# US 2021/0345307 A1 · Terminal device scheduling method, network device, and terminal device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0345307 A1 - Document ID: US20210345307A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/324,739 - Filed: 2021-05-19 - Published: 2021-11-04 - Earliest claimed: 2019-05-09 - Assignees: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd. - Applicants: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd. - Inventors: Hai TANG; Ning YANG; Hua XU - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210345307A1 ## CPC - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04W 72/044: based on the type of the allocated resource - H04W 72/20: Control channels or signalling for resource management - H04W 72/12: Wireless traffic scheduling - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Embodiments of the present invention provide a terminal device scheduling method, a network device, and a terminal device. The method includes: determining, by a network device, first configuration information, the first configuration information indicating a time domain resource and a frequency domain resource used by the terminal device to perform a pre-scheduled service; and sending, by the network device, the first configuration information to the terminal device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for scheduling a terminal device, comprising: determining, by a network device, first configuration information, the first configuration information indicating a time domain resource and a frequency domain resource used by the terminal device to perform a pre-scheduled service; and sending, by the network device, the first configuration information to the terminal device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the pre-scheduled service is a periodic service, and the first configuration information indicates a transmission period of the pre-scheduled service and a frequency domain resource used by the terminal device to perform the pre-scheduled service at each of time moments, and the terminal device uses different frequency domain resources to perform the pre-scheduled service at at least two of the time moments. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein frequency domain resources used by the terminal device to perform the pre-scheduled service are periodically cycled. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the first configuration information indicates each time moment for the terminal device to perform the pre-scheduled service and a respective frequency domain resource used by the terminal device to perform the pre-scheduled service at each time moment. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the first configuration information is sent by the network device through higher layer signaling or physical layer signaling. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method according to claim 5, wherein the first configuration information comprises time domain periodicity indication information and frequency domain resource indication information, the time domain periodicity indication information is sent by the network device through the higher layer signaling, and the frequency domain resource indication information is sent by the network device through the physical layer signaling. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: receiving, by the network device, a service request message from the terminal device, the service request message indicating a time moment when the terminal device will perform a pre-scheduled service and a size of data to be transmitted for the pre-scheduled service; wherein the first configuration information is determined according to the service request message. ### Claim 8 A method for scheduling a terminal device, comprising: receiving, by the terminal device, first configuration information from a network device, the first configuration information indicating a time domain resource and a frequency domain resource used by the terminal device to perform a pre-scheduled service; and performing, by the terminal device, the pre-scheduled service on the time domain resource and the frequency domain resource indicated by the first configuration information. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, wherein the pre-scheduled service is a periodic service, the first configuration information indicates a transmission period of the pre-scheduled service and a frequency domain resource used by the terminal device to perform the pre-scheduled service at each of time moments, and the terminal device uses different frequency domain resources to perform the pre-scheduled service at at least two of the time moments. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, wherein frequency domain resources used by the terminal device to perform the pre-scheduled service are periodically cycled. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, wherein the first configuration information indicates each time moment for the terminal device to perform the pre-scheduled service and a respective frequency domain resource used by the terminal device to perform the pre-scheduled service at each time moment. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, wherein the first configuration information is received by the terminal device through higher layer signaling or physical layer signaling. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method according to claim 12, wherein the first configuration information comprises time domain periodicity indication information and frequency domain resource indication information, the time domain periodicity indication information is received by the terminal device through the higher layer signaling, and the frequency domain resource indication information is received by the terminal device through the physical layer signaling. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, further comprising: sending, by the terminal device, a service request message to the network device, the service request message indicating a time moment when the terminal device will perform a pre-scheduled service and a size of data to be transmitted for the pre-scheduled service. ### Claim 15 A network device, comprising: a memory; a transceiver; and a processor; wherein the memory is configured to store a program, the processor is configured to execute the program, and when the program is executed, the processor is caused to determine first configuration information, the first configuration information indicating a time domain resource and a frequency domain resource used by a terminal device to perform a pre-scheduled service and the transceiver is configured to send the first configuration information to the terminal device. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The network device according to claim 15, wherein the pre-scheduled service is a periodic service, and the first configuration information indicates a transmission period of the pre-scheduled service and a frequency domain resource used by the terminal device to perform the pre-scheduled service at each of the time moments, and the terminal device uses different frequency domain resources to perform the pre-scheduled service at at least two of the time moments. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The network device according to claim 16, wherein frequency domain resources used by the terminal device to perform the pre-scheduled service are periodically cycled. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The network device according to claim 15, wherein the first configuration information indicates each time moment for the terminal device to perform the pre-scheduled service and a respective frequency domain resource used by the terminal device to perform the pre-scheduled service at each time moment. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The network device according to claim 15, wherein the first configuration information is sent by the transceiver through higher layer signaling or physical layer signaling. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The network device according to claim 19, wherein the first configuration information comprises time domain periodicity indication information and frequency domain resource indication information, the time domain periodicity indication information is sent by the transceiver through the higher layer signaling, and the frequency domain resource indication information is sent by the transceiver through the physical layer signaling. ### Claim 21 (depends on 15) The network device according to claim 15, wherein the transceiver is caused to receive a service request message from a terminal device, the service request message indicating a time moment when the terminal device will perform a pre-scheduled service and a size of data to be transmitted for the pre-scheduled service, and the processor is configured to determine first configuration information according to the service request message. ### Claim 22 A terminal device, comprising: a memory; a transceiver; and a processor; wherein the memory is configured to store a program, the processor is configured to execute the program, and when the program is executed, the transceiver is configured to receive first configuration information from a network device, the first configuration information indicating a time domain resource and a frequency domain resource used by the terminal device to perform a pre-scheduled service, and the processor is configured to perform the pre-scheduled service on the time domain resource and the frequency domain resource indicated by the first configuration information. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The terminal device according to claim 22, wherein the pre-scheduled service is a periodic service, the first configuration information indicates a transmission period of the pre-scheduled service and a frequency domain resource used by the terminal device to perform the pre-scheduled service at each of the time moments, and the terminal device uses different frequency domain resources to perform the pre-scheduled service at at least two of the time moments. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The terminal device according to claim 23, wherein frequency domain resources used by the terminal device to perform the pre-scheduled service are periodically cycled. ### Claim 25 (depends on 22) The terminal device according to claim 22, wherein the first configuration information indicates each time moment for the terminal device to perform the pre-scheduled service and a respective frequency domain resource used by the terminal device to perform the pre-scheduled service at each time moment. ### Claim 26 (depends on 22) The terminal device according to claim 22, wherein the first configuration information is received by the transceiver through higher layer signaling or physical layer signaling. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The terminal device according to claim 26, wherein the first configuration information comprises time domain periodicity indication information and frequency domain resource indication information, the time domain periodicity indication information is received by the transceiver through the higher layer signaling, and the frequency domain resource indication information is received by the transceiver through the physical layer signaling. ### Claim 28 (depends on 22) The terminal device according to claim 22, wherein the transceiver is caused to send a service request message to the network device, the service request message indicating a time moment when the terminal device will perform a pre-scheduled service and a size of data to be transmitted for a pre-scheduled service.