# US 2025/0097918 A1 · Data transmission method and apparatus, and storage medium, terminal device and network device

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- Number: US 2025/0097918 A1
- Document ID: US20250097918A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 18/729,595
- Filed: 2023-01-09
- Published: 2025-03-20
- Earliest claimed: 2022-01-17
- Assignees: Spreadtrum Semiconductor (Nanjing) Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Spreadtrum Semiconductor (Nanjing) Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Zhenzhu LEI
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250097918A1

## CPC

- H04W 72/0453: Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
- 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}
- H04L 5/14: Two-way operation using the same type of signal, i.e. duplex
- H04W 72/04: Wireless resource allocation
- H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
- H04W 72/231: the control data signalling from the layers above the physical layer, e.g. RRC or MAC-CE signalling
- H04W 72/232: the control data signalling from the physical layer, e.g. DCI signalling
- 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 data transmission method and apparatus, and a storage medium, a terminal device and a network device are provided. The data transmission method includes: receiving first configuration information, wherein the first configuration information is used to configure candidate frequency domain resources; and transmitting data on a first frequency domain resource based on the first configuration information and first sub-band information; wherein the first sub-band information indicates one or more sub-bands; based on that the first frequency domain resource is an uplink frequency domain resource, the first sub-band information is available sub-band information, and the candidate frequency domain resources include available uplink frequency domain resources; and based on that the first frequency domain resource is a downlink frequency domain resource, the first sub-band information is unavailable sub-band information or available sub-band information, and the candidate frequency domain resources include available downlink frequency domain resources.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A data transmission method, comprising:
receiving first configuration information, wherein the first configuration information is used to configure candidate frequency domain resources; and
transmitting data on a first frequency domain resource based on the first configuration information and first sub-band information;
wherein the first sub-band information indicates one or more sub-bands;
based on that the first frequency domain resource is an uplink frequency domain resource, the first sub-band information is available sub-band information, and the candidate frequency domain resources comprise all available uplink frequency domain resources; and
based on that the first frequency domain resource is a downlink frequency domain resource, the first sub-band information is unavailable sub-band information or available sub-band information, and the candidate frequency domain resources comprise available downlink frequency domain resources.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The data transmission method according to claim 1, wherein the candidate frequency domain resources are continuous frequency domain resources, and the first configuration information is a Resource Indication Value (RIV); or
the candidate frequency domain resources comprise a plurality of frequency domain resource allocation units, and the first configuration information is a bitmap comprising a plurality of bits each of which corresponds to one of the plurality of frequency domain resource allocation units.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The data transmission method according to claim 1, further comprising:
receiving second configuration information, wherein the second configuration information is used to configure the first sub-band information.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The data transmission method according to claim 3, wherein the first configuration information is carried in Downlink Control Information (DCI), and the second configuration information is carried in Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The data transmission method according to claim 1, wherein the first frequency domain resource is the downlink frequency domain resource, the first sub-band information is the unavailable sub-band information, and the first sub-band information is carried in a rate matching related information element in RRC signaling.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The data transmission method according to claim 5, wherein a field occupied by the first sub-band information is a field newly added in the rate matching related information element.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The data transmission method according to claim 1, wherein based on that the first frequency domain resource is the uplink frequency domain resource, the first frequency domain resource is an overlapped part of the candidate frequency domain resources and the one or more sub-bands indicated by the first sub-band information.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The data transmission method according to claim 1, wherein based on that the first frequency domain resource is the downlink frequency domain resource, in response to the first sub-band information being the unavailable sub-band information, the first frequency domain resource is a portion of the candidate frequency domain resources other than the one or more sub-bands indicated by the first sub-band information; or in response to the first sub-band information being the available sub-band information, the first frequency domain resource is a portion of the candidate frequency domain resources that overlaps with the one or more sub-bands indicated by the first sub-band information.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The data transmission method according to claim 8, wherein based on that the first frequency domain resource is the portion of the candidate frequency domain resources other than the one or more sub-bands indicated by the first sub-band information, prior to said transmitting data on the first frequency domain resource based on the first configuration information and the first sub-band information, the method further comprises:
punching the candidate frequency domain resources using the one or more sub-bands indicated by the first sub-band information to acquire the first frequency domain resource.

### Claim 10

A data transmission method, comprising:
transmitting first configuration information, wherein the first configuration information is used to configure candidate frequency domain resources; and
transmitting data on a first frequency domain resource based on the first configuration information and first sub-band information;
wherein the first sub-band information indicates one or more sub-bands;
based on that the first frequency domain resource is an uplink frequency domain resource, the first sub-band information is available sub-band information, and the candidate frequency domain resources comprise all available uplink frequency domain resources; and
based on that the first frequency domain resource is a downlink frequency domain resource, the first sub-band information is unavailable sub-band information or available sub-band information, and the candidate frequency domain resources comprise-all available downlink frequency domain resources.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The data transmission method according to claim 10, wherein the candidate frequency domain resources are continuous frequency domain resources, and the first configuration information is a Resource Indication Value (RIV); or
the candidate frequency domain resources comprise a plurality of frequency domain resource allocation units, and the first configuration information is a bitmap comprising a plurality of bits each of which corresponds to one of the plurality of frequency domain resource allocation units.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The data transmission method according to claim 10, further comprising:
transmitting second configuration information, wherein the second configuration information is used to configure the first sub-band information.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The data transmission method according to claim 12, wherein the first configuration information is carried in Downlink Control Information (DCI), and the second configuration information is carried in Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The data transmission method according to claim 13, wherein the first frequency domain resource is the downlink frequency domain resource, the first sub-band information is the unavailable sub-band information, and the first sub-band information is carried in a rate matching related information element in RRC signaling.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The data transmission method according to claim 14, wherein a field occupied by the first sub-band information is a field newly added in the rate matching related information element.

### Claim 16 (depends on 10)

The data transmission method according to claim 10, wherein based on that the first frequency domain resource is the uplink frequency domain resource, the first frequency domain resource is an overlapped part of the candidate frequency domain resources and the one or more sub-bands indicated by the first sub-band information.

### Claim 17 (depends on 10)

The data transmission method according to claim 10, wherein based on that the first frequency domain resource is the downlink frequency domain resource, in response to the first sub-band information being the unavailable sub-band information, the first frequency domain resource is a portion of the candidate frequency domain resources other than the one or more sub-bands indicated by the first sub-band information; or in response to the first sub-band information being the available sub-band information, the first frequency domain resource is a portion of the candidate frequency domain resources that overlaps with the one or more sub-bands indicated by the first sub-band information.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The data transmission method according to claim 17, wherein based on that the first frequency domain resource is the portion of the candidate frequency domain resources other than the one or more sub-bands indicated by the first sub-band information, prior to said transmitting data on the first frequency domain resource based on the first configuration information and the first sub-band information, the method further comprises:
punching the candidate frequency domain resources using the one or more sub-bands indicated by the first sub-band information to acquire the first frequency domain resource.

### Claim at position 19

19-21. (canceled)

### Claim 22

A terminal device, comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising computer instructions, which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
receive first configuration information, wherein the first configuration information is used to configure candidate frequency domain resources; and
transmit data on a first frequency domain resource based on the first configuration information and first sub-band information;
wherein the first sub-band information indicates one or more sub-bands;
based on that the first frequency domain resource is an uplink frequency domain resource, the first sub-band information is available sub-band information, and the candidate frequency domain resources comprise available uplink frequency domain resources; and
based on that the first frequency domain resource is a downlink frequency domain resource, the first sub-band information is unavailable sub-band information or available sub-band information, and the candidate frequency domain resources comprise available downlink frequency domain resources.

### Claim 23 (depends on 10)

A network device, comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising computer instructions, which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform the method of claim 10.
