# US 12,225,561 B2 · Communication method, communication apparatus, and system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,225,561 B2 - Document ID: US12225561B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/809,665 - Filed: 2022-06-29 - Published: 2022-10-13 - Granted: 2025-02-11 - Earliest claimed: 2019-12-31 - Assignees: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Yunhao Zhang; Juan Zheng; Zhe Luo; Xiuqiang Xu; Yan Chen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12225561B2 ## CPC - H04W 72/51: based on terminal or device properties - 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 5/0094: {Indication of how sub-channels of the path are allocated} - H04W 48/12: using downlink control channel - H04W 72/0446: Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames - H04W 72/0453: Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - 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 network device sends downlink control information to a first terminal device. The downlink control information includes: time domain resource information, where the time domain resource is a time domain resource on which a first data channel is located; and frequency domain resource information, where the frequency domain resources are a frequency domain resource on which the first data channel is located and a frequency domain resource on which a second data channel is located. The second data channel is located on a time domain resource different from the time domain resource on which the first data channel is located. The first terminal device receives, on the determined time domain resource and frequency domain resource, a signal that is located on the first data channel and that is from the network device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method, comprising: receiving, by a first terminal device, downlink control information (DCI) from a network device, wherein the DCI comprises time domain resource information and frequency domain resource information, wherein the time domain resource information comprises time domain offset information, time domain start position information, and duration information, and the time domain resource information is used to determine a first time domain resource on which a first data channel is located, wherein the frequency domain resource information is used to determine frequency domain resources, the frequency domain resources comprise a first frequency domain resource on which the first data channel is located and a second frequency domain resource on which a second data channel is located, and the second data channel is located on a second time domain resource that is different from the first time domain resource on which the first data channel is located; and receiving, by the first terminal device on the first time domain resource and the first frequency domain resource, a signal that is located on the first data channel and that is sent from the network device, and wherein the first data channel is used by the first terminal device to communicate with the network device, and the second data channel is used by a second terminal device to communicate with the network device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the time domain offset information is used to determine a time domain interval between a second time unit in which the DCI is located and a first time unit in which the first data channel is located, wherein the time domain start position information is used to determine a first position, and the first position is a time domain start position of the first data channel in the first time unit, and wherein the duration information is used to determine a first duration, and the first duration is a duration occupied by the first data channel in the first time unit. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein the first position is further a time domain start position of the second data channel in a third time unit, the third time unit is a time unit in which the second data channel is located, and the first duration is further a duration occupied by the second data channel in the third time unit. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the following is located in a reserved domain of the DCI: the time domain offset information, the time domain start position information, the duration information, bandwidth part (BWP) information, or confirmation information; and wherein the confirmation information is used to determine that the second data channel is located on the second time domain resource that is different from the first time domain resource on which the first data channel is located, and the BWP information is used to determine a first BWP on which the first data channel is located. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the first data channel is located in a first bandwidth part (BWP), the DCI and the second data channel are located in a second BWP, the DCI further comprises BWP information, and the BWP information is used to determine the first BWP; and wherein the method further comprises: receiving, by the first terminal device on the first BWP, the signal that is located on the first data channel and that is from the network device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method according to claim 5, wherein the BWP information comprises BWP offset information, or BWP offset information and first BWP bandwidth information, or first BWP start position information and first BWP bandwidth information; and wherein the BWP offset information is used to determine a frequency domain interval between the second BWP and the first BWP, the first BWP bandwidth information is used to determine a bandwidth occupied by the first BWP, and the first BWP start position information is used to determine a frequency domain start position of the first BWP. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the time domain resource information corresponds to zero (0) bits, and the first time domain resource is predefined. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the first terminal device and the second terminal device are different types of terminal devices. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the signal on the first data channel comprises a system message. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the DCI further comprises confirmation information, and the confirmation information is used to determine that the second data channel is located on the second time domain resource that is different from the first time domain resource on which the first data channel is located. ### Claim 11 A first terminal device, comprising: at least one processor; and a memory coupled to the at least one processor, the memory comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the first terminal device to perform operations comprising: receiving downlink control information (DCI) from a network device, wherein the DCI comprises time domain resource information and frequency domain resource information, wherein the time domain resource information comprises time domain offset information, time domain start position information, and duration information, and the time domain resource information is used to determine a first time domain resource on which a first data channel is located, wherein the frequency domain resource information is used to determine frequency domain resources, the frequency domain resources comprise a first frequency domain resource on which the first data channel is located and a second frequency domain resource on which a second data channel is located, and the second data channel is located on a second time domain resource that is different from the first time domain resource on which the first data channel is located; and receiving, on the first time domain resource and the first frequency domain resource, a signal that is located on the first data channel and that is from the network device, wherein the first data channel is used by the first terminal device to communicate with the network device, and the second data channel is used by a second terminal device to communicate with the network device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The first terminal device according to claim 11, wherein the time domain offset information is used to determine a time domain interval between a second time unit in which the DCI is located and a first time unit in which the first data channel is located, wherein the time domain start position information is used to determine a first position, and the first position is a time domain start position of the first data channel in the first time unit, and wherein the duration information is used to determine a first duration, and the first duration is a duration occupied by the first data channel in the first time unit. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The first terminal device according to claim 12, wherein the first position is further a time domain start position of the second data channel in a third time unit in which the second data channel is located, and the first duration is further a duration occupied by the second data channel in the third time unit. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The first terminal device according to claim 11, wherein the first data channel is located in a first bandwidth part (BWP), the DCI and the second data channel are located in a second BWP, the DCI further comprises BWP information, and the BWP information is used to determine the first BWP; and wherein the operations comprise: receiving, on the determined first BWP, the signal that is located on the first data channel and that is from the network device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The first terminal device according to claim 14, wherein the BWP information comprises BWP offset information, or BWP offset information and first BWP bandwidth information, or first BWP start position information and first BWP bandwidth information; and wherein the BWP offset information is used to determine a frequency domain interval between the second BWP and the first BWP, the first BWP bandwidth information is used to determine a bandwidth occupied by the first BWP, and the first BWP start position information is used to determine a frequency domain start position of the first BWP. ### Claim 16 A network device, comprising: at least one processor; and a memory coupled to the at least one processor, the memory comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the network device to perform operations comprising: sending downlink control information (DCI) to a first terminal device, wherein the DCI comprises time domain resource information and frequency domain resource information, wherein the time domain resource information comprises time domain offset information, time domain start position information, and duration information, and the time domain resource information is used to determine a first time domain resource on which a first data channel is located, wherein the frequency domain resource information is used to determine frequency domain resources, the frequency domain resources comprise a first frequency domain resource on which the first data channel is located and a second frequency domain resource on which a second data channel is located, and the second data channel is located on a second time domain resource that is different from the first time domain resource on which the first data channel is located; and sending, on the first time domain resource and the first frequency domain resource, a signal located on the first data channel to the first terminal device, wherein the first data channel is used by the network device to communicate with the first terminal device, and the second data channel is used by the network device to communicate with a second terminal device. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The network device according to claim 16, wherein the time domain offset information is used to determine a time domain interval between a second time unit in which the DCI is located and a first time unit in which the first data channel is located, wherein the time domain start position information is used to determine a first position, and the first position is a time domain start position of the first data channel in the first time unit; and wherein the duration information is used to determine a first duration, and the first duration is a duration occupied by the first data channel in the first time unit. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The network device according to claim 17, wherein the first position is further a time domain start position of the second data channel in a third time unit in which the second data channel is located, and the first duration is further a duration occupied by the second data channel in the third time unit. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The network device according to claim 16, wherein the first data channel is located in a first bandwidth part (BWP), the DCI and the second data channel are located in a second BWP, the DCI further comprises BWP information, and the BWP information is used to determine the first BWP; and wherein the operations further comprises: sending, on the first BWP, the signal located on the first data channel to the first terminal device. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The network device according to claim 19, wherein the BWP information comprises BWP offset information, or BWP offset information and first BWP bandwidth information, or first BWP start position information and first BWP bandwidth information; and wherein the BWP offset information is used to determine a frequency domain interval between the second BWP and the first BWP, the first BWP bandwidth information is used to determine bandwidth occupied by the first BWP, and the first BWP start position information is used to determine a frequency domain start position of the first BWP.