Patent Description:
The present disclosure generally relates to communication technology field, and more particularly, to a resource information determining method and a computer storage medium.

In existing Release <NUM> NR technology, a position of an Initial Active Downlink Band-width Part (BWP) is usually equal to a position of a Control resource set (CORESET) of a first type of Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH), for example: Type0-PDCCH. Therefore, a user equipment (also known as a terminal) can directly obtain the position of the Initial Active Downlink BWP according to the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH indicated by a Management Information Base (MIB) or a Radio Resource Control (RRC) layer, wherein the first type of PDCCH is also known as a remaining minimum system information (RMSI) PDCCH.

However, in an NR unlicensed spectrum of <NUM> spectrum, a bandwidth of the Initial Active Downlink BWP is close to <NUM> and may be fixed in a Wi-Fi channel. The CORESET of the first type of PDCCH may have a certain degree of freedom, for example, may have a bandwidth of less than <NUM>. Therefore, the position of the Initial Active Downlink BWP may not be equal to the position of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH.

In summary, a resource information determining method is needed, so that the user equipment can determine a resource configuration of the Initial Active Downlink BWP and a resource configuration of the first type of PDCCH in the NR unlicensed spectrum.

In the prior art document from <NPL>, RMSI delivery and CORESET configuration is disclosed. Instead of directly indicating scheduling information for RMSI, it is more efficient that network provides CORESET information which includes RMSI scheduling information. In PBCH contents, frequency resource related information (i.e., bandwidth for CORESET and frequency location) can be indicated. The information for initial active DL BWP (e.g., offset from PRB <NUM> to SS/PBCH block, maximum number of PRB, etc.) is configured by PBCH.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a resource information determining method and a computer storage medium. so that a user equipment can determine a resource configuration of an Initial Active Downlink BWP and a resource configuration of a first type of PDCCH in an NR unlicensed spectrum.

In embodiments of the present disclosure, according to the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the synchronization signal block, the position of an Initial Active Downlink BWP can be determined, and the position of a CORESET of a first type of PDCCH can also be determined. According to the embodiments, a user equipment can determine a resource configuration of the Initial Active Downlink BWP and a resource configuration of the first type of PDCCH in an NR unlicensed spectrum.

Further, the position of the Initial Active Downlink BWP can be determined in various ways, which facilitates the user equipment to make a selection according to a specific situation, thereby improving the user experience.

Further, the position of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH can be determined in various ways, which facilitates the user equipment to make a selection according to a specific situation, thereby improving the user experience.

In prior art, a position of an Initial Active Downlink BWP is usually equal to a position of a CORESET of a first type of PDCCH. However, in an NR unlicensed spectrum, the position of the Initial Active Downlink BWP may not be equal to the position of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH, which makes it difficult for a user equipment to determine a resource configuration of the Initial Active Downlink BWP and a resource configuration of the first type of PDCCH.

In embodiments of the present disclosure, a Physical Resource Block (PRB) with a minimum index may also be referred to as a first PRB, that is, a PRB with a minimum index of a synchronization signal block may also be referred to as a first PRB of the synchronization signal block, a PRB with a minimum index of an Initial Active Downlink BWP may also be referred to as a first PRB of the Initial Active Downlink BWP, and a PRB with a minimum index of a CORESET of a first type of PDCCH may also be referred to as a first PRB of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH.

In embodiments of the present disclosure, a number of PRBs of an Initial Active Downlink BWP may also be referred to as a number of consecutive PRBs of the Initial Active Downlink BWP.

In embodiments of the present disclosure, a PRB with a minimum index of a synchronization signal block may be a PRB with a minimum index on a common resource block (common RB) overlapping with the synchronization signal block.

In embodiments of the present disclosure, a PRB may also be referred to as a Resource Block (RB).

In embodiments of the present disclosure, bitmap resource units may also be referred to as a PRB group. Generally, a bit in a bitmap is <NUM> indicates that one or multiple PRBs in a bitmap resource unit is the PRBs of a CORESET; and a bit in a bitmap is <NUM> indicates that one or multiple PRBs in a bitmap resource unit is not the PRB of the CORESET. In the embodiments, a predefined channel may be a pre-determined frequency range, and may also be a pre-determined frequency range for an unlicensed spectrum, for example, a <NUM> channel defined by Wi-Fi technology.

In embodiments of the present disclosure, according to a frequency domain position of a PRB with a minimum index of a synchronization signal block, a position of an Initial Active Downlink BWP is determined, and a position of a CORESET of a first type of PDCCH can also be determined. According to the embodiments, a user equipment can determine a resource configuration of the Initial Active Downlink BWP and a resource configuration of the first type of PDCCH in an NR unlicensed spectrum.

In order to clarify the object, characteristic and advantages of embodiments of the present disclosure, embodiments of present disclosure will be described clearly in detail in conjunction with accompanying drawings.

<FIG> schematically illustrates a flow chart of a first resource information determining method according to an embodiment. Referring to <FIG>, the first resource information determining method includes S11 to S13.

In S11, a frequency domain position of a PRB with a minimum index of a synchronization signal block is determined.

In S12, according to the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the synchronization signal block, a position of an Initial Active Downlink BWP is determined, wherein the position of the Initial Active Downlink BWP includes a frequency domain position of a PRB with a minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP and a number of PRBs of the Initial Active Downlink BWP.

In S13, a position of a CORESET of a first type of PDCCH is determined, wherein the position of the CORESET includes a frequency domain position of a PRB with a minimum index of the CORESET and a number of PRBs of the CORESET.

The position of the CORESET is determined according to the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the CORESET and the number of PRBs of the CORESET, wherein the position of the CORESET is continuous PRBs, and the number of PRBs of the CORESET is continuous.

In some embodiments, in S11, the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the synchronization signal block is determined.

In a <NUM> system, synchronization signals and broadcast channels are transmitted in the form of synchronization signal blocks, and a process of beam sweeping is added. A synchronization signal block (SS/PBCH block) includes a Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS), a Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS) and a Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH). Each synchronization signal block may be regarded as a beam resource (in analog domain) in the beam sweeping process. Multiple synchronization signal blocks form a synchronization signal burst (SS-burst). The SS-burst may be regarded as a relatively concentrated resource block including multiple beams. Multiple SS-bursts form a SS-burst-set. The synchronization signal block is repeatedly sent on different beams, which is a beam sweeping process. Through the beam sweeping process, the user equipment can perceive which beam a strongest signal is received from.

Specifically, a time domain position of L synchronization signal blocks in a <NUM> window is fixed. Indexes of the L synchronization signal blocks are arranged continuously in the time domain position: from <NUM> to (L-<NUM>). Therefore, a transmission time of each synchronization signal block in the <NUM> window is fixed, and an index of the synchronization signal block is also fixed.

In some embodiments, in S12, the position of the Initial Active Downlink BWP is determined according to the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the synchronization signal block.

Specifically, the position of the Initial Active Downlink BWP may be determined in different ways, for example, a frequency domain position of the Initial Active Downlink BWP may be determined according to an offset provided by the base station, and the number of PRBs of the Initial Active Downlink BWP may be obtained from the base station, which will be described in detail in subsequent embodiments.

Specifically, the position of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH may be determined in different ways. For example, the position of the CORESET may be obtained from the base station; or, a frequency domain position of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH may be determined according to the offset provided by the base station, and a number of PRBs of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH may be obtained from the base station.

Specifically, the first type of PDCCH may be a RMSI PDCCH. In the NR unlicensed spectrum, a monitoring timing of the RMSI PDCCH is related to a CORESET duration of the RMSI PDCCH, which ensures that the synchronization signal block and time domain resources of the RMSI PDCCH are in a same SS-burst.

In some embodiments, the CORESET may be acquired and the RMSI PDCCH may be determined according to the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the CORESET. And a PDSCH scheduled by the RMSI PDCCH on the Initial Active Downlink BWP may be received according to the RMSI PDCCH and the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, according to the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the synchronization signal block, the position of the Initial Active Downlink BWP is determined, and the position of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH can also be determined. According to the embodiments, the user equipment can determine the resource configuration of the Initial Active Downlink BWP and the resource configuration of the first type of PDCCH in the NR unlicensed spectrum.

<FIG> schematically illustrates a flow chart of a third resource information determining method according to an embodiment. Referring to <FIG>, the third resource information determining method includes S31 to S35.

In S31, a first offset between a frequency domain position of a PRB with a minimum index of a synchronization signal block and a frequency domain position of a PRB with a minimum index of an Initial Active Downlink BWP is acquired from a base station.

In S32, according to the first offset and the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the synchronization signal block, the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP is determined.

It should be noted that the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the synchronization signal block may be obtained through detection. More details about S31 and S32 may be referred to the descriptions of S21 and S22 as shown in <FIG>, and are not described in detail here.

In S33, a number of PRBs of the Initial Active Downlink BWP is acquired from a base station.

In an embodiment, the number obtained from the base station is the number of PRBs of the Initial Active Downlink BWP.

In another embodiment, the number obtained from the base station is a number of resource units of the Initial Active Downlink BWP, and then a user equipment determines the number of PRBs according to the number of resource units.

In S34, according to a second offset between the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP and a PRB with a minimum index of a CORESET of a first type of PDCCH, and the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP, a frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH is determined.

Specifically, the second offset may be predefined, for example, specified by a communication protocol; or, the second offset may be obtained from the base station. Generally, if the second offset is predefined, the signaling overhead is smaller; if the second offset is obtained from the base station, the signaling overhead is larger, but the flexibility is higher.

When the second offset is predefined, the second offset may be predefined as <NUM>, which facilitates to simplify system implementation.

In S35, a number of PRBs of the CORESET is acquired from the base station.

In an embodiment, the number obtained from the base station may be the number of PRBs of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH.

In another embodiment, the number obtained from the base station may be a number of resource units of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH, and then the user equipment may determine the number of PRBs according to the number of resource units, where the resource units of CORESET is different from the bitmap resource units of the CORESET.

According to the embodiments described above, the first offset is used to determine the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP, and the number of PRBs of the Initial Active Downlink BWP is obtained from the base station, thereby determining the position of the Initial Active Downlink BWP. And then the second offset is used to determine the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH, and the number of PRBs of the CORESET is obtained from the base station, thereby determining the position of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH.

<FIG> schematically illustrates a flow chart of a fourth resource information determining method according to an embodiment. Referring to <FIG>, the fourth resource information determining method includes S41 to S45.

In S41, a first offset between a frequency domain position of a PRB with a minimum index of a synchronization signal block and a frequency domain position of a PRB with a minimum index of an Initial Active Downlink BWP is acquired from a base station.

In S42, according to the first offset and the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the synchronization signal block, the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP is determined.

It should be noted that the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the synchronization signal block may be obtained through detection. More details about S41 and S42 may be referred to the descriptions of S21 and S22 as shown in <FIG>, and are not described in detail here.

In some embodiments, a mapping relationship between the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP and a frequency band where the Initial Active Downlink BWP is located is predefined in the form of a table or a textural description. Specifically, according to the mapping relationship, once the frequency band where the Initial Active Downlink BWP is determined, the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP may be determined. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the mapping relationship between the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP and the frequency band where the Initial Active Downlink BWP is located can be determined according to the predefined table or textural description.

In S43, a number of PRBs of the Initial Active Downlink BWP has a preset first mapping relationship with the frequency band where the Initial Active Downlink BWP is located, and the number of PRBs of the Initial Active Downlink BWP is determined according to the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP and the preset first mapping relationship.

In some embodiments, a mapping relationship between the number of PRBs of the Initial Active Downlink BWP and the frequency band where the Initial Active Downlink BWP is located is predefined in the form of a table or a textural description. Specifically, according to the mapping relationship, once the frequency band where the Initial Active Downlink BWP is determined, the number of PRBs of the Initial Active Downlink BWP may be determined. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the preset first mapping relationship between the number of PRBs of the Initial Active Downlink BWP and the frequency band where the Initial Active Downlink BWP is located can be determined according to the predefined table or textural description.

In S44, the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH is determined to be same as the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP.

Specifically, by setting the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH to be the same as the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP, the processing method in the prior art when the two frequency domain positions are the same can be used, thereby reducing signaling overhead and saving resources.

In S45, the number of PRBs of the CORESET is acquired from the base station.

According to the embodiments described above, the first offset is used to determine the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP; furthermore, the number of PRBs of the Initial Active Downlink BWP is determined according to the first mapping relationship, thereby determining the position of the Initial Active Downlink BWP. Thereafter, the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH is determined to be same as the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP; and then by acquiring the number of PRBs of the CORESET, the position of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH can be determined.

<FIG> schematically illustrates a flow chart of a fifth resource information determining method according to an embodiment. Referring to <FIG>, the fifth resource information determining method includes S51 to S55.

In S51, a first offset between a frequency domain position of a PRB with a minimum index of a synchronization signal block and a frequency domain position of a PRB with a minimum index of an Initial Active Downlink BWP is acquired from a base station.

In S52, according to the first offset and the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the synchronization signal block, the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP is determined.

It should be noted that the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the synchronization signal block may be obtained through detection. More details about S51 and S52 may be referred to the descriptions of S21 and S22 as shown in <FIG>, and are not described in detail here.

In some embodiments, a mapping relationship between the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP, a frequency band where the Initial Active Downlink BWP is located and a subcarrier interval of the Initial Active Downlink BWP is predefined in the form of a table or a textural description. Specifically, according to the mapping relationship, once the frequency band where the Initial Active Downlink BWP and the subcarrier interval of the Initial Active Downlink BWP are determined, the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP may be determined. In the embodiments, a preset second mapping relationship between the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP, the frequency band where the Initial Active Downlink BWP is located and the subcarrier interval of the Initial Active Downlink BWP can be determined according to the predefined table or textural description.

In S53, a number of PRBs of the Initial Active Downlink BWP, the frequency band where the Initial Active Downlink BWP is located and the subcarrier interval of the Initial Active Downlink BWP is determined to have the preset second mapping relationship; and the number of PRBs of the Initial Active Downlink BWP is determined according to the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP, the subcarrier interval and the preset second mapping relationship.

In some embodiments, a mapping relationship between number of PRBs of the Initial Active Downlink BWP, the frequency band where the Initial Active Downlink BWP is located and the subcarrier interval of the Initial Active Downlink BWP is predefined in the form of a table or a textural description. Specifically, according to the mapping relationship, once the frequency band where the Initial Active Downlink BWP and the subcarrier interval of the Initial Active Downlink BWP are determined, the number of PRBs of the Initial Active Downlink BWP may be determined. In the embodiments, the preset second mapping relationship between the number of PRBs of the Initial Active Downlink BWP, the frequency band where the Initial Active Downlink BWP is located and the subcarrier interval of the Initial Active Downlink BWP can be determined according to the predefined table or textural description.

In S54, the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH is determined to be same as the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP.

In S55, the number of PRBs of the CORESET is acquired from the base station.

According to the embodiments described above, the first offset is used to determine the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP; furthermore, the number of PRBs of the Initial Active Downlink BWP is determined according to the second mapping relationship, thereby determining the position of the Initial Active Downlink BWP. Thereafter, the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH is determined to be same as the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP; and then by acquiring the number of PRBs of the CORESET, the position of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH can be determined.

<FIG> schematically illustrates a flow chart of a seventh resource information determining method according to an embodiment. Referring to <FIG>, the seventh resource information determining method includes S71 to S75.

In S71, according to a frequency domain position of a PRB with a minimum index of a synchronization signal block, a predefined channel where the synchronization signal block is located is determined.

In some embodiments, determining the predefined channel where the synchronization signal block is located may be determining which predefined channel includes or overlaps with the synchronization signal block.

In S72, the predefined channel where the synchronization signal block is located has a preset third mapping relationship with a frequency domain position of a PRB with a minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP. According to the predefined channel and the preset third mapping relationship, the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP is determined.

In some embodiments, the predefined channel may be a predefined frequency range. Specifically, the predefined channel may be a frequency range predefined in an unlicensed spectrum, for example, a <NUM> channel defined by Wi-Fi technology.

In S73, the predefined channel where the synchronization signal block is located has a preset fourth mapping relationship with a number of PRBs of the Initial Active Downlink BWP; and according to the preset fourth mapping relationship and the predefined channel, the number of PRBs of the Initial Active Downlink BWP is determined.

It should be noted that the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the synchronization signal block may be obtained through detection. More details about S71 to S73 may be referred to the descriptions of S61 to S63 as shown in <FIG>, and are not described in detail here.

In S74, according to a second offset between the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP and a PRB with a minimum index of a CORESET of a first type of PDCCH, and according to the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP, a frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH is determined.

Specifically, the second offset may be predefined, for example, specified by a communication protocol; or the second offset may be obtained from a base station.

In S75, a number of PRBs of the CORESET is acquired from the base station.

According to the embodiments described above, the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP is determined according to the preset third mapping relationship; next, the number of PRBs of the Initial Active Downlink BWP is determined according to the preset fourth mapping relationship; and then, the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH is determined according to the second offset, and the number of PRBs of the CORESET is acquired from the base station, thereby determining the position of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH.

<FIG> schematically illustrates a flow chart of an eighth resource information determining method according to an embodiment. Referring to <FIG>, the eighth resource information determining method includes S81 to S85.

In S81, according to a frequency domain position of a PRB with a minimum index of a synchronization signal block, a predefined channel where the synchronization signal block is located is determined.

In some embodiments, determining the predefined channel where the synchronization signal block is located may be determining which predefined channel includes or overlaps with the synchronization signal block. In some embodiments, the predefined channel may be a predefined frequency range. Specifically, the predefined channel may be a frequency range predefined in an unlicensed spectrum, for example, a <NUM> channel defined by Wi-Fi technology.

In S82, the predefined channel where the synchronization signal block is located has a preset third mapping relationship with a frequency domain position of a PRB with a minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP. According to the predefined channel and the preset third mapping relationship, the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP is determined.

In S83, the predefined channel where the synchronization signal block is located has a preset fourth mapping relationship with a number of PRBs of the Initial Active Downlink BWP, and according to the preset fourth mapping relationship and the predefined channel, the number of PRBs of the Initial Active Downlink BWP is determined.

It should be noted that the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the synchronization signal block may be obtained through detection. More details about S81 to S83 may be referred to the descriptions of S61 to S63 as shown in <FIG>, and are not described in detail here.

In S84, according to a third offset between the PRB with the minimum index of the synchronization signal block and a PRB with a minimum index of a CORESET of a first type of PDCCH, and according to the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP, a frequency domain position of a PRB with a minimum index of a CORESET of a first type of PDCCH is determined.

In some embodiments, the third offset is acquired from a base station.

In S85, a number of PRBs of the CORESET is acquired from the base station.

According to the embodiments described above, the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP is determined according to the preset third mapping relationship; next, the number of PRBs of the Initial Active Downlink BWP is determined according to the preset fourth mapping relationship; and then, the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH is determined according to the third offset, and the number of PRBs of the CORESET is acquired from the base station, thereby determining the position of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH.

<FIG> schematically illustrates a flow chart of a ninth resource information determining method according to an embodiment. Referring to <FIG>, the ninth resource information determining method includes S91 to S95.

In S91, a first offset between a frequency domain position of a PRB with a minimum index of a synchronization signal block and a frequency domain position of a PRB with a minimum index of an Initial Active Downlink BWP is acquired from a base station.

In S92, according to the first offset and the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the synchronization signal block, the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP is determined.

It should be noted that the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the synchronization signal block may be obtained through detection. More details about S91 and S92 may be referred to the descriptions of S21 and S22 as shown in <FIG>, and are not described in detail here.

In S93, a frequency domain position of a PRB with a minimum index of a CORESET of a first type of PDCCH is determined to be same as the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP.

In S94, a number of PRBs of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH, a duration of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH and a subcarrier interval of the Initial Active Downlink BWP have a preset fifth mapping relationship; and according to the duration of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH, the subcarrier interval of the Initial Active Downlink BWP and the preset fifth mapping relationship, the number of PRBs of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH is determined.

In some embodiments, a mapping relationship between the number of PRBs of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH, the duration of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH and the subcarrier interval of the Initial Active Downlink BWP is predefined in the form of a table or a textural description. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the preset fifth mapping relationship between the number of PRBs of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH, the duration of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH and the subcarrier interval of the Initial Active Downlink BWP can be determined according to the predefined table or textural description.

In some embodiments, the frequency domain position of the Initial Active Downlink BWP is same as the frequency domain position of the CORESET of the RMSI PDCCH. However, in order to reduce blind detection complexity of a user equipment, frequency domain resources of the CORESET of the RMSI PDCCH need to be limited.

In an embodiment, when the subcarrier interval is <NUM>, there are about <NUM> PRBs within <NUM> bandwidth; so when the duration of the CORESET of the RMSI PDCCH is <NUM> Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol, the number of PBRs of the CORESET of the RMSI PDCCH is <NUM>; and when the duration of the CORESET of the RMSI PDCCH is <NUM> OFDM symbols, the number of PBRs of the CORESET of the RMSI PDCCH is <NUM>.

In another embodiment, when the subcarrier interval is <NUM>, there are about <NUM> PRBs within <NUM> bandwidth; so when the duration of the CORESET of the RMSI PDCCH is <NUM> OFDM symbol, the number of PBRs of the CORESET of the RMSI PDCCH is <NUM>; and when the duration of the CORESET of the RMSI PDCCH is <NUM> OFDM symbols, the number of PBRs of the CORESET of the RMSI PDCCH is <NUM> or <NUM>.

Specifically, the duration of the CORESET is pre-defined or acquired from the base station.

In S95, the number of PRBs of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH is determined to be same as the number of PRBs of the Initial Active Downlink BWP.

According to the embodiments described above, the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP is determined according to the first offset; next, the number of PRBs of the CORESET is determined according to the preset fifth mapping relationship; and then, the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH is determined to be same as the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP, and the number of PRBs of the CORESET is determined to be same as the number of PRBs of the Initial Active Downlink BWP, thereby determining the position of the Initial Active Downlink BWP and the position of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH.

Furthermore, determining the position of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH includes determining the frequency domain position of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH.

In some embodiments, determining the frequency domain position of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH includes: according to the duration of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH being <NUM> OFDM symbols, determining a start symbol of a monitoring opportunity of the first type of PDCCH is Symbol <NUM> and/or Symbol <NUM> in a time slot; and according to the duration of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH being <NUM> OFDM symbol, determining the start symbol of the monitoring opportunity of the first type of PDCCH is Symbol <NUM> and/or Symbol <NUM> in a time slot.

According to the embodiments described above, by determining the time domain position of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH, the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the CORESET and the number of PRBs of the CORESET, the resource information of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH can be determined more completely.

According to the embodiments described above, the position of the Initial Active Downlink BWP can be determined in various ways, which facilitates the user equipment to make a selection according to a specific situation, thereby improving the user experience.

According to the embodiments described above, the position of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH can be determined in various ways, which facilitates the user equipment to make a selection according to a specific situation, thereby improving the user experience.

It should be noted that when the resource information determination methods described in the embodiments of the present disclosure in conjunction with <FIG> are implemented, the user equipment may adjust the determination method of one or more parameters according to a specific situation, which should be within the scope of the present disclosure.

Referring to <FIG> schematically illustrates a structural diagram of a resource information determining device according to an embodiment. The resource information determining device includes:.

In some embodiments, the BWP position determining module <NUM> includes: a first offset acquiring sub-module, adapted to acquire from a base station a first offset between the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the synchronization signal block and the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP; and a first BWP position determining sub-module, adapted to, according to the first offset and the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the synchronization signal block, determine the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP.

In some embodiments, the CORESET position determining module <NUM> includes: a first CORESET position determining module, adapted to, according to a second offset between the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP and the PRB with the minimum index of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH and the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP, determine the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH; wherein the second offset is predefined or obtained from the base station.

In some embodiments, the CORESET position determining module <NUM> includes: a second CORESET position determining module, adapted to, according to a third offset between the PRB with the minimum index of the synchronization signal block and the PRB with the minimum index of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH and the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP, determine the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH; wherein the third offset is obtained from the base station.

In some embodiments, the number of PRBs of the Initial Active Downlink BWP has a preset first mapping relationship with a frequency band where the Initial Active Downlink BWP is located; and the BWP position determining module <NUM> includes: a first BWP number determining sub-module, adapted to determine the number of PRBs of the Initial Active Downlink BWP according to the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP and the preset first mapping relationship.

In some embodiments, the number of PRBs of the Initial Active Downlink BWP, a frequency band where the Initial Active Downlink BWP is located and a subcarrier interval of the Initial Active Downlink BWP have a preset second mapping relationship; and the BWP position determining module <NUM> includes: a second BWP number determining sub-module, adapted to determine the number of PRBs of the Initial Active Downlink BWP according to the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP, the subcarrier interval and the preset second mapping relationship.

In some embodiments, the BWP position determining module <NUM> includes: a BWP number acquiring sub-module, adapted to acquire the number of PRBs of the Initial Active Downlink BWP from a base station.

In some embodiments, the BWP position determining module <NUM> includes: a CORESET number acquiring sub-module, adapted to acquire the number of PRBs of the CORESET from a base station.

In some embodiments, a predefined channel where the synchronization signal block is located has a preset third mapping relationship with the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP; and the BWP position determining module <NUM> includes: a channel determining sub-module, adapted to, according to the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the synchronization signal block, determine the predefined channel where the synchronization signal block is located; and a second BWP position determining sub-module, adapted to, according to the predefined channel and the preset third mapping relationship, determine the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP.

In some embodiments, the predefined channel where the synchronization signal block is located has a preset fourth mapping relationship with the number of PRBs of the Initial Active Downlink BWP; and the BWP position determining module <NUM> includes: a third BWP number determining sub-module, adapted to, according to the predefined channel and the preset fourth mapping relationship, determine the number of PRBs of the Initial Active Downlink BWP.

In some embodiments, the CORESET position determining module <NUM> includes: a third CORESET position determining sub-module, adapted to determine the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH to be same as the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP.

In some embodiments, the number of PRBs of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH, a duration of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH and a subcarrier interval of the Initial Active Downlink BWP have a preset fifth mapping relationship; and the CORESET position determining module <NUM> includes: a second CORESET number determining sub-module, adapted to, according to the duration of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH, the subcarrier interval of the Initial Active Downlink BWP and the preset fifth mapping relationship, determine the number of PRBs of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH; wherein the number of PRBs of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH is same as the number of PRBs of the Initial Active Downlink BWP; and wherein the duration of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH is predetermined or acquired from a base station.

In some embodiments, the CORESET position determining module <NUM> includes: a third PDCCH determining sub-module, adapted to, according to a duration of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH being <NUM> Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, determine a start symbol of a monitoring opportunity of the first type of PDCCH is Symbol <NUM> and/or Symbol <NUM> in a time slot; and a fourth PDCCH determining sub-module, adapted to, according to the duration of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH being <NUM> OFDM symbol, determining the start symbol of the monitoring opportunity of the first type of PDCCH is Symbol <NUM> and/or Symbol <NUM> in a time slot.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium having computer instructions stored therein is provided, wherein once the computer instructions are executed, the above resource information determining method as shown in <FIG> is performed. The storage medium may be a computer readable storage medium, for example, including a non-volatile or non-transitory memory, an optical disk, a mechanical disk, a solid disk or the like.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a user equipment including a memory and a processor is provided, wherein the memory has computer instructions stored therein, and when the processor executes the computer instructions, the above resource information determining method as shown in <FIG> is performed. The user equipment may include but not limited to a mobile phone, a computer or a tablet computer.

It is understandable that in LTE Release <NUM>, a Discovery Reference Signal (DRS) is defined for a user equipment to synchronize (that is, track in time-frequency) and measure a Secondary Cell (SCell), which may be called as a "SCell Discovery" process. The advantage of using the DRS is that the DRS is a long-period signal which has less interference to the entire network. The DRS includes a PSS/SSS/CRS, where CRS is a Cell-specific Reference Signal. For a FDD system, a DRS duration is <NUM> to <NUM> consecutive subframes; for a TDD system, a DRS duration is <NUM> to <NUM> consecutive subframes. A transmission timing of the DRS is defined by a Discovery Measurement Timing Configuration (DMTC). The user equipment assumes that the DRS appears once in each DMTC period.

In a Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) of LTE, the DRS can be used as the "SCell Discovery" process on an unlicensed spectrum, where the long-period characteristic of the DRS can facilitate to reduce the interference to a LAA system and other systems sharing the unlicensed spectrum (for example, a Wi-Fi system). A duration of a LAA DRS is <NUM> OFDM symbols in a non-empty subframe, thereby further reducing the interference to the LAA system and other systems. The LAA DRS also includes a PSS/SSS/CRS.

The LAA DRS may appear in the following two situations.

For one thing, the user equipment may assume that the LAA DRS may appear in any subframe in the DMTC and may appear in a first subframe that includes a PSS, an SSS and a CRS in the DMTC. In other words, the user equipment assumes that a base station performs Listen Before Talk (LBT) in the DMTC, and if the channel is detected to be idle, the base station sends a DRS in a non-empty subframe.

For another, when the LAA DRS is transmitted together with a PDSCH/PDCCH/EPDCCH, the LAA DRS may only appear in Subframe <NUM> or Subframe <NUM>. In other words, if the DMTC includes Subframe <NUM> or Subframe <NUM>, and the user equipment needs to detect the PDCCH/EPDCCH or receive the PDSCH on Subframe <NUM> or Subframe <NUM>, then the user equipment assumes that the DRS only appears on Subframe <NUM> or Subframe <NUM>.

Further, a remaining minimum system information in <NUM> is similar to a SIB1 in the LTE, which includes main system information except MIB. A RMSI is carried in a PDSCH, and the PDSCH is scheduled through a PDCCH. The PDSCH that carries the RMSI is generally called a RMSI PDSCH, and the PDCCH that schedules the RMSI PDSCH is generally called a RMSI PDCCH.

Generally, a search space set includes properties such as a PDCCH monitoring timing and a search space type. The search space set generally binds a CORESET which includes frequency domain resources and durations of the PDCCH.

A search space set where the RMSI PDCCH is located is generally called first type of PDCCH search space set. Generally, the first type of PDCCH search space set configured by MIB or configured by RRC in handover and other situations is called search space <NUM> (or search space set <NUM>), and the bound CORESET is called CORESET <NUM>. In addition to the search space set of RMSI PDCCH, other public search spaces or public search space sets, for example, a search space set of OSI PDCCH (Type0A-PDCCH search space set), a search space set of RAR PDCCH (Type1-PDCCH search space set), a search space set of a paging PDCCH (Type2-PDCCH search space set), may be considered the same as search space set <NUM> by default. Generally, the above public search spaces or public search space sets can be reconfigured.

Further, on the NR unlicensed spectrum, it is necessary to define a synchronization signal block so that the user equipment can detect a NR unlicensed spectrum cell in a cell search process. The synchronization signal block may be included in the DRS, where includes DRS synchronization signal blocks as a whole; or the DRS is not defined, and the synchronization signal block exists independently.

Claim 1:
A resource information determining method performed by an apparatus, comprising:
determining (S11) a frequency domain position of a Physical Resource Block, PRB, with a minimum index of a synchronization signal block, wherein the PRB with the minimum index of the synchronization signal block is a first PRB of the synchronization signal block;
according to the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the synchronization signal block, determining (S12) a position of an Initial Active Downlink Band-width Part, BWP,
wherein the position of the Initial Active Downlink BWP comprises a frequency domain position of a PRB with a minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP and a number of PRBs of the Initial Active Downlink BWP; and
determining (S13) a position of a Control resource set, CORESET, of a first type of Physical Downlink Control Channel, PDCCH,
wherein the position of the CORESET comprises a frequency domain position of a PRB with a minimum index of the CORESET and a number of PRBs of the CORESET, wherein determining the position of the Initial Active Downlink BWP comprises:
acquiring (S31; S41; S51; S91) from a base station a first offset between the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the synchronization signal block and the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP; and
according to the first offset and the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the synchronization signal block, determining (S32; S42; S52; S92) the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP, and wherein determining the position of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH comprises:
according to a second offset between the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP and the PRB with the minimum index of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH, and the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the Initial Active Downlink BWP, determining (S34; S74) the frequency domain position of the PRB with the minimum index of the CORESET of the first type of PDCCH;
wherein the second offset is predefined or obtained from the base station.