the process quantity corresponding to the carrier, wherein N is an integer greater than or equal to 0.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the information about the carrier comprises the time relationship between the downlink scheduling on the carrier and the downlink data transmission corresponding to the downlink scheduling and the time relationship between the downlink data transmission and sending a feedback message by the terminal device after the terminal device receives the downlink data, and wherein the determining, by the terminal device based on the information about the carrier, the process quantity corresponding to the carrier comprises:
determining, by the terminal device, a third time interval between the downlink scheduling on the carrier and the downlink data transmission corresponding to the downlink scheduling, and a fourth time interval between the downlink data transmission and sending a feedback message by the terminal device after the terminal device receives the downlink data;
calculating, by the terminal device, a sum of the third time interval and the fourth time interval, to obtain a first summation result;
determining, by the terminal device, a default process quantity corresponding to the carrier, and determining a fifth time interval between downlink scheduling corresponding to the default process quantity and downlink data transmission corresponding to the default process quantity, and a sixth time interval between the downlink data transmission corresponding to the default process quantity and sending a feedback message by the terminal device;
calculating, by the terminal device, a sum of the fifth time interval and the sixth time interval, to obtain a second summation result;
determining, by the terminal device, a mapping relationship between a summation result and a process quantity based on the default process quantity and the second summation result; and
determining, by the terminal device based on the mapping relationship and the first summation result, the process quantity corresponding to the carrier.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the information about the carrier comprises the time scheduling unit information on the carrier and/or the subcarrier spacing on the carrier, and wherein the determining, by the terminal device based on the information about the carrier, the process quantity corresponding to the carrier comprises:
determining, by the terminal device based on a correspondence between a process quantity and one or more of the time scheduling unit information or the subcarrier spacing, the process quantity corresponding to the carrier.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the information about the carrier is carried in any one of the following signaling: higher layer signaling, physical layer signaling, broadcast signaling, or system information block (SIB) signaling.

### Claim 7

A data transmission method, comprising:
determining, by an access network device, information about a carrier corresponding to a terminal device;
determining, by the access network device based on the information about the carrier, a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process quantity corresponding to the carrier; and
sending, by the access network device to the terminal device, the process quantity corresponding to the carrier, so that the terminal device transmits data based on the process quantity corresponding to the carrier when the data is uplink data,
wherein:
the information about the carrier comprises at least one of the following: a time relationship between uplink scheduling of the terminal device on the carrier and uplink data transmission corresponding to the uplink scheduling, time scheduling unit information of the terminal device on the carrier, a subcarrier spacing of the terminal device on the carrier, or information about a transmission capability of the terminal device on the carrier; or
receiving by the terminal device, data based on the process quantity corresponding to the carrier when the data is downlink data, the information about the carrier comprises at least one of the following: a time relationship between downlink scheduling of the terminal device on the carrier and downlink data reception corresponding to the downlink scheduling, a time relationship between the downlink data reception of the terminal device on the carrier and sending a feedback message by the terminal device after the terminal device receives the downlink data, time scheduling unit information of the terminal device on the carrier; a subcarrier spacing of the terminal device on the carrier, or information about a transmission capability of the terminal device on the carrier;
wherein in response to the information about the carrier comprising the time relationship between the uplink scheduling on the carrier and the uplink data transmission corresponding to the uplink scheduling, the determining, by the access network device based on the information about the carrier, the process quantity corresponding to the carrier comprises:
determining, by the access network device, a time interval between the uplink scheduling and the uplink data transmission; and
determining, by the access network device, that a sum of the time interval and a constant M is the process quantity corresponding to the carrier, wherein M is an integer greater than or equal to 0.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The method according to claim 7, wherein the information about the carrier comprises the time relationship between the uplink scheduling on the carrier and the uplink data transmission corresponding to the uplink scheduling, and wherein the determining, by the access network device based on the information about the carrier, the process quantity corresponding to the carrier comprises:
determining, by the access network device, a default process quantity corresponding to the carrier, and determining a first time interval between uplink scheduling corresponding to the default process quantity and uplink data transmission corresponding to the default process quantity;
determining, by the access network device, a mapping relationship between a time interval and a process quantity based on the default process quantity and the first time interval;
determining, by the access network device, a second time interval between the uplink scheduling on the carrier and the uplink data transmission corresponding to the uplink scheduling; and
determining, by the access network device based on the mapping relationship and the second time interval, the process quantity corresponding to the carrier.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The method according to claim 7, wherein the information about the carrier comprises the time relationship between the downlink scheduling on the carrier and the downlink data transmission corresponding to the downlink scheduling and the time relationship between the downlink data transmission and sending a feedback message by the terminal device after the terminal device receives the downlink data, and wherein the determining, by the access network device based on the information about the carrier, the process quantity corresponding to the carrier comprises:
determining, by the access network device, a third time interval between the downlink scheduling on the carrier and the downlink data transmission corresponding to the downlink scheduling, and a fourth time interval between the downlink data transmission and sending a feedback message by the terminal device after the terminal device receives the downlink data;
determining, by the access network device, a time sum of the third time interval and the fourth time interval; and
determining, by the access network device, that a sum of the time sum and a constant N is the process quantity corresponding to the carrier, wherein N is an integer greater than or equal to 0.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

The method according to claim 7, wherein the information about the carrier comprises the time relationship between the downlink scheduling on the carrier and the downlink data transmission corresponding to the downlink scheduling and the time relationship between the downlink data transmission and sending a feedback message by the terminal device after the terminal device receives the downlink data, and wherein the determining, by the access network device based on the information about the carrier, a process quantity corresponding to the carrier comprises:
determining, by the access network device, a third time interval between the downlink scheduling on the carrier and the downlink data transmission corresponding to the downlink scheduling, and a fourth time interval between the downlink data transmission and sending a feedback message by the terminal device after the terminal device receives the downlink data;
calculating, by the access network device, a sum of the third time interval and the fourth time interval, to obtain a first summation result;
determining, by the access network device, a default process quantity corresponding to the carrier, and determining a fifth time interval between downlink scheduling corresponding to the default process quantity and downlink data transmission corresponding to the default process quantity, and a sixth time interval between the downlink data transmission corresponding to the default process quantity and sending a feedback message by the terminal device;
calculating, by the access network device, a sum of the fifth time interval and the sixth time interval, to obtain a second summation result;
determining, by the access network device, a mapping relationship between a summation result and a process quantity based on the default process quantity and the second summation result; and
determining, by the access network device based on the mapping relationship and the first summation result, the process quantity corresponding to the carrier.

### Claim 11 (depends on 7)

The method according to claim 7, wherein the information about the carrier comprises the time scheduling unit information on the carrier and/or the subcarrier spacing on the carrier, and wherein the determining, by the access network device based on the information about the carrier, the process quantity corresponding to the carrier comprises:
determining, by the access network device based on a correspondence between a process quantity and one or more of the time scheduling unit information or the subcarrier spacing, the process quantity corresponding to the carrier.

### Claim 12

A terminal device, comprising:
one or more processors; and
a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium coupled to the one or more processors and storing programming instructions for execution by the processor, wherein the programming instructions instruct the terminal device to:
receive, from an access network device, information about a carrier of the terminal device;
determine, based on the information about the carrier, a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process quantity corresponding to the carrier; and
transmit data based on the process quantity corresponding to the carrier when the data is uplink data,
wherein:
the information about the carrier comprises at least one of the following: a time relationship between uplink scheduling of the terminal device on the carrier and uplink data transmission corresponding to the uplink scheduling, time scheduling unit information of the terminal device on the carrier, a subcarrier spacing of the terminal device on the carrier, or information about a transmission capability of the terminal device on the carrier; or
receiving by the terminal device, data based on the process quantity corresponding to the carrier when the data is downlink data, the information about the carrier comprises at least one of the following: a time relationship between downlink scheduling of the terminal device on the carrier and downlink data reception corresponding to the downlink scheduling, a time relationship between the downlink data reception of the terminal device on the carrier and sending a feedback message by the terminal device after the terminal device receives the downlink data, time scheduling unit information of the terminal device on the carrier, a subcarrier spacing of the terminal device on the carrier, or information about a transmission capability of the terminal device on the carrier;
wherein in response to the information about the carrier comprising the time relationship between the uplink scheduling on the carrier and the uplink data transmission corresponding to the uplink scheduling, the programming instructions further instruct the terminal device to:
determine a time interval between the uplink scheduling and the uplink data transmission; and
determine that a sum of the time interval and a constant M is the process quantity corresponding to the carrier, wherein M is an integer greater than or equal to 0.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The terminal device according to claim 12, wherein the information about the carrier comprises the time relationship between the uplink scheduling on the carrier and the uplink data transmission corresponding to the uplink scheduling, and wherein the programming instructions instruct the terminal device to:
determine a default process quantity corresponding to the carrier, and determine a first time interval between uplink scheduling corresponding to the default process quantity and uplink data transmission corresponding to the default process quantity;
determine a mapping relationship between a time interval and a process quantity based on the default process quantity and the first time interval;
determine a second time interval between the uplink scheduling on the carrier and the uplink data transmission corresponding to the uplink scheduling; and
determine, based on the mapping relationship and the second time interval, the process quantity corresponding to the carrier.

### Claim 14 (depends on 12)

The terminal device according to claim 12, wherein the information about the carrier comprises the time relationship between the downlink scheduling on the carrier and the downlink data transmission corresponding to the downlink scheduling and the time relationship between the downlink data transmission and sending a feedback message by the terminal device after the terminal device receives the downlink data, and wherein the programming instructions instruct the terminal device to:
determine a third time interval between the downlink scheduling on the carrier and the downlink data transmission corresponding to the downlink scheduling, and a fourth time interval between the downlink data transmission and sending a feedback message by the terminal device after the terminal device receives the downlink data;
determine a time sum of the third time interval and the fourth time interval; and
determine that a sum of the time sum and a constant N is the process quantity corresponding to the carrier, wherein N is an integer greater than or equal to 0.

### Claim 15 (depends on 12)

The terminal device according to claim 12, wherein the information about the carrier comprises the time relationship between the downlink scheduling on the carrier and the downlink data transmission corresponding to the downlink scheduling and the time relationship between the downlink data transmission and sending a feedback message by the terminal device after the terminal device receives the downlink data, and wherein the programming instructions instruct the terminal device to:
determine a third time interval between the downlink scheduling on the carrier and the downlink data transmission corresponding to the downlink scheduling, and a fourth time interval between the downlink data transmission and sending a feedback message by the terminal device after the terminal device receives the downlink data;
calculate a sum of the third time interval and the fourth time interval, to obtain a first summation result;
determine a default process quantity corresponding to the carrier, and determine a fifth time interval between downlink scheduling corresponding to the default process quantity and downlink data transmission corresponding to the default process quantity, and a sixth time interval between the downlink data transmission corresponding to the default process quantity and sending a feedback message by the terminal device;
calculate a sum of the fifth time interval and the sixth time interval, to obtain a second summation result;
determine a mapping relationship between a summation result and a process quantity based on the default process quantity and the second summation result; and
determine, based on the mapping relationship and the first summation result, the process quantity corresponding to the carrier.

### Claim 16 (depends on 12)

The terminal device according to claim 12, wherein the information about the carrier comprises the time scheduling unit information on the carrier and/or the subcarrier spacing on the carrier, and wherein the programming instructions instruct the terminal device to:
determine, based on a correspondence between a process quantity and one or more of the time scheduling unit information or the subcarrier spacing, the process quantity corresponding to the carrier.

### Claim 17 (depends on 12)

The terminal device according to claim 12, wherein the information about the carrier is carried in any one of the following signaling: higher layer signaling, physical layer signaling, broadcast signaling, or system information block (SIB) signaling.