Patents by Inventor Yincheng Zhang

Yincheng Zhang has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9155107
    Abstract: The present invention discloses methods for random access of a Relay Node (RN), which includes one method for random access wherein a RN monitors R-PDCCH and receives a random access response message according to a random access-radio network temporary identifier through the R-PDCCH. By the present invention, the random access procedure of the RN is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Si Chen, Yincheng Zhang, Yada Huang, Qian Dai
  • Patent number: 9084237
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and an apparatus for processing a data transmission conflict of a relay-node (RN), wherein the method for processing comprises: under the circumstance that the above RN is configured with multi-subframe scheduling resources on a backhaul subframe, if the above RN has acquired dynamic resources on the above backhaul subframe, receiving or sending, by the above RN, data by using the above multi-subframe scheduling resources or the above dynamic resources on the above backhaul subframe, or performing no processing; if the above RN has acquired semi-persistent resources on the above backhaul subframe, receiving or sending, by the above RN, data by using the above multi-subframe scheduling resources or the above semi-persistent resources on the above backhaul subframe, or performing no processing. According to the present invention, the problem of the data transmission conflict is solved, thereby achieving the normal transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Si Chen, Jian Zhang, Guanzhou Wang, Yincheng Zhang
  • Patent number: 8934360
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method, a terminal and a network system for reporting a buffer status report. The method comprises: a terminal triggers a buffer status report (BSR) and obtains radio resource information of uplink component carriers in a radio network; one or more BSR data units are constructed based on information of buffer data volume to be transmitted; one or more uplink component carriers are selected from the uplink component carriers with available radio resources, and the BSR data unit(s) is/are transmitted on the selected uplink component carrier(s) to a network side. The present invention fully takes advantages of wide bandwidth of a long term evolution-advanced (LTE)-A system, and can realize high-efficiency-and-quality transmission of BSR data unit(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Qian Dai, Yincheng Zhang, Tao Wang, Guanzhou Wang
  • Patent number: 8897202
    Abstract: A relay node and a method thereof for transmitting data are provided in the present invention, which relates to the field of wireless communication technology. The method in the present invention includes: the relay node receiving data on multiple corresponding continuous or discontinuous downlink backhaul subframes according to the obtained scheduling information of downlink multiple subframes scheduling, and sending data on multiple corresponding continuous or discontinuous uplink backhaul subframes according to the obtained scheduling information of uplink multiple subframes scheduling. The technical solution of the present invention solves a problem of scheduling resources of multiple subframes for the relay node. Compared to a dynamic scheduling and semi-persistent scheduling method in the prior art, the technical solution of the present invention can more flexibly configure and use resources to ensure transmission of the backhaul link between a base station and the relay node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Si Chen, Jian Zhang, Yincheng Zhang, Guanzhou Wang
  • Patent number: 8848661
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a UE (User Equipment) and a method of the UE for receiving downlink data to avoid the occurrence of mistakes when the UE receives the downlink data. The method comprises the following steps: during the reestablishment, in the process of transmitting Service Data Units (SDU) to a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) entity from a Radio Link Control (RLC) entity in the UE, if the PDCP entity judges that the PDCP Sequence Number (SN) of the received PDCP Protocol Data Unit (PDU) which includes the SDU satisfies the report condition, the PDCP PDU is received and the SDU included in the PDCP PDU is submitted to the upper layer entity, wherein the report condition is: PDCP SN=(Last_Submitted_PDCP_RX_SN+1)%(Maximum_PDCP_SN+1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Jian Wang, Yincheng Zhang, Meifang He
  • Patent number: 8817708
    Abstract: The present invention provides a time division synchronous code division multiple access (TD-SCDMA) system for controlling enhanced uplink random access, including user equipment (UE), node B and serving radio network controller. The present invention also provides a method for controlling the enhanced uplink random access in a time division synchronous code division multiple access system, including: in high speed uplink packet access scheduling service of time division synchronous code division multiple access system, the higher layer of network side deploys a timer at the user equipment side; if the user equipment still needs to transmit data when the current available grant expires, it starts up the timer which is used as the delay time of initiating the enhanced uplink random access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Hui Chen, Yincheng Zhang, Zhifeng Ma
  • Patent number: 8761110
    Abstract: The invention discloses a method for real-time service transmission and a method for resource allocation, wherein, the method for resource allocation of real-time service transmission includes the following processing: through the resource allocation control channels, the base station allocates the semi-static service channel resources to the terminal to be used for the initial transmission of hybrid automatic repeat request of the real-time service packets; wherein, before the base station reconfigures or releases the semi-static service channel resources, the terminal can use the semi-static service channel resources continuously; through the resource allocation control channels, the base station allocates the dynamic service channel resources to the terminal to be used for the retransmission of the hybrid automatic repeat request of the real-time service packets; wherein, the terminal can only use the dynamic service channel resources within the allocated time frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Yincheng Zhang, Hua Rui
  • Patent number: 8750196
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and device for Relay Node (RN) access, wherein the method comprises the following steps: a base station sends a downlink message to trigger the RN to switch from monitoring a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) to monitoring an RN-dedicated Physical Downlink Control Channel (R-PDCCH), and the RN acquires time-frequency resources for an R-PDCCH from the base station, before or while receiving the downlink message. The present disclosure enables an RN to switch from transmitting according to indication on the PDCCH to transmitting according to indication on the R-PDCCH, i.e., the RN switches from being in a connection state as the UE to being in a connection state as an RN. The present disclosure makes less change to the existing flows, offering advantages of easy implementation, flexible configuration, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Si Chen, Yincheng Zhang, Guanzhou Wang, Jian Zhang
  • Patent number: 8743761
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for implementing power control of the high speed shared control channel and the high speed shared information channel, including: Node B independently setting the initial transmit power of the HS-SCCH with reference to the maximum power of HS-SCCH configured by higher layer and completing the open-loop power control; performing the close-loop power control based on transmit power control TPC command; UE calculating the initial transmit power based on a series of parameters configured by the higher layer and completing the open-loop power control; UE adjusting the close-loop transmit power based on the TPC command carried on HS-SCCH and completing the close-loop power control. Wherein, Node B generates the TPC by taking the high speed shared information channel SNR generated by itself as the target value and the high speed shared information channel SNR measured as the actual value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Zijiang Ma, Zhifeng Ma, Yincheng Zhang
  • Patent number: 8693381
    Abstract: A method for discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration is disclosed, and the method includes: configuring DRXs for a plurality of component carriers, and selecting one or more component carriers as anchor component carriers; controlling the DRXs of other non-anchor component carriers by the anchor component carrier. A system for discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration is also disclosed, and the system includes: a selection and configuration unit, which is used to configure DRXs for a plurality of component carriers and select one or more component carriers as anchor component carriers; a control unit, which is used to control the DRXs of other non-anchor component carriers by the anchor component carrier. By the method and the system, the DRX solution based on the primary carrier is clarified, and the DRX solution based on primary carriers in the stage of conception is improved and concretely implemented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Jian Zhang, Yincheng Zhang, Guanzhou Wang, Si Chen
  • Patent number: 8681771
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an uplink synchronization control method and system for the high speed shared information channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Yincheng Zhang, Zijiang Ma, Zhifeng Ma, Xuejun Yang
  • Patent number: 8594057
    Abstract: A semi-persistent scheduling method is provided in the present disclosure, and the method comprises: when a semi-persistent scheduling periodicity comes, an evolved node B (eNB) and a terminal (UE) select a sub-frame in a sub-frame group as a sub-frame for current semi-persistent scheduling; the sub-frame group includes multiple sub-frames, and a sub-frame group periodicity equals to the semi-persistent scheduling periodicity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Yada Huang, Yincheng Zhang
  • Patent number: 8385283
    Abstract: The invention discloses a method for real-time service transmission and a method for resource allocation, wherein, the method for resource allocation of real-time service transmission includes the following processing: through the resource allocation control channels, the base station allocates the semi-static service channel resources to the terminal to be used for the initial transmission of hybrid automatic repeat request of the real-time service packets; wherein, before the base station reconfigures or releases the semi-static service channel resources, the terminal can use the semi-static service channel resources continuously; through the resource allocation control channels, the base station allocates the dynamic service channel resources to the terminal to be used for the retransmission of the hybrid automatic repeat request of the real-time service packets; wherein, the terminal can only use the dynamic service channel resources within the allocated time frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Yincheng Zhang, Hua Rui
  • Patent number: 8385217
    Abstract: A channel for multicarrier high speed downlink packet access and a method for allocating the carrier resource include: the wireless network controller configures the multicarrier high speed downlink packet access resource of a multicarrier cell, the multicarrier high speed downlink packet access resource includes the high speed physical downlink shared channel resource, the high speed shared control channel and the high speed shared information channel pair resource. The resource is managed and allocated by the node B. The wireless network controller allocates the associated—dedicated physical channel according to the recorded original configuration information and original allocation information of each carrier, and sends the configuration information to the node B, then the node B allocates the high speed physical downlink shared channel carrier resource, the associated high speed shared control channel and the high speed shared information channel pair resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Yincheng Zhang, Zijiang Ma, Xuejun Yang, Zhifeng Ma
  • Publication number: 20120300737
    Abstract: The invention discloses a method for real-time service transmission and a method for resource allocation, wherein, the method for resource allocation of real-time service transmission includes the following processing: through the resource allocation control channels, the base station allocates the semi-static service channel resources to the terminal to be used for the initial transmission of hybrid automatic repeat request of the real-time service packets; wherein, before the base station reconfigures or releases the semi-static service channel resources, the terminal can use the semi-static service channel resources continuously; through the resource allocation control channels, the base station allocates the dynamic service channel resources to the terminal to be used for the retransmission of the hybrid automatic repeat request of the real-time service packets; wherein, the terminal can only use the dynamic service channel resources within the allocated time frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yincheng Zhang, Hua Rui
  • Publication number: 20120207083
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and an apparatus for processing a data transmission conflict of a relay-node (RN), wherein the method for processing comprises: under the circumstance that the above RN is configured with multi-subframe scheduling resources on a backhaul subframe, if the above RN has acquired dynamic resources on the above backhaul subframe, receiving or sending, by the above RN, data by using the above multi-subframe scheduling resources or the above dynamic resources on the above backhaul subframe, or performing no processing; if the above RN has acquired semi-persistent resources on the above backhaul subframe, receiving or sending, by the above RN, data by using the above multi-subframe scheduling resources or the above semi-persistent resources on the above backhaul subframe, or performing no processing. According to the present invention, the problem of the data transmission conflict is solved, thereby achieving the normal transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Si Chen, Jian Zhang, Guanzhou Wang, Yincheng Zhang
  • Publication number: 20120176957
    Abstract: A relay node and a method thereof for transmitting data are provided in the present invention, which relates to the field of wireless communication technology. The method in the present invention includes: the relay node receiving data on multiple corresponding continuous or discontinuous downlink backhaul subframes according to the obtained scheduling information of downlink multiple subframes scheduling, and sending data on multiple corresponding continuous or discontinuous uplink backhaul subframes according to the obtained scheduling information of uplink multiple subframes scheduling. The technical solution of the present invention solves a problem of scheduling resources of multiple subframes for the relay node. Compared to a dynamic scheduling and semi-persistent scheduling method in the prior art, the technical solution of the present invention can more flexibly configure and use resources to ensure transmission of the backhaul link between a base station and the relay node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2010
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Si Chen, Jian Zhang, Yincheng Zhang, Guanzhou Wang
  • Publication number: 20120176950
    Abstract: A method for discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration is disclosed, and the method includes: configuring DRXs for a plurality of component carriers, and selecting one or more component carriers as anchor component carriers; controlling the DRXs of other non-anchor component carriers by the anchor component carrier. A system for discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration is also disclosed, and the system includes: a selection and configuration unit, which is used to configure DRXs for a plurality of component carriers and select one or more component carriers as anchor component carriers; a control unit, which is used to control the DRXs of other non-anchor component carriers by the anchor component carrier. By the method and the system, the DRX solution based on the primary carrier is clarified, and the DRX solution based on primary carriers in the stage of conception is improved and concretely implemented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jian Zhang, Yincheng Zhang, Guanzhou Wang, Si Chen
  • Publication number: 20120099452
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method, a terminal and a network system for reporting a buffer status report. The method comprises: a terminal triggers a buffer status report (BSR) and obtains radio resource information of uplink component carriers in a radio network; one or more BSR data units are constructed based on information of buffer data volume to be transmitted; one or more uplink component carriers are selected from the uplink component carriers with available radio resources, and the BSR data unit(s) is/are transmitted on the selected uplink component carrier(s) to a network side. The present invention fully takes advantages of wide bandwidth of a long term evolution-advanced (LTE)-A system, and can realize high-efficiency-and-quality transmission of BSR data unit(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Qian Dai, Yincheng Zhang, Tao Wang, Guanzhou Wang
  • Publication number: 20120099515
    Abstract: The present invention discloses methods for random access of a Relay Node (RN), which includes one method for random access wherein a RN monitors R-PDCCH and receives a random access response message according to a random access-radio network temporary identifier through the R-PDCCH. By the present invention, the random access procedure of the RN is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Si Chen, Yincheng Zhang, Yada Huang, Qian Dai