# US 12,114,297 B2 · Configuration method and apparatus for frame structure, 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 12,114,297 B2 - Document ID: US12114297B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/281,079 - Filed: 2019-09-25 - Published: 2021-11-04 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2018-09-27 - Assignees: Zte Corporation - Applicants: ZTE Corporation - Inventors: Wenhao Liu; Youxiong Lu; Ting Miao; Feng Bi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12114297B2 ## CPC - H04W 72/0446: Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames - H04L 5/1469: {using time-sharing} - H04W 24/10: Scheduling measurement reports {; Arrangements for measurement reports} - H04W 52/242: {taking into account path loss} - H04W 52/367: {Power values between minimum and maximum limits, e.g. dynamic range} - H04W 72/1268: of uplink data flows - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04W 84/047: {using dedicated repeater stations} - H04W 24/02: Arrangements for optimising operational condition - H04W 84/042: {Public Land Mobile systems, e.g. cellular systems} - H04W 92/24: between backbone network devices - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract Provided are a configuration method and apparatus for a frame structure, and a storage medium. The configuration method for the frame structure includes: receiving, by a first node, frame structure parameters configured by a second node, wherein each frame structure parameter comprises: a period and a type of a frame structure, and the frame structure parameters comprise a common frame structure parameter, a first dedicated frame structure parameter and a second dedicated frame structure parameter; obtaining, by the first node, an uplink/downlink division of the frame structure according to the common frame structure parameter and/or the first dedicated frame structure parameter, and determining, according to the second dedicated frame structure parameter by the first node, the frame structure for uplink transmission of a backhaul link and the frame structure for downlink transmission of the backhaul link. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A configuration method for a frame structure, comprising: receiving, by a first node, frame structure parameters configured by a second node, wherein each frame structure parameter comprises a period and a type of a frame structure, and the frame structure parameters comprise at least one of the following: a common frame structure parameter, a first dedicated frame structure parameter, and a second dedicated frame structure parameter; and obtaining, by the first node, an uplink/downlink division of the frame structure according to the common frame structure parameter and/or the first dedicated frame structure parameter, and determining, by the first node according to the second dedicated frame structure parameter, the frame structure for uplink transmission of a backhaul link and the frame structure for downlink transmission of the backhaul link. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the period of the frame structure is an integer multiple of a duration of a slot; and the type of the frame structure comprises an uplink (UL) frame structure, a downlink (DL) frame structure, and a flexible frame structure. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein the type of the frame structure in the second dedicated frame structure parameter comprises at least one of an uplink backhaul frame structure and a downlink backhaul frame structure. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method according to claim 3, wherein each frame structure parameter further comprises a transmission direction, and the transmission direction of the second dedicated frame structure parameter is used for overwriting the transmission direction of the common frame structure parameter and the transmission direction of the first dedicated frame structure parameter in a case where a lower-level node of the first node is a transmission node of the same type as the first node rather than a terminal. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: determining, by the first node according to a combination of the frame structure parameters, at least one of: a transmission time unit finally used for uplink/downlink within one period; a transmission time unit finally used for backhaul uplink transmission or backhaul downlink reception within one period; a potential position that a current node finally uses to schedule an uplink time unit within one period, or a potential position that the current node finally uses to schedule a downlink time unit within one period; wherein the combination of the frame structure parameters comprises at least one of the following: the common frame structure parameter, the first dedicated frame structure parameter and the second dedicated frame structure parameter; the common frame structure parameter and the second dedicated frame structure parameter; the first dedicated frame structure parameter and the second dedicated frame structure parameter. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein in a case where a lower-level node of the first node is a transmission node of the same type as the first node rather than a user terminal, and a backhaul resource of the first node overlaps or partially overlaps with a backhaul resource of the lower-level transmission node, a transceiving state of the first node is opposite to a transceiving state of the lower-level transmission node, wherein the transceiving state of the first node being opposite to the transceiving state of the lower-level transmission node refers to that: when the first node performs a reception operation on the backhaul resource, the lower-level transmission node performs a transmission operation in a region in which the backhaul resource of the first node overlaps or partially overlaps with the backhaul resource of the lower-level node; in a case where a lower-level node of the first node is a transmission node of the same type as the first node rather than a user terminal, and a backhaul resource of the first node does not overlap with a backhaul resource of the lower-level transmission node, a transceiving state of the first node is opposite to or the same as a transceiving state of the lower-level transmission node; in a case where a lower-level node of the first node is a user terminal, a frame structure configured for the user terminal is consistent with the uplink/downlink division of the first node. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the second dedicated frame structure parameter is formed by a combination of the common frame structure parameter and the first dedicated frame structure parameter; and/or the second dedicated frame structure parameter is a dynamic signaling; wherein the dynamic signaling is a frame structure configuration parameter carried by Downlink Control Information (DCI). ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the first node configures a frame structure in at least one of the following manners: autonomously configuring, by the first node, a frame structure of a lower-level node according to the common frame structure parameter and/or the first dedicated frame structure parameter and/or the second dedicated frame structure parameter; autonomously configuring, by the first node, a frame structure of a lower-level node according to the first dedicated frame structure parameter and/or a dynamic frame structure parameter, wherein the dynamic frame structure parameter is configured via a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH); configuring, by the first node, a frame structure of a lower-level node according to the common frame structure parameter, the first dedicated frame structure parameter and a dynamic frame structure parameter, wherein the configured frame structure comprises an uplink (UL) frame structure, a downlink (DL) frame structure, a flexible frame structure, a backhaul UL frame structure, a backhaul DL frame structure, a backhaul multiplexing frame structure; autonomously configuring, by the first node, a frame structure of a lower-level node according to the common frame structure parameter, and/or the first dedicated frame structure parameter, and/or a dynamic frame structure parameter, wherein the dynamic frame structure parameter is configured via a PDCCH. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the first node reports expected power adjustment to an upper-level node of the first node on a corresponding downlink backhaul transmission resource; wherein the power adjustment comprises one of the following: a received power adjustment value of a corresponding bandwidth, a transmitted power adjustment value of the corresponding bandwidth, an expected received power of the corresponding bandwidth, and an expected transmitted power of the corresponding bandwidth, wherein the corresponding bandwidth is a bandwidth of one Resource Block (RB). ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the first node indicates, for a lower-level node, power adjustment for a downlink backhaul transmission resource; wherein a value of the power adjustment comprises one of the following: a received power adjustment value of a corresponding bandwidth, a transmitted power adjustment value of the corresponding bandwidth, an expected received power of the corresponding bandwidth and an expected transmitted power of the corresponding bandwidth; or the power adjustment is used for instructing the first node to indicate to the lower-level node whether to perform adjustment according to a required power adjustment value; wherein the corresponding bandwidth is a bandwidth of one Resource Block (RB). ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: receiving, by the first node, a power adjustment indication from an upper-level node, and multiplexing, by the first node according to the power adjustment indication, uplink transmission of a lower-level node of the first node on a corresponding resource; receiving, by the first node, backhaul data transmitted by an upper-level node; and scheduling, by the first node, uplink backhaul transmission of the lower-level node in a region in which a backhaul resource of the first node overlaps or partially overlaps with a backhaul resource of the lower-level node. ### Claim 12 A configuration method for a frame structure, comprising: configuring, by a second node, frame structure parameters for a first node, wherein each frame structure parameter comprises a period and a type of a frame structure, and the frame structure parameters comprise a common frame structure parameter, a first dedicated frame structure parameter and a second dedicated frame structure parameter; wherein the common frame structure parameter and the first dedicated frame structure parameter are used for obtaining an uplink/downlink division of the frame structure, and the second dedicated frame structure parameter is used for determining the frame structure for uplink transmission of a backhaul link and the frame structure for downlink transmission of the backhaul link. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method according to claim 12, wherein the period of the frame structure is an integer multiple of a duration of a slot; and the type of the frame structure comprises an uplink (UL) frame structure, a downlink (DL) frame structure, and a flexible frame structure. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method according to claim 13, wherein the type of the frame structure in the second dedicated frame structure parameter comprises at least one of an uplink backhaul frame structure and a downlink backhaul frame structure. ### Claim 15 A configuration apparatus for a frame structure, applied to a first node and comprising a memory storing instructions and a processor in communication with the memory, wherein the processor is configured to execute the instruction to: receive frame structure parameters configured by a second node, wherein each frame structure parameter comprises a period and a type of a frame structure, and the frame structure parameters comprise a common frame structure parameter, a first dedicated frame structure parameter and a second dedicated frame structure parameter; and obtain an uplink/downlink division of the frame structure according to the common frame structure parameter and/or the first dedicated frame structure parameter, and determine, according to the second dedicated frame structure parameter, the frame structure for uplink transmission of a backhaul link and the frame structure for downlink transmission of the backhaul link. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the period of the frame structure is an integer multiple of a duration of a slot; and the type of the frame structure comprises an uplink (UL) frame structure, a downlink (DL) frame structure, and a flexible frame structure; the type of the frame structure in the second dedicated frame structure parameter comprises at least one of an uplink backhaul frame structure and a downlink backhaul frame structure; in a case where a lower-level node of the first node is a transmission node of the same type as the first node rather than a terminal, the transmission direction of the second dedicated frame structure parameter is used for overwriting the transmission direction of the common frame structure parameter and the transmission direction of the first dedicated frame structure parameter. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The apparatus according to claim 15, further comprising: a determination module, configured to determine at least one of: a transmission time unit finally used for uplink/downlink within one period; a transmission time unit finally used for backhaul uplink transmission or backhaul downlink reception within one period; a potential position that a current node finally uses to schedule an uplink time unit within one period, or a potential position that a current node finally uses to schedule a downlink time unit within one period; wherein the combination of the frame structure parameters comprises at least one of the following: the common frame structure parameter, the first dedicated frame structure parameter and the second dedicated frame structure parameter; the common frame structure parameter and the second dedicated frame structure parameter; the first dedicated frame structure parameter and the second dedicated frame structure parameter. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein in a case where a lower-level node of the first node is a transmission node of the same type as the first node rather than a user terminal, and a backhaul resource of the first node overlaps or partially overlaps with a backhaul resource of the lower-level transmission node, a transceiving state of the first node is opposite to a transceiving state of the lower-level transmission node, wherein the transceiving state of the first node being opposite to the transceiving state of the lower-level transmission node refers to that: when the first node performs a reception operation on the backhaul resource, the lower-level transmission node performs a transmission operation in a region in which the backhaul resource of the first node overlaps or partially overlaps with the backhaul resource of the lower-level node; in a case where a lower-level node of the first node is a transmission node of the same type as the first node rather than a user terminal, and a backhaul resource of the first node does not overlap with a backhaul resource of the lower-level transmission node, a transceiving state of the first node is opposite to or the same as a transceiving state of the lower-level transmission node; in a case where a lower-level node of the first node is a user terminal, a frame structure configured for the user terminal is consistent with the uplink/downlink division of the first node. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the apparatus configures the frame structure by at least one of: autonomously configuring a frame structure of a lower-level node according to the common frame structure parameter and/or the first dedicated frame structure parameter and/or the second dedicated frame structure parameter; autonomously configuring a frame structure of a lower-level node according to the first dedicated frame structure parameter and/or a dynamic frame structure parameter, wherein the dynamic frame structure parameter is configured via a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH); configuring a frame structure of a lower-level node according to the common frame structure parameter, the first dedicated frame structure parameter and a dynamic frame structure parameter, wherein the configured frame structure comprises an uplink (UL) frame structure, a downlink (DL) frame structure, a flexible frame structure, a backhaul UL frame structure, a backhaul DL frame structure, a backhaul multiplexing frame structure; autonomously configuring a frame structure of a lower-level node according to the common frame structure parameter, and/or the first dedicated frame structure parameter, and/or a dynamic frame structure parameter, wherein the dynamic frame structure parameter is configured via a PDCCH. ### Claim 20 (depends on 12) A configuration apparatus for a frame structure, applied to a second node and comprising a memory storing instructions and a processor in communication with the memory, wherein the processor is configured to execute the instruction to execute the method according to claim 12.