# US 2019/0356450 A1 · Control signaling configuration 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 2019/0356450 A1 - Document ID: US20190356450A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/476,228 - Filed: 2017-12-14 - Published: 2019-11-21 - Earliest claimed: 2017-01-05 - Assignees: Zte Corporation - Applicants: Zte Corporation - Inventors: Qingchun HE; Yin GAO; He HUANG; Yang LIU - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190356450A1 ## CPC - H04L 5/0053: {Allocation of signalling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals} - H04W 72/20: Control channels or signalling for resource management - H04W 72/27: between access points - H04L 1/08: by repeating transmission, e.g. Verdan system {(H04L1/1858 and H04L1/189 take precedence)} - H04L 1/1812: Hybrid protocols; Hybrid automatic repeat request [HARQ] - H04L 5/0007: {the frequencies being orthogonal, e.g. OFDM(A) or DMT} - H04W 28/0278: {using buffer status reports (dynamic wireless traffic scheduling definition H04W72/12)} - H04W 52/365: {Power headroom reporting} - H04W 76/28: Discontinuous transmission [DTX]; Discontinuous reception [DRX] - H04W 92/24: between backbone network devices - 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 Provided are a control signaling configuration method and device. The method comprises: a first network element generates control information; the first network element sends the control information to a second network element by means of an interface between the first network element and the second network element. The present invention resolves the technical problem in the related art of failure of network elements to understand each other, thereby improving the service processing efficiency of the network elements. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A control signaling configuration method, comprising: generating, by a first network element, control information; and sending, by the first network element, the control information to a second network element through an interface between the first network element and the second network element. ### Claim 2 (canceled) ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The control signaling configuration method of claim 1, wherein the control information comprises configuration information, wherein the configuration information comprises at least one of: slice configuration information, numerology configuration information, grant-free configuration information, logic channel priority (LCP) configuration information, discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration information, hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) configuration information, buffer status report (BSR) configuration information, power headroom report (PHR) configuration information, or measurement configuration information. ### Claim 4 (canceled) ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The control signaling configuration method of claim 3, wherein the sending, by the first network element, the control information to the second network element through the interface between the first network element and the second network element comprises: sending, by the first network element, the control information to the second network element after the first network element performs at least one of configuration information addition, configuration information deletion or configuration information updating; or sending, by the first network element, the control information to the second network element after the first network element receives a request for acquiring the configuration information. ### Claim 6 (canceled) ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The control signaling configuration method of claim 1, wherein after the sending, by the first network element, the control information to the second network element through the interface between the first network element and the second network element, the control signaling configuration method further comprises: receiving, by the first network element, feedback information sent by the second network element in response to the control information. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The control signaling configuration method of claim 7, wherein the feedback information comprises at least one of feedback information for flow control, inter-layer state indication information, acknowledgement (ACK)/non-acknowledgement (NACK) state indication information, measurement result report information, or parameter information of an entity in the second network element. ### Claim 9 (depends on 3) The control signaling configuration method of claim 3, wherein the slice configuration information comprises at least one of a mapping relationship between a slice and a radio bearer (RB), a mapping relationship between the slice and a logical channel (LCH), a mapping relationship between the slice and a service type, a mapping relationship between the slice and a physical resource or a physical resource pool, a slice priority, a quality of service (QoS) level of the slice, a maximum transmission rate of the slice, or a percentage of resources occupied by the slice. ### Claim 10 (depends on 3) The control signaling configuration method of claim 3, wherein the numerology configuration information comprises at least one of a mapping relationship between numerology and a radio bearer (RB), a mapping relationship between the numerology and a logical channel (LCH), a mapping relationship between the numerology and a service type, or a mapping relationship between the numerology and a physical resource or a physical resource pool. ### Claim 11 (depends on 3) The control signaling configuration method of claim 3, wherein the grant-free configuration information comprises at least one of a mapping relationship between grant-free and a radio bearer (RB), a mapping relationship between the grant-free and a logical channel (LCH), or a mapping relationship between the grant-free and a service type. ### Claim 12 (depends on 3) The control signaling configuration method of claim 3, wherein the LCP configuration information comprises at least one of a mapping relationship between an LCP and a radio bearer (RB), a mapping relationship between the LCP and a logical channel (LCH), or a mapping relationship between the LCP and a service type. ### Claim 13 (depends on 3) The control signaling configuration method of claim 3, wherein the DRX configuration information comprises at least one of a mapping relationship between DRX and a radio bearer (RB), a mapping relationship between the DRX and a logical channel (LCH), or a mapping relationship between the DRX and a service type. ### Claim 14 (depends on 3) The control signaling configuration method of claim 3, wherein the HARQ configuration information comprises at least one of a mapping relationship between an HARQ and a radio bearer (RB), a mapping relationship between the HARQ and a logical channel (LCH), or a mapping relationship between the HARQ and a service type. ### Claim 15 (depends on 3) The control signaling configuration method of claim 3, wherein the BSR configuration information comprises at least one of a BSR being reported in unit of logical channel group or the BSR being reported in unit of logical channel. ### Claim 16 (depends on 3) The control signaling configuration method of claim 3, wherein the PHR configuration information comprises at least one of a terminal being configured to calculate a power headroom according to total power or the terminal being configured to calculate the power headroom according to power allocated on a plurality of links. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The control signaling configuration method of claim 1, wherein content is transmitted between the first network element and the second network element in at least one of the following formats: a container or a plaintext. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The control signaling configuration method of claim 1, wherein the first network element and the second network element are defined according to at least one of different processing delay requirements, different transmission capacity requirements, or different service types. ### Claim 19 A control signaling configuration apparatus, comprising: a generating module, which is configured to generate control information; and a sending module, which is configured to send the control information to a second network element through an interface between a first network element and the second network element. ### Claim 20 (canceled) ### Claim 21 (depends on 19) The control signaling configuration apparatus of claim 19, wherein the control information comprises configuration information, wherein the configuration information comprises at least one of: slice configuration information, numerology configuration information, grant-free configuration information, logic channel priority (LCP) configuration information, discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration information, hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) configuration information, buffer status report (BSR) configuration information, power headroom report (PHR) configuration information, or measurement configuration information. ### Claim 22 (canceled) ### Claim 23 (depends on 21) The control signaling configuration apparatus of claim 21, wherein the sending module comprises: a first sending unit, which is configured to send the control information to the second network element after at least one of configuration information addition, configuration information deletion or configuration information updating is performed, or a second sending unit, which is configured to make the first network element send the control information to the second network element after a request for acquiring the configuration information is received. ### Claim at position 24 24-38. (canceled) ### Claim 39 (depends on 19) The control signaling configuration apparatus of claim 19, wherein after the sending module sends the control information to the second network element through the interface between the first network element and the second network element, the control signaling configuration apparatus further receives feedback information sent by the second network element in response to the control information. ### Claim 40 (depends on 39) The control signaling configuration apparatus of claim 39, wherein the feedback information comprises at least one of feedback information for flow control, inter-layer state indication information, acknowledgement (ACK)/non-acknowledgement (NACK) state indication information, measurement result report information, or parameter information of an entity in the second network element.