# US 12,114,265 B2 · Information 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 12,114,265 B2 - Document ID: US12114265B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/605,863 - Filed: 2020-04-17 - Published: 2022-06-02 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2019-04-23 - Assignees: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Yiru Kuang; Jian Wang; Chuting Yao; Haibo Xu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12114265B2 ## CPC - H04L 5/001: {the frequencies being arranged in component carriers} - H04W 52/0232: {according to average transmission signal activity} - H04L 5/0091: {Signalling for the administration of the divided path, e.g. signalling of configuration information} - H04L 41/0813: characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings - H04L 43/065: related to network devices - H04W 24/02: Arrangements for optimising operational condition - H04W 24/10: Scheduling measurement reports {; Arrangements for measurement reports} - H04W 52/0212: {managed by the network, e.g. network or access point is leader and terminal is follower} - H04W 76/15: Setup of multiple wireless link connections - H04W 76/20: Manipulation of established connections - H04W 76/30: Connection release - Y02D 30/70: in wireless communication networks - 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) - Y02D: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE ## Abstract A method includes: determining, by a terminal device, first assistance information, wherein the first assistance information is used to indicate a configuration parameter requested by the terminal device from a first network device; and sending, by the terminal device, the first assistance information to a second network device, wherein the second network device is used to send the first assistance information to the first network device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method, applied in a terminal device, the method comprising: determining first assistance information, wherein the first assistance information indicates a configuration parameter requested by the terminal device from a first network device, and the first assistance information comprises power consumption assistance information which indicates to reduce power consumption of the terminal device; and sending the first assistance information to a second network device, wherein the first assistance information is forwarded by the second network device to the first network device, the configuration parameter is based on the first assistance information, and wherein the first network device is a secondary node device in dual connectivity, and the second network device is a master node device in dual connectivity; and wherein the first assistance information further comprises at least one of the following parameter information: a processing latency of the terminal device, an antenna domain configuration parameter of the terminal device, a discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration parameter of the terminal device, a maximum quantity of blind detection times of the terminal device, a measurement-related parameter of the terminal device, or a radio resource control (RRC) connection release request parameter. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein before determining the first assistance information, the method comprises: sending, by the terminal device, first information to the second network device, wherein the first information indicates whether the terminal device supports reporting of the first assistance information. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, further comprising: receiving second information sent by the second network device, wherein the second information indicates that the terminal device is capable of reporting the first assistance information. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method according to claim 3, further comprising: determining second assistance information, wherein the second assistance information indicates a configuration parameter requested by the terminal device from the second network device; and sending, by the terminal device, the second assistance information to the second network device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method according to claim 4, further comprising: sending, by the terminal device, third information to the second network device, wherein the third information indicates whether the terminal device supports reporting the second assistance information. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method according to claim 5, further comprising: receiving, by the terminal device, fourth information sent by the second network device, wherein the fourth information indicates that the terminal device is capable of reporting the second assistance information. ### Claim 7 A method, applied in a second network device, the method comprising: receiving first assistance information sent from a terminal device, wherein the first assistance information indicates a configuration parameter requested by the terminal device from a first network device, and the first assistance information comprises power consumption assistance information which indicates to reduce power consumption of the terminal device; and sending the first assistance information to the first network device, wherein the configuration parameter is based on the first assistance information; and wherein the first network device is a secondary node device in dual connectivity, and the second network device is a master node device in dual connectivity; and wherein the first assistance information further comprises at least one of the following parameter information: a processing latency of the terminal device, an antenna domain configuration parameter of the terminal device, a discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration parameter of the terminal device, a maximum quantity of blind detection times of the terminal device, a measurement-related parameter of the terminal device, or a radio resource control (RRC) connection release request parameter. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method according to claim 7, wherein before receiving the first assistance information sent by the terminal device, the method further comprises: receiving, by the second network device, first information sent by the terminal device, wherein the first information indicates whether the terminal device supports reporting of the first assistance information. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, further comprising: sending, by the second network device, the first information to the first network device. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, further comprising: receiving, by the second network device, second information sent by the first network device, wherein the second information indicates that the terminal device is capable of reporting the first assistance information; and sending, by the second network device, the second information to the terminal device. ### Claim 11 A method, applied in a first network device, the method 1 comprising: receiving first assistance information sent from a second network device, wherein the first assistance information indicates a configuration parameter requested by a terminal device from the first network device, and wherein the first assistance information is sent by the terminal device to the second network device, and the first assistance information comprises power consumption assistance information which indicates to reduce power consumption of the terminal device; and configuring a parameter for the terminal device based on the first assistance information; and wherein the first network device is a secondary node device in dual connectivity, and the second network device is a master node device in dual connectivity; and wherein the first assistance information further comprises at least one of the following parameter information: a processing latency of the terminal device, an antenna domain configuration parameter of the terminal device, a discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration parameter of the terminal device, a maximum quantity of blind detection times of the terminal device, a measurement-related parameter of the terminal device, or a radio resource control (RRC) connection release request parameter. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method according to claim 11, wherein before receiving, by the first network device, the first assistance information sent by the second network device, the method further comprises: receiving, by the first network device, first information sent by the second network device, wherein the first information indicates whether the terminal device supports reporting of the first assistance information. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method according to claim 12, further comprising: sending, by the first network device, second information to the second network device, wherein the second information indicates that the terminal device is capable of reporting the first assistance information. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The method according to claim 12, wherein: the power consumption assistance information indicates to reduce power consumption of the terminal device; or the first assistance information is overheating assistance information, and the overheating assistance information indicates to resolve an overheating problem of the terminal device.