# US 12,225,513 B2 · Communications 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 12,225,513 B2 - Document ID: US12225513B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/890,719 - Filed: 2022-08-18 - Published: 2022-12-15 - Granted: 2025-02-11 - Earliest claimed: 2020-02-19 - Assignees: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Lei Gao; Jiezuo Zhu; Sha Ma; Changqing Yang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12225513B2 ## CPC - H04W 72/0446: Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames - H04L 1/0026: {Transmission of channel quality indication} - H04L 27/2607: {Cyclic extensions} - H04W 4/48: for in-vehicle communication - 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 A communications method includes a first communications device that communicates a first signal on a first time domain resource in a first time unit, communicates a second signal on a third time domain resource in a second time unit, communicates a fourth signal on a second time domain resource in the first time unit, and communicates a third signal on a fourth time domain resource in the second time unit. The first time unit successively includes, in time domain, the first time domain resource, a first guard period, the second time domain resource, and a second guard period that are consecutive in time domain, and the second time unit successively includes, in time domain, the third time domain resource, a third guard period, the fourth time domain resource, and a fourth guard period that are consecutive in time domain. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A communications method implemented by a first communications device, wherein the communications method comprises: communicating a first signal on a first time domain resource in a first time unit, wherein the first time unit successively comprises the first time domain resource, a first guard period, a second time domain resource, and a second guard period that are consecutive in a time domain, and wherein the first time domain resource comprises a first sub-time domain resource and a second sub-time domain resource located after the first sub-time domain resource in the time domain and adjacent to the first guard period; communicating a second signal on a third time domain resource in a second time unit, wherein the first time unit and the second time unit comprise a same time length, wherein the second time unit successively comprises the third time domain resource, a third guard period, a fourth time domain resource, and a fourth guard period that are consecutive in the time domain; communicating a fourth signal on the second time domain resource; and communicating a third signal on a on the fourth time domain resource. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The communications method of claim 1, wherein the first time domain resource and the third time domain resource map signals sent by the first communications device, and the second time domain resource and the fourth time domain resource map signals received by the first communications device; or wherein the first time domain resource and the third time domain resource map signals received by the first communications device, and the second time domain resource and the fourth time domain resource map signals sent by the first communications device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The communications method of claim 1, further comprising communicating the first signal on the first sub-time domain resource. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The communications method of claim 3, wherein the fourth time domain resource comprises a third sub-time domain resource and a fourth sub-time domain resource, and wherein the communications method further comprises communicating the third signal on the fourth sub-time domain resource. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The communications method of claim 4, wherein the second sub-time domain resource map a first target signal that is different from the first signal, or wherein the third sub-time domain resource map a second target signal that is different from the third signal. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The communications method of claim 4, wherein a first length of the first sub-time domain resource is the same as a third length of the third time domain resource, or wherein a second length of the second time domain resource is the same as a fourth length of the fourth sub-time domain resource. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The communications method of claim 4, wherein the third sub-time domain resource is located before the fourth sub-time domain resource in the time domain and is adjacent to the third guard period. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The communications method of claim 5, wherein each of the first target signal and the second target signal is higher layer signaling, physical layer signaling, or used for channel quality detection, synchronization, channel estimation, or phase tracking. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The communications method of claim 1, wherein first target data carried in the first signal and second target data carried in the second signal belong to a first service, and wherein third target data carried in the third signal and fourth target data carried in the fourth signal belong to a second service. ### Claim 10 (depends on 4) The communications method of claim 4, wherein a first length of the first sub-time domain resource is the same as a third length of the third time domain resource, and wherein a second length of the second time domain resource is the same as a fourth length of the fourth sub-time domain resource. ### Claim 11 (depends on 4) The communications method of claim 4, wherein the second sub-time domain resource is located after the first sub-time domain resource in the time domain and is adjacent to the first guard period, and wherein the third sub-time domain resource is located before the fourth sub-time domain resource in the time domain and is adjacent to the third guard period. ### Claim 12 A first communication device comprising: a memory configured to store instructions; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to cause the first communication device to: communicate a first signal on a first time domain resource in a first time unit, wherein the first time unit successively comprises the first time domain resource, a first guard period, a second time domain resource, and a second guard period that are consecutive in a time domain, and wherein the first time domain resource comprises a first sub-time domain resource and a second sub-time domain resource located after the first sub-time domain resource in the time domain and adjacent to the first guard period; communicate a second signal on a third time domain resource in a second time unit, wherein the first time unit and the second time unit comprises a same time length, and wherein the second time unit successively comprises the third time domain resource, a third guard period, a fourth time domain resource, and a fourth guard period that are consecutive in the time domain; communicate a fourth signal on the second time domain resource; and communicate a third signal on the fourth time domain resource. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The first communication device of claim 12, wherein the first time domain resource and the third time domain resource map signals sent by the first communication device, and the second time domain resource and the fourth time domain resource map signals received by the first communication device; or wherein the first time domain resource and the third time domain resource map signals received by the first communication device and the second time domain resource and the fourth time domain resource map signals sent by the first communication device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The first communication device of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to cause the first communication device to further communicate the first signal on the first sub-time domain resource. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The first communication device of claim 14, wherein the fourth time domain resource comprises a third sub-time domain resource and a fourth sub-time domain resource, and wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to cause the first communication device to further communicate the third signal on the fourth sub-time domain resource. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The first communication of claim 15, wherein the second sub-time domain resource map a first target signal that is different from the first signal, or wherein the third sub-time domain resource map a second target signal that is different from the third signal. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The first communication device of claim 15, wherein a first length of the first sub-time domain resource is the same as a third length of the third time domain resource, or wherein a second length of the second time domain resource is the same as a fourth length of the fourth sub-time domain resource. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The first communication device of claim 15, wherein the third sub-time domain resource is located before the fourth sub-time domain resource in the time domain and is adjacent to the third guard period. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The first communication device of claim 16, wherein each of the first target signal and the second target signal is higher layer signaling, physical layer signaling or used for channel quality detection, synchronization, channel estimation, or phase tracking. ### Claim 20 (depends on 12) The first communication device of claim 12, wherein first target data carried in the first signal and second target data carried in the second signal belong to a first service, and wherein third target data carried in the third signal and fourth target data carried in the fourth signal belong to a second service. ### Claim 21 (depends on 15) The first communication device of claim 15, wherein a first length of the first sub-time domain resource is the same as a third length of the third time domain resource, and wherein a second length of the second time domain resource is the same as a fourth length of the fourth sub-time domain resource.