Abstract: This application provides a technical solution for rank indication, and especially when a CQI number is not configured or a CQI number is 1, a network device configures a rank indication restriction parameter as that at least one of ranks whose index numbers are 0, 1, 2, and 3 is allowed to be reported by the terminal device; or even if the network device does not perform the foregoing configuration, and none of the ranks whose index numbers are 0, 1, 2, and 3 is allowed to be reported, the terminal device may select at least one rank for RI reporting, so as to resolve a problem that a system cannot work. In addition, according to embodiments of this application, bit overheads required for RI reporting may further be reduced.

Abstract: A data scrambling method and a related device are provided. In the data scrambling method, a communications device may configure one scrambling identifier associated with downlink control information configuration information or a downlink control parameter, or a plurality of scrambling identifiers associated with different downlink control information configuration information or downlink control parameters, where the downlink control information configuration information is parameter information used to obtain a downlink control channel, and the downlink control parameter is a parameter included in downlink control information or a parameter related to a parameter included in downlink control information; and the communications device may send the one scrambling identifier or the plurality of scrambling identifiers to a terminal device.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for sending cell common control reference information. In one example method, before common control information needs to be sent, a base station having M antenna ports generates the cell control reference information used to detect the common control information. The base station maps the common control information and the cell control reference information to one or more resource units (RUs) of N antenna ports. The N antenna ports are a subset of the M antenna ports. The base station uses the one or more RUs to send the common control information and the cell control reference information used to detect the common control information to a user equipment (UE) within a coverage area of the base station.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a data processing method and an apparatus thereof.

Abstract: This application provides a Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS) transmission method and a communications device. The method includes: determining, by a communications device, a current mode of a resource scheduling unit, where the current mode is a frequency hopping mode or an aggregation mode, and performing, by the communications device, DMRS mapping or demapping by using a DMRS pattern corresponding to the current mode, where a location of a symbol occupied by a DMRS in the DMRS pattern corresponding to the current mode is different from a location of a symbol occupied by a DMRS in a preset DMRS pattern. In embodiments of this application, a location of a symbol occupied by a DMRS can be flexibly selected depending on different modes. Therefore, requirements of the different modes can be satisfied in the embodiments of this application, thereby improving network performance.

Abstract: A transmission control method includes: receiving N pieces of transmission control information; and generating, based on the N pieces of transmission control information, transmission feedback information corresponding to transport blocks respectively scheduled by using the N pieces of transmission control information. Transport blocks can be accurately distinguished based on different effective transmission parameter group fields, and an effective feedback is provided.

Abstract: This application relates to the field of communications technologies, and discloses a transport block generation method and apparatus. The method includes: determining a TBS based on an MCS of a receiving device, a resource characteristic of an RB allocated to the receiving device, and a quantity of symbols, where the quantity of symbols is a quantity of symbols included in each RB, and each RB includes a same quantity of symbols; and generating a TB based on a TBS. TBS is determined based on the MCS of the receiving device, a quantity of RBs allocated to the receiving device, and the quantity of symbols included in the RB, and the TB is generated based on the determined TBS. The quantity of symbols included in the RB is considered in determining the TBS. Therefore, the determined TBS may vary with the quantity of symbols included in the RB.

Abstract: This application provides a Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS) transmission method and a communications device. The method includes: determining, by a communications device, a current mode of a resource scheduling unit, where the current mode is a frequency hopping mode or an aggregation mode, and performing, by the communications device, DMRS mapping or demapping by using a DMRS pattern corresponding to the current mode, where a location of a symbol occupied by a DMRS in the DMRS pattern corresponding to the current mode is different from a location of a symbol occupied by a DMRS in a preset DMRS pattern. In embodiments of this application, a location of a symbol occupied by a DMRS can be flexibly selected depending on different modes. Therefore, requirements of the different modes can be satisfied in the embodiments of this application, thereby improving network performance.

Abstract: This disclosure provides an information transmission method and a communications device. The method includes: when determining that higher layer signaling is not configured with a scrambling identifier, scrambling or descrambling, by a communications device, data by using a second initial scrambling value, where the scrambling identifier is used by the communications device to determine a first initial scrambling value used for data scrambling or descrambling, and the second initial scrambling value is related to at least one or two of a cell identifier, a radio network temporary identifier, and a reserved bit. Therefore, in the embodiments of this disclosure, when determining that the higher layer is not configured with the scrambling identifier, the communications device scrambles or descrambles the data by using the second initial scrambling value. This resolves a problem in the prior art that a terminal device cannot determine an initial scrambling value used for data scrambling.

Abstract: This application provides a data transmission method and a device. The method includes: obtaining, by a transmit end device, a modulation symbol sequence in multiple time-frequency resource element groups, wherein a size of the time-frequency resource element group is agreed on in a protocol, or determined based on a transmission parameter; performing, by the transmit end device, interleaving processing on the modulation symbol sequence using the time-frequency resource element group as an interleaving unit, to obtain an order in which the modulation symbol sequence is mapped onto the multiple time-frequency resource element groups, wherein multiple consecutive modulation symbol groups in the modulation symbol sequence are mapped onto at least two of the multiple time-frequency resource element groups; and sending, by the transmit end device, the modulation symbol sequence in the order in which the modulation symbol sequence is mapped onto the multiple time-frequency resource element groups.

Abstract: This application discloses a scrambling code sequence generation method and apparatus, and belongs to the field of communication technologies. The method includes: determining a scrambling code sequence based on a configuration parameter of a transmission reception point TRP, where different TRPs correspond to different configuration parameters; and scrambling or descrambling data by using the scrambling code sequence. This application is used for data transmission, resolves a problem in a related technology that system performance is relatively poor because user equipment cannot better obtain, from received data, data sent by a TRP, and improves system performance.

Abstract: This application configures a quantity and size of subbands in a channel state information (CSI) reporting band for flexibility and reduced complexity of terminal addressing by determining a channel state information subband size based on a bandwidth part (BWP), determining a quantity of channel state information subbands included in a channel state information reporting band based on (i) a carrier bandwidth (CC bandwidth), (ii) the BWP bandwidth or (iii) a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) bandwidth and the channel state information subband size. The method further includes determining an actual quantity of resource blocks included in a starting subband and an actual quantity of resource blocks in an ending subband in the channel state information subband.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a data processing method and an apparatus thereof.

Abstract: This application provides a technical solution for rank indication, and especially when a CQI number is not configured or a CQI number is 1, a network device configures a rank indication restriction parameter as that at least one of ranks whose index numbers are 0, 1, 2, and 3 is allowed to be reported by the terminal device; or even if the network device does not perform the foregoing configuration, and none of the ranks whose index numbers are 0, 1, 2, and 3 is allowed to be reported, the terminal device may select at least one rank for RI reporting, so as to resolve a problem that a system cannot work. In addition, according to embodiments of this application, bit overheads required for RI reporting may further be reduced.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a data transmission method and apparatus. The method includes: transmitting indication information indicating a data distribution manner selected from a first data distribution manner and a second data distribution manner; performing data transmission with a terminal device according to the data distribution manner indicated by the indication information; wherein the data distribution manner indicating a distribution of modulation symbols of a code block (CB) on one or more orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols of at least one resource unit, the one or more OFDM symbols are consecutive in time-domain; and wherein modulation symbols distributed on a same OFDM symbol of the one or more OFDM symbols are interleaved in frequency-domain according to the first data distribution manner and are not interleaved in the frequency-domain according to the second data distribution manner.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a method and an apparatus for transmitting a DMRS, and relate to the field of communications technologies. The method and the apparatus are applicable to an NR system. The method for transmitting a DMRS may include: determining a time-frequency resource used to carry a DMRS; and then sending the DMRS by using the time-frequency resource.

Abstract: A radio access node (RAN) and method of operation of the RAN are provided. The RAN includes a massive multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) antenna array. The RAN includes a processing hardware configured to carry out a communication method that includes receiving a digital data stream for transmission on a time-frequency resource. The RAN precodes the digital data stream using a digital beamforming stage to render a precoded digital downlink data stream for downlink data stream signal transmission to a user equipment. The digital beamforming stage includes a first precoding stage configured according to a long-term matrix, and a second precoding stage configured according to a short-term matrix. The RAN is further configured to generate a downlink data stream transmission signal to the user equipment in accordance with the precoded digital downlink data stream.

Abstract: This application provides a resource indication method, a terminal device, and a network device. The method includes: receiving, by the terminal device, the first indication information, and determining time domain positions of demodulation reference signals (DMRSs) based on the mapping type of the physical shared channel and with reference to a position index of the last symbol occupied by the physical shared channel or a quantity of symbols occupied by the physical shared channel in the resource unit, where the position index of the last symbol occupied by the physical shared channel in the resource unit corresponds to the first type, and the quantity of symbols occupied by the physical shared channel in the resource unit corresponds to the second type.

Abstract: This application provides a method for configuring a channel state information reporting band, a reporting method, and a corresponding apparatus. The method includes: determining a channel state information subband size based on a bandwidth part BWP; and determining, a quantity of channel state information subbands included in a channel state information reporting band, based on a carrier bandwidth CC bandwidth or the bandwidth part BWP bandwidth or a channel state information reference signal CSI-RS bandwidth, and the channel state information subband size. The method further includes: determining an actual quantity of resource blocks included in a starting subband and an actual quantity of resource blocks included in an ending subband in the channel state information subband. Implementation of this application makes configuration of a quantity and size of subbands in a CSI reporting band more flexible, and reduces complexity of terminal addressing.

Abstract: This application provides a technical solution for rank indication, and especially when a CQI number is not configured or a CQI number is 1, a network device configures a rank indication restriction parameter as that at least one of ranks whose index numbers are 0, 1, 2, and 3 is allowed to be reported by the terminal device; or even if the network device does not perform the foregoing configuration, and none of the ranks whose index numbers are 0, 1, 2, and 3 is allowed to be reported, the terminal device may select at least one rank for RI reporting, so as to resolve a problem that a system cannot work. In addition, according to embodiments of this application, bit overheads required for RI reporting may further be reduced.