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Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019

Filed:

Jan. 22, 2018
Applicant:

Spreadtrum Communications (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Shanghai, CN;

Inventors:

Huayu Zhou, Shanghai, CN;

Weijie Xu, Shanghai, CN;

Zhikun Xu, Shanghai, CN;

Su Huang, Shanghai, CN;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 72/04 (2009.01); H04W 72/12 (2009.01); H04W 56/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 72/1205 (2013.01); H04W 72/1289 (2013.01); H04W 56/00 (2013.01); H04W 72/0446 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and a device for scheduling and using remaining resources of a synchronization signal block is described. The method includes configuring a mini-slot according to the remaining resources, and transmitting scheduling information for the mini-slot to a user equipment. The method further includes scheduling information that includes downlink control information for the mini-slot. Further, the remaining resources include remaining symbols left after occupation of the last synchronization signal block in a slot where the last synchronization signal block is located, when at least one synchronization signal block is transmitted.


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