Communication method and communications apparatus

ChangeBridge: Patent Grants - Networking (H04L)

Published March 31st, 2026

Detected April 1st, 2026

Summary

The USPTO granted Patent US12592798B2 to Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. covering a method for network devices to determine timing information using reference signals and synchronization signal blocks. The patent, with inventors Lili Zheng and Hongping Zhang, contains 20 claims and relates to H04L communication technology.

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USPTO granted Patent US12592798B2 to Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. for a communication method where a second network device receives configuration information for at least one first reference signal and at least one synchronization signal block from a first network device, then determines timing information of the first reference signal based on timing information of a reference synchronization signal block.

Technology companies and telecommunications equipment manufacturers should evaluate whether this patent covers technologies they are developing or implementing. Companies designing network devices that utilize reference signal timing for synchronization may need to consider licensing arrangements with Huawei or explore design alternatives to avoid potential infringement.

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Communication method and communications apparatus

Grant US12592798B2 Kind: B2 Mar 31, 2026

Assignee

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

Inventors

Lili Zheng, Hongping Zhang

Abstract

A second network device receives, from a first network device, configuration information corresponding to at least one first reference signal and configuration information corresponding to at least one synchronization signal block, where the at least one synchronization signal block is at least one synchronization signal block corresponding to a synchronization signal block frequency; and the second network device determines timing information of the at least one first reference signal based on timing information of a reference synchronization signal block, where the reference synchronization signal block belongs to the at least one synchronization signal block.