# US 11,121,916 B2 · Uplink transmission method and apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,121,916 B2 - Document ID: US11121916B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/585,890 - Filed: 2019-09-27 - Published: 2020-01-23 - Granted: 2021-09-14 - Earliest claimed: 2017-03-28 - Assignees: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Yi Ren; Jianqin Liu; Zhongfeng Li - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11121916B2 ## CPC - H04B 7/06952: {Selecting one or more beams from a plurality of beams, e.g. beam training, management or sweeping} - H04B 7/088: {using beam selection} - H04L 27/2605: {Symbol extensions, e.g. Zero Tail, Unique Word [UW]} - H04L 41/0806: for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play - H04W 24/10: Scheduling measurement reports {; Arrangements for measurement reports} - H04W 72/044: based on the type of the allocated resource - H04W 72/12: Wireless traffic scheduling - H04W 72/542: using measured or perceived quality - 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 The present disclosure relates to uplink transmission methods and apparatus. One example method includes sending, by a first device, a quality criterion event of at least one link between the first device and a second device to the second device, where a quality criterion event of each link includes at least one parameter, and receiving report information determined by the second device based on a quality criterion of the at least one link and the parameter in the quality criterion event of each link. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A communication method, comprising: sending, by a first device, a quality criterion event of at least one link between the first device and a second device to the second device, wherein a quality criterion event of each link comprises at least one parameter, wherein the at least one parameter comprises at least one offset type parameter, and wherein the at least one offset type parameter comprises at least one of a frequency offset or a beam offset; and receiving, by the first device, report information determined by the second device based on a quality criterion of the at least one link and the at least one parameter of the quality criterion event of each link. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: sending, by the first device, a reporting rule and a feedback format of the report information to the second device; and receiving, by the first device, the report information reported by the second device according to the reporting rule and the feedback format. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the quality criterion event of the link is a specified relationship between quality of a current link and a first reference object or is a specified relationship between quality of another link monitored by the second device and a second reference object, wherein the first reference object is a specified threshold or is the quality of the another link monitored by the second device, and wherein the second reference object is a specified threshold or is the quality of the current link. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the quality criterion event of the link is a specified relationship of quality of the link between a current moment and a specified moment, and wherein the specified moment is a moment before the current moment or a moment after the current moment. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one parameter comprises a threshold type parameter. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the report information comprises any combination of a type of an event triggered by the second device based on the quality criterion event of the link, a recommended operation that the first device is advised to use, and a recommended resource. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method according to claim 6, after receiving, by the first device, report information determined by the second device based on a quality criterion of the at least one link and the at least one parameter in the quality criterion event of each link, further comprising: selecting, by the first device, at least one of a transmit mode, a transmit resource, a transmit port, beamforming, a transmit reference signal, or a measurement process based on the report information. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: configuring, by the first device, a communication parameter set for each quality criterion event; and sending the communication parameter set to the second device, wherein after any quality criterion event is triggered, the first device and the second device communicate by using communication parameters in a corresponding communication parameter set configured for the any quality criterion event, and wherein the communication parameter set is any combination of a subcarrier spacing, a timeslot length, and a cyclic prefix type. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: sending, by the first device, a parameter M to the second device, wherein M is a positive integer; and receiving, by the first device, the report information from the second device when events of M or more links between the first device and the second device are triggered. ### Claim 10 An apparatus, applied to a first device, comprising: at least one processor; and an interface circuitry, wherein the at least one processor and the interface circuitry are coupled with each other, and wherein the at least one processor executes program instructions to cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising: configuring a quality criterion event of at least one link between the first device and a second device; sending the quality criterion event of the at least one link between the first device and the second device to the second device, wherein a quality criterion event of each link comprises at least one parameter, wherein the at least one parameter comprises at least one offset type parameter, and wherein the at least one offset type parameter comprises at least one of a frequency offset or a beam offset; and receiving report information determined by the second device based on a quality criterion of the at least one link and the at least one parameter in the quality criterion event of each link. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise: sending a reporting rule and a feedback format of the report information to the second device; and receiving the report information reported by the second device according to the reporting rule and the feedback format. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the quality criterion event of the link is a specified relationship between quality of a current link and a first reference object or is a specified relationship between quality of another link monitored by the second device and a second reference object, wherein the first reference object is a specified threshold or is the quality of the another link monitored by the second device, and wherein the second reference object is a specified threshold or is the quality of the current link. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the quality criterion event of the link is a specified relationship of quality of the link between a current moment and a specified moment, and wherein the specified moment is a moment before the current moment or a moment after the current moment. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the at least one parameter comprises a threshold type parameter. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the report information comprises any combination of a type of an event triggered by the second device based on the quality criterion event of the link, a recommended operation that the first device is advised to use, and a recommended resource. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise: selecting at least one of a transmit mode, a transmit resource, a transmit port, beamforming, a transmit reference signal, or a measurement process based on the report information. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise: configuring a communication parameter set for each quality criterion event; and sending the communication parameter set to the second device, wherein after any quality criterion event is triggered, communicating with the first device by using communication parameters in a corresponding communication parameter set configured for the any quality criterion event, and wherein the communication parameter set is any combination of a subcarrier spacing, a timeslot length, and a cyclic prefix type. ### Claim 18 (depends on 10) The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise: sending a parameter M to the second device, wherein M is a positive integer; and receiving the report information from the second device when events of M or more links between the first device and the second device are triggered. ### Claim 19 A non-transitory computer-readable storage media comprising instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising: sending, by a first device, a quality criterion event of at least one link between the first device and a second device to the second device, wherein a quality criterion event of each link comprises at least one parameter, wherein the at least one parameter comprises at least one offset type parameter, and wherein the at least one offset type parameter comprises at least one of a frequency offset or a beam offset; and receiving, by the first device, report information determined by the second device based on a quality criterion of the at least one link and the at least one parameter of the quality criterion event of each link. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The non-transitory computer-readable storage media according to claim 19, the operations further comprising: sending, by the first device, a reporting rule and a feedback format of the report information to the second device; and receiving, by the first device, the report information reported by the second device according to the reporting rule and the feedback format.