# US 12,015,570 B2 · Channel or signal sending method and apparatus, and storage medium > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,015,570 B2 - Document ID: US12015570B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/434,433 - Filed: 2020-02-28 - Published: 2022-05-12 - Granted: 2024-06-18 - Earliest claimed: 2019-03-01 - Assignees: Zte Corporation - Applicants: ZTE Corporation - Inventors: Chenchen Zhang; Yu Ngok Li; Peng Hao; Xingguang Wei - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12015570B2 ## CPC - H04L 5/0032: {Distributed allocation, i.e. involving a plurality of allocating devices, each making partial allocation} - H04W 72/0453: Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA - H04L 5/0051: {of dedicated pilots, i.e. pilots destined for a single user or terminal} - H04W 52/146: {Uplink power control} - H04W 52/243: {taking into account interferences} - H04W 52/281: {taking into account user or data type priority} - H04W 76/15: Setup of multiple wireless link connections - H04W 76/16: Involving different core network technologies, e.g. a packet-switched [PS] bearer in combination with a circuit-switched [CS] bearer - 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 channel or signal sending method and apparatus, and a storage medium. The method includes: if a transmission direction configuration of the first carrier or the first carrier group indicates that an uplink transmission is sent within the transmission time of the first transmission, sending, by a terminal, the first transmission, and canceling the sending of the second transmission or sending the second transmission with reduced power; otherwise, performing, by a terminal, at least one of the following modes: sending the first transmission, and canceling the sending of the second transmission or sending the second transmission with reduced power; sending the second transmission, and canceling the sending of the first transmission or sending the first transmission with reduced power; determining whether to send the first transmission or the second transmission by the terminal itself. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A channel or signal sending method, being applied to a dual connection scenario or a carrier aggregation scenario and comprising: scheduling a first transmission sent on a first carrier or a first carrier group (CG), and scheduling a second transmission sent on a second carrier or a second carrier group; wherein transmission time of the first transmission overlaps transmission time of the second transmission; in a case where a transmission direction configuration of the first carrier or the first carrier group indicates that an uplink transmission is sent within the transmission time of the first transmission, sending, by a terminal, the first transmission, and canceling sending of the second transmission or sending the second transmission with reduced power; or in a case where a transmission direction configuration of the first carrier or the first carrier group does not indicate that an uplink transmission is sent within the transmission time of the first transmission, performing, by a terminal, at least one of the following modes: sending the first transmission, and canceling sending of the second transmission or sending the second transmission with reduced power; sending the second transmission, and canceling sending of the first transmission or sending the first transmission with reduced power; determining, by the terminal, whether to send the first transmission or the second transmission; determining, according to higher layer signaling configured by a base station, whether to send the first transmission or the second transmission; or determining, according to a transmission type of the first transmission, a transmission type of the second transmission, and rule 1 configured by a base station, whether to send the first transmission or the second transmission; wherein the method further comprises: determining, by the terminal, a priority of a transmission channel or signal according to at least one of the following pieces of information: transmission time of the transmission channel or signal; a transmission direction configuration of a CG; whether a CG where the transmission channel or signal is located is a main carrier group (MCG) or a secondary carrier group (SCG); whether a CG where the transmission channel or signal is located is LTE or NR; a terminal capability type; a time domain pattern of a transmission priority; a time domain pattern of an uplink power threshold; a transmission type of the transmission channel or signal; a terminal implementation mode; or a determination rule configured by a base station. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the higher layer signaling is used for the base station to instruct the terminal to perform at least one of: sending the first transmission, and canceling sending of the second transmission; sending the second transmission, and canceling sending of the first transmission; sending the first transmission, and sending the second transmission with reduced power; or sending the second transmission, and sending the first transmission with reduced power. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising at least one of: sending, by the terminal, an uplink transmission with a high priority, or receiving a downlink transmission with a high priority; canceling, by the terminal, sending of an uplink transmission with a low priority, or sending an uplink transmission with a low priority with reduced power; or canceling, by the terminal, reception of a downlink transmission with a low priority, or receiving, by the terminal, a downlink transmission with a low priority over a part of time-frequency resources of the transmission. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the rule 1 is used for instructing the terminal to perform at least one of the following operations in a case where a base station configures for the terminal that the first transmission is of transmission type 1 and the second transmission is of transmission type 2: sending the first transmission, and canceling sending of the second transmission; sending the second transmission, and canceling sending of the first transmission; sending the first transmission, and sending the second transmission with reducing power; or sending the second transmission, and sending the first transmission with reduced power. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, further comprising at least one of: sending, by the terminal, an uplink transmission with a high priority, or receiving a downlink transmission with a high priority; canceling, by the terminal, sending of an uplink transmission with a low priority, or sending an uplink transmission with a low priority with reduced power; or canceling, by the terminal, reception of a downlink transmission with a low priority, or receiving, by the terminal, a downlink transmission with a low priority over a part of time-frequency resources of the transmission. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the transmission type comprises at least one of: a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), a PUSCH multiplexing designated uplink control information (UCI), a PUSCH without multiplexing UCI, a PUCCH containing designated UCI, a physical random access channel (PRACH), a sounding reference signal (SRS), a demodulation reference signal (DMRS), an ultra reliable and low latency communication (URLLC) PUCCH, a URLLC PUSCH, a URLLC PRACH, a URLLC SRS, a URLLC DMRS, an enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) PUCCH, an eMBB PUSCH, an eMBB PRACH, an eMBB SRS or an eMBB DMRS. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, further comprising at least one of: sending, by the terminal, an uplink transmission with a high priority, or receiving a downlink transmission with a high priority; canceling, by the terminal, sending of an uplink transmission with a low priority, or sending an uplink transmission with a low priority with reduced power; or canceling, by the terminal, reception of a downlink transmission with a low priority, or receiving, by the terminal, a downlink transmission with a low priority over a part of time-frequency resources of the transmission. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first carrier is a long term evolution (LTE) carrier or the first carrier group is an LTE carrier group; and the second carrier is anew radio (NR) carrier or the second carrier group is an NR carrier group. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, further comprising at least one of: sending, by the terminal, an uplink transmission with a high priority, or receiving a downlink transmission with a high priority; canceling, by the terminal, sending of an uplink transmission with a low priority, or sending an uplink transmission with a low priority with reduced power; or canceling, by the terminal, reception of a downlink transmission with a low priority, or receiving, by the terminal, a downlink transmission with a low priority over a part of time-frequency resources of the transmission. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising at least one of: sending, by the terminal, an uplink transmission with a high priority, or receiving a downlink transmission with a high priority; canceling, by the terminal, sending of an uplink transmission with a low priority, or sending an uplink transmission with a low priority with reduced power; or canceling, by the terminal, reception of a downlink transmission with a low priority, or receiving, by the terminal, a downlink transmission with a low priority over a part of time-frequency resources of the transmission. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: for a terminal not supporting dynamic power allocation, regarding by default, by the terminal, the transmission time of the first transmission scheduled by a base station as a subset of time units in which the transmission direction configuration of the first carrier or the first carrier group is uplink. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: for a terminal capable of supporting dynamic power allocation, regarding, by the terminal, the transmission time of the first transmission scheduled by a base station as an arbitrary time unit by default. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving, by the terminal, a time domain pattern of a transmission priority semi-persistently configured by a base station through higher layer signaling; wherein the time domain pattern of the transmission priority is used for indicating a prioritization of a plurality of carriers or carrier groups in a plurality of consecutive or inconsecutive time units; and acquiring, by the terminal, a prioritization of carriers or carrier groups in at least one time unit according to the received time domain pattern of the transmission priority. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving, by the terminal, a time domain pattern of an uplink power threshold semi-persistently configured by a base station through higher layer signaling; wherein the time domain pattern of the uplink power threshold is used for indicating a set of uplink power thresholds applied by the terminal to each of a plurality of consecutive or inconsecutive time units. ### Claim 15 A non-transitory storage medium storing a computer program, wherein when the computer program is executed to implement the following: scheduling a first transmission sent on a first carrier or a first carrier group (CG), and scheduling a second transmission sent on a second carrier or a second carrier group; wherein transmission time of the first transmission overlaps transmission time of the second transmission; in a case where a transmission direction configuration of the first carrier or the first carrier group indicates that an uplink transmission is sent within the transmission time of the first transmission, sending the first transmission, and canceling sending of the second transmission or sending the second transmission with reduced power; or in a case where a transmission direction configuration of the first carrier or the first carrier group does not indicate that an uplink transmission is sent within the transmission time of the first transmission, performing at least one of the following modes: sending the first transmission, and canceling sending of the second transmission or sending the second transmission with reduced power; sending the second transmission, and canceling sending of the first transmission or sending the first transmission with reduced power; determining whether to send the first transmission or the second transmission; determining, according to higher layer signaling configured by a base station, whether to send the first transmission or the second transmission; or determining, according to a transmission type of the first transmission, a transmission type of the second transmission, and rule 1 configured by a base station, whether to send the first transmission or the second transmission; wherein the computer program is executed to further implement determining a priority of a transmission channel or signal according to at least one of the following pieces of information: transmission time of the transmission channel or signal; a transmission direction configuration of a CG; whether a CG where the transmission channel or signal is located is a main carrier group (MCG) or a secondary carrier group (SCG); whether a CG where the transmission channel or signal is located is LTE or NR; a terminal capability type; a time domain pattern of a transmission priority; a time domain pattern of an uplink power threshold; a transmission type of the transmission channel or signal; a terminal implementation mode; or a determination rule configured by a base station. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the higher layer signaling is used for the base station to instruct the terminal to perform at least one of: sending the first transmission, and canceling sending of the second transmission; sending the second transmission, and canceling sending of the first transmission; sending the first transmission, and sending the second transmission with reduced power; or sending the second transmission, and sending the first transmission with reduced power. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the rule 1 is used for instructing the terminal to perform at least one of the following operations in a case where a base station configures for the terminal that the first transmission is of transmission type 1 and the second transmission is of transmission type 2: sending the first transmission, and canceling sending of the second transmission; sending the second transmission, and canceling sending of the first transmission; sending the first transmission, and sending the second transmission with reducing power; or sending the second transmission, and sending the first transmission with reduced power. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the transmission type comprises at least one of: a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), a PUSCH multiplexing designated uplink control information (UCI), a PUSCH without multiplexing UCI, a PUCCH containing designated UCI, a physical random access channel (PRACH), a sounding reference signal (SRS), a demodulation reference signal (DMRS), an ultra reliable and low latency communication (URLLC) PUCCH, a URLLC PUSCH, a URLLC PRACH, a URLLC SRS, a URLLC DMRS, an enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) PUCCH, an eMBB PUSCH, an eMBB PRACH, an eMBB SRS or an eMBB DMRS. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the first carrier is a long term evolution (LTE) carrier or the first carrier group is an LTE carrier group; and the second carrier is a new radio (NR) carrier or the second carrier group is an NR carrier group. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the computer program is executed to further implement at least one of the following: sending an uplink transmission with a high priority, or receiving a downlink transmission with a high priority; canceling sending of an uplink transmission with a low priority, or sending an uplink transmission with a low priority with reduced power; or canceling reception of a downlink transmission with a low priority, or receiving a downlink transmission with a low priority over a part of time-frequency resources of the transmission.