# US 11,445,418 B2 · Resource processing method, apparatus, and system

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- Number: US 11,445,418 B2
- Document ID: US11445418B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/094,725
- Filed: 2020-11-10
- Published: 2021-03-04
- Granted: 2022-09-13
- Earliest claimed: 2018-05-11
- Assignees: Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Yu Yang; Peng Sun
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11445418B2

## CPC

- H04L 5/0057: {Physical resource allocation for CQI}
- H04W 36/04: Reselecting a cell layer in multi-layered cells
- H04B 7/0626: {Channel coefficients, e.g. channel state information [CSI]}
- H04L 5/001: {the frequencies being arranged in component carriers}
- H04L 5/0044: {Allocation of payload; Allocation of data channels, e.g. PDSCH or PUSCH}
- H04L 5/0048: {Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver (allocation of control signalling H04L5/0053; use of control signalling H04L5/0091)}
- H04L 5/0051: {of dedicated pilots, i.e. pilots destined for a single user or terminal}
- H04L 5/0073: {Allocation arrangements that take into account other cell interferences}
- H04L 5/0092: {Indication of how the channel is divided}
- H04L 5/0098: {Signalling of the activation or deactivation of component carriers, subcarriers or frequency bands}
- H04W 24/10: Scheduling measurement reports {; Arrangements for measurement reports}
- H04W 36/06: Reselecting a communication resource in the serving access point
- H04W 36/38: by fixed network equipment
- H04W 72/0446: Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames
- H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
- H04W 80/02: Data link layer protocols
- 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)
- H04B: TRANSMISSION

## Abstract

A resource processing method, an apparatus, and a system are disclosed. The resource processing method comprises: receiving, by UE, first signaling from a base station, wherein the first signaling is used to instruct to deactivate a first cell that provides a service for the UE, or used to instruct the UE to switch from a source bandwidth part (BWP) to a target BWP; and processing, by a media access control (MAC) entity in the UE, a first target resource by using a first target processing manner, wherein the first target resource is a resource in the first cell or the source BWP.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A resource processing method, applied to user equipment (UE), and comprising:
receiving first signaling from a base station, wherein the first signaling is used to instruct to deactivate a first cell that provides a service for the UE, or used to instruct the UE to switch from a source bandwidth part (BWP) to a target BWP; and
processing, by a media access control (MAC) entity in the UE, a first target resource by using a first target processing manner, wherein the first target resource is a resource in the first cell or the source BWP;
wherein in case that the first signaling is used to instruct to deactivate the first cell, and the first target resource is the resource in the first cell;
the processing, by the MAC entity in the UE, the first target resource by using the first target processing manner comprises:
processing, by the MAC entity, the resource in the first cell by using the first target processing manner; and
the method further comprises:
receiving second signaling from the base station, wherein the second signaling is used to instruct to activate a second cell that provides a service for the UE, wherein the second cell is the same as or different from the first cell; and
processing, by the MAC entity, a second target resource by using a second target processing manner, wherein the second target resource is a resource in the second cell;
or,
wherein in case that the first signaling is used to instruct the UE to switch from the source BWP to the target BWP, and the first target resource is the resource in the source BWP;
the processing, by the MAC entity in the UE, the first target resource by using the first target processing manner comprises:
processing, by the MAC entity, the resource in the source BWP by using the first target processing manner; and
the method further comprises:
after the UE completes switching, receiving second signaling from the base station, wherein the second signaling is used to instruct to activate a resource in the target BWP; and
processing, by the MAC entity, the second target resource by using the second target processing manner, wherein the second target resource is the resource in the target BWP.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the first target processing manner is releasing a resource, releasing configuration information of a resource, or suspending a resource; and
the second target processing manner is activating a resource based on an activation command sent by the base station, or activating or restoring a resource based on configuration information sent by the base station.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the first target resource or the second target resource comprises at least one of a target downlink reference signal resource, a target uplink reference signal resource, and an uplink channel for sending a channel state information CSI report to the base station by the UE.

### Claim 4

User equipment (UE), comprising a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable by the processor, wherein the processor is configured to execute the computer program to cause the UE to implement a resource processing method, the method comprises:
receiving first signaling from a base station, wherein the first signaling is used to instruct to deactivate a first cell that provides a service for the UE, or used to instruct the UE to switch from a source bandwidth part (BWP) to a target BWP; and
processing, by a media access control (MAC) entity in the UE, a first target resource by using a first target processing manner, wherein the first target resource is a resource in the first cell or the source BWP;
wherein in case that the first signaling is used to instruct to deactivate the first cell, and the first target resource is the resource in the first cell;
the processing, by the MAC entity in the UE, the first target resource by using the first target processing manner comprises:
processing, by the MAC entity, the resource in the first cell by using the first target processing manner; and
the method further comprises:
receiving second signaling from the base station, wherein the second signaling is used to instruct to activate a second cell that provides a service for the UE, wherein the second cell is the same as or different from the first cell; and
processing, by the MAC entity, a second target resource by using a second target processing manner, wherein the second target resource is a resource in the second cell;
or
wherein in case that the first signaling is used to instruct the UE to switch from the source BWP to the target BWP, and the first target resource is the resource in the source BWP;
the processing, by the MAC entity in the UE, the first target resource by using the first target processing manner comprises:
processing, by the MAC entity, the resource in the source BWP by using the first target processing manner; and
the method further comprises:
after the UE completes switching, receiving second signaling from the base station, wherein the second signaling is used to instruct to activate a resource in the target BWP; and
processing, by the MAC entity, the second target resource by using the second target processing manner, wherein the second target resource is the resource in the target BWP.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The UE according to claim 4, wherein the first target processing manner is releasing a resource, releasing configuration information of a resource, or suspending a resource; and
the second target processing manner is activating a resource based on an activation command sent by the base station, or activating or restoring a resource based on configuration information sent by the base station.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The UE according to claim 4, wherein the first target resource or the second target resource comprises at least one of a target downlink reference signal resource, a target uplink reference signal resource, and an uplink channel for sending a channel state information CSI report to the base station by the UE.

### Claim 7

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing therein a computer program, wherein the computer program is configured to be executed by a processor to cause UE to implement a resource processing method, the method comprises:
receiving first signaling from a base station, wherein the first signaling is used to instruct to deactivate a first cell that provides a service for the UE, or used to instruct the UE to switch from a source bandwidth part (BWP) to a target BWP; and
processing, by a media access control (MAC) entity in the UE, a first target resource by using a first target processing manner, wherein the first target resource is a resource in the first cell or the source BWP;
wherein in case that the first signaling is used to instruct to deactivate the first cell, and the first target resource is the resource in the first cell;
the processing, by the MAC entity in the UE, the first target resource by using the first target processing manner comprises:
processing, by the MAC entity, the resource in the first cell by using the first target processing manner; and
the method further comprises:
receiving second signaling from the base station, wherein the second signaling is used to instruct to activate a second cell that provides a service for the UE, wherein the second cell is the same as or different from the first cell; and
processing, by the MAC entity, a second target resource by using a second target processing manner, wherein the second target resource is a resource in the second cell;
or
wherein in case that the first signaling is used to instruct the UE to switch from the source BWP to the target BWP, and the first target resource is the resource in the source BWP;
the processing, by the MAC entity in the UE, the first target resource by using the first target processing manner comprises:
processing, by the MAC entity, the resource in the source BWP by using the first target processing manner; and
the method further comprises:
after the UE completes switching, receiving second signaling from the base station, wherein the second signaling is used to instruct to activate a resource in the target BWP; and
processing, by the MAC entity, the second target resource by using the second target processing manner, wherein the second target resource is the resource in the target BWP.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 7, wherein the first target processing manner is releasing a resource, releasing configuration information of a resource, or suspending a resource; and
the second target processing manner is activating a resource based on an activation command sent by the base station, or activating or restoring a resource based on configuration information sent by the base station.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 7, wherein the first target resource or the second target resource comprises at least one of a target downlink reference signal resource, a target uplink reference signal resource, and an uplink channel for sending a channel state information CSI report to the base station by the UE.