# US 12,763,891 B2 · Scheduling method and apparatus

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- Number: US 12,763,891 B2
- Document ID: US12763891B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/632,201
- Filed: 2024-04-10
- Published: 2024-08-15
- Granted: 2026-10-13
- Earliest claimed: 2021-10-19
- Assignees: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Zhihua Liu; Wenda Fan; Jian Yang; Bing Yang
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12763891B2

## CPC

- H04L 5/0035: {Resource allocation in a cooperative multipoint environment}
- H04L 1/1812: Hybrid protocols; Hybrid automatic repeat request [HARQ]
- H04L 1/1887: {Scheduling and prioritising arrangements}
- H04W 72/1273: of downlink data flows
- H04W 72/232: the control data signalling from the physical layer, e.g. DCI signalling
- 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

This application provides a scheduling method and an apparatus. The method includes: determining a quantity of symbols occupied by a first physical downlink control channel of a first cell in a time unit, where the symbol represents a unit of the time unit; and determining, based on the quantity of symbols, the 1st symbol occupied by a physical downlink shared channel of a second cell in the time unit, where the first cell and the second cell dynamically share a same spectrum resource.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A scheduling method, comprising:
determining a quantity of symbols occupied by a first physical downlink control channel of a first cell in a time unit; and
determining, based on the quantity of symbols, the 1st symbol occupied by a physical downlink shared channel of a second cell in the time unit, wherein the first cell and the second cell are dynamic spectrum sharing cells.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the determining, based on the quantity of symbols, the 1st symbol occupied by the physical downlink shared channel of the second cell in the time unit comprises:
in response that the quantity of symbols is 0, determining that the 1st symbol occupied by the physical downlink shared channel of the second cell in the time unit is the 1st symbol in the time unit.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, the method further comprising:
transmitting data of the second cell by using a resource corresponding to a physical hybrid automatic repeat request indicator channel in the first cell, wherein the physical hybrid automatic repeat request indicator channel is located on the 1st symbol in the time unit.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, the method further comprising:
transmitting the data of the second cell by using a resource corresponding to a physical control format indicator channel in the first cell, wherein the physical control format indicator channel is located on the 1st symbol in the time unit.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the determining the quantity of symbols occupied by the first physical downlink control channel of the first cell in the time unit comprises:
in response to determining not to use the first physical downlink control channel in the first cell, determining that the quantity of symbols occupied by the first physical downlink control channel is 0.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the determining, based on the quantity of symbols, the 1st symbol occupied by the physical downlink shared channel of the second cell in the time unit comprises:
in response that the quantity of symbols is 1, determining that the 1st symbol occupied by the physical downlink shared channel of the second cell in the time unit is the 2nd symbol in the time unit, wherein the first physical downlink control channel of the first cell occupies the 1st symbol in the time unit.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6, wherein the determining the quantity of symbols occupied by the first physical downlink control channel of the first cell in the time unit comprises:
in response to determining to use the first physical downlink control channel in the first cell and determining that the quantity of symbols occupied by the used first physical downlink control channel is less than 2, determining that the quantity of symbols occupied by the first physical downlink control channel is 1.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, the method further comprising:
sending first information to a terminal device in the second cell, wherein the first information indicates the 1st symbol occupied by the physical downlink shared channel in the time unit.

### Claim 9

A communication apparatus, comprising:
a processor; and
a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program to be executed by the processor, the program including instructions to:
determine a quantity of symbols occupied by a first physical downlink control channel of a first cell in a time unit; and
determine, based on the quantity of symbols, the 1st symbol occupied by a physical downlink shared channel of a second cell in the time unit, wherein the first cell and the second cell are dynamic spectrum sharing cells.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the program including instructions to:
in response that the quantity of symbols is 0, determine that the 1st symbol occupied by the physical downlink shared channel of the second cell in the time unit is the 1st symbol in the time unit.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the program further including instructions to:
transmit data of the second cell by using a resource corresponding to a physical hybrid automatic repeat request indicator channel in the first cell, wherein the physical hybrid automatic repeat request indicator channel is located on the 1st symbol in the time unit.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the program further including instructions to:
transmit the data of the second cell by using a resource corresponding to a physical control format indicator channel in the first cell, wherein the physical control format indicator channel is located on the 1st symbol in the time unit.

### Claim 13 (depends on 9)

The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the program including instructions to:
in response to determining not to use the first physical downlink control channel in the first cell, determine that the quantity of symbols occupied by the first physical downlink control channel is 0.

### Claim 14 (depends on 9)

The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the program further including instructions to:
in response that the quantity of symbols is 1, determine that the 1st symbol occupied by the physical downlink shared channel of the second cell in the time unit is the 2nd symbol in the time unit, wherein the first physical downlink control channel of the first cell occupies the 1st symbol in the time unit.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the program including instructions to:
in response to determining to use the first physical downlink control channel in the first cell and determining that the quantity of symbols occupied by the used first physical downlink control channel is less than 2, determine that the quantity of symbols occupied by the first physical downlink control channel is 1.

### Claim 16 (depends on 9)

The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the program further including instructions to:
send first information to a terminal device in the second cell, wherein the first information indicates the 1st symbol occupied by the physical downlink shared channel in the time unit.

### Claim 17

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a communication apparatus, cause the communication apparatus to:
determine a quantity of symbols occupied by a first physical downlink control channel of a first cell in a time unit; and
determine, based on the quantity of symbols, the 1st symbol occupied by a physical downlink shared channel of a second cell in the time unit, wherein the first cell and the second cell are dynamic spectrum sharing cells.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the determine, based on the quantity of symbols, the 1st symbol occupied by the physical downlink shared channel of the second cell in the time unit comprises:
in response that the quantity of symbols is 0, determine that the 1st symbol occupied by the physical downlink shared channel of the second cell in the time unit is the 1st symbol in the time unit.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the communication apparatus, further cause the communication apparatus to
transmit data of the second cell by using a resource corresponding to a physical hybrid automatic repeat request indicator channel in the first cell or a physical control format indicator channel in the first cell,
wherein the physical hybrid automatic repeat request indicator channel is located on the 1st symbol in the time unit, and the physical control format indicator channel is located on the 1st symbol in the time unit.

### Claim 20 (depends on 17)

The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the determine, based on the quantity of symbols, the 1st symbol occupied by the physical downlink shared channel of the second cell in the time unit comprises:
in response that the quantity of symbols is 1, determine that the 1st symbol occupied by the physical downlink shared channel of the second cell in the time unit is the 2nd symbol in the time unit, wherein the first physical downlink control channel of the first cell occupies the 1st symbol in the time unit.