SG11201906645XA - Data communication method and apparatus and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 26 July 2018 (26.07.2018) WIP0 I PCT omitia °nolo um n onion Imo oimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/133700 Al (51) International Patent Classification: H04W 72/00 (2009.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/CN2018/071881 (22) International Filing Date: 09 January 2018 (09.01.2018) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 62/448,847 20 January 2017 (20.01.2017) US (71) Applicant: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD. [CN/CN]; No.18 Haibin Road, Wusha, Chang'an, Dongguan, Guang- dong 523860 (CN). (72) Inventors: ZHANG, Zhi; No. 18 Haibin Road, Wusha, Chang'an, Dongguan, Guangdong 523860 (CN). SHEN, Jia; No. 18 Haibin Road, Wusha, Chang'an, Dongguan, Guangdong 523860 (CN). XU, Hua; 5 Appaloosa Dr, Ot- tawa, Ontario K2M1N6 (CA). SHI, Zhihua; No. 18 Haib- in Road, Wusha, Chang'an, Dongguan, Guangdong 523860 (CN). (74) Agent: CHINA PAT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE; 2nd Floor, Zhongguancun Intellectual Property Building, Block B, No. 21 Haidian South Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100080 (CN). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (54) Title: DATA COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM Acquiring UE's capability of using multiple RF chains for data communication to a base station Sending a report including the UE's capability of using multiple RF chains for data communication, to a base station 201 202 -- 2 FIG. 2 (57) : Disclosed is a data communication method. In the method, a user equipment (UE) sends a report including the UE's capability of using multiple radio frequency (RF) chains for data communication, to a base station, receives an instruction of how to use the multiple RF chains in a component carrier for the data communication, from the base station, configures a number of the RF chains to operate in the component carrier according to the instruction, and performs the data communication with the base station through using the number of the configured RF chains in the component carrier. Also disclosed is a data communication apparatus and computer readable storage medium.