TO Usage Indication Across Multiple Configured Grants
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current communication systems lack an effective solution for indicating the usage status of PUSCHs in multiple configured grant configurations, which limits system capacity and resource utilization.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for determining and indicating the usage status of transmission occasions (TOs) in a reporting period through signaling fields, allowing accurate reporting of TO usage status using UCI (Uplink Control Information) in scenarios with multiple CG configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If multiple CG configurations are used to improve system capacity, then resource utilization improves, but the complexity of indicating TO usage status increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the indication process by dividing TOs into different types (first TOs for usage reporting, second TOs for non-usage reporting) and using different reporting mechanisms for each segment. This allows the system to handle multiple CG configurations efficiently by applying targeted indication strategies to different TO categories, resolving the contradiction between improved resource utilization and increased indication complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts and reports only the necessary usage information for first TOs while omitting redundant information for second TOs. By taking out only the essential indication data (usage status of first TOs) and excluding unnecessary data (usage status of second TOs), the system maintains high resource utilization while reducing indication overhead and complexity
2Measurement precision
If all TO usage statuses are reported to ensure complete information, then measurement precision improves, but loss of time increases due to extensive signaling
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and reports only the essential usage information for first TOs while omitting redundant information for second TOs. By taking out only the necessary indication data and excluding unnecessary data, the system achieves accurate resource status reporting without incurring excessive signaling time overhead
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of reporting all TO usage statuses equally, the patent applies partial action by selectively reporting only for first TOs that require usage indication. This partial reporting approach maintains sufficient measurement precision for resource management while significantly reducing the time consumed by comprehensive signaling
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AI summary
Embodiments of this application provide an indication information processing method and apparatus. The method includes: receiving first signaling sent by a network device; determining a first TO in a plurality of transmission occasions TOs in a first reporting period according to the first signaling, where the plurality of TOs are indicated by at least two sets of configured grant CG configurations; and sending first indication information on the first TO, where the first indication information is used to indicate a TO usage status in the first reporting period. In the technical solution of this application, by using an indication of the first signaling, a TO usage status can still be effectively reported in a scenario of a plurality of CG configurations.