Resource allocation method and system, device having base station functionality, and terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10506575-B2
Application number	US-201715587749-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 5, 2017
Priority date	Nov 6, 2014
Publication date	Dec 10, 2019
Grant date	Dec 10, 2019

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a resource allocation method and system used for direct terminal-to-terminal communication, a device having base station functionality, and a terminal. The resource allocation method includes: obtaining time-frequency resource usage of the device having the base station functionality and/or state information of each D2D terminal within a coverage area of the device having the base station functionality; determining an allocation mode of allocating time-frequency resource to the each D2D terminal, according to the time-frequency resource usage of the device having the base station functionality and/or the state information of the each D2D terminal; and allocating time-frequency resource used for the direct terminal-to-terminal communication to the each D2D terminal according to the allocation mode, so as to enable the each D2D terminal to use the allocated time-frequency resource to perform the direct terminal-to-terminal communication.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of resource allocation for direct terminal-to-terminal communication in a device having base station functionality, comprising:
obtaining at least one of time-frequency resource usage of the device having the base station functionality and state information of each D2D terminal within a coverage area of the device having the base station functionality;
determining an allocation mode of allocating time-frequency resource to the each D2D terminal, according to the at least one of the time-frequency resource usage of the device having the base station functionality and the state information of the each D2D terminal; and
allocating time-frequency resource used for the direct terminal-to-terminal communication to the each D2D terminal according to the allocation mode to enable the each D2D terminal to use the allocated time-frequency resource to perform the direct terminal-to-terminal communication,
wherein determining the allocation mode of allocating the time-frequency resource to the each D2D terminal according to the at least one of the time-frequency resource usage of the device having the base station functionality and the state information of the each D2D terminal comprises:
determining whether the each D2D terminal is located at an edge of the coverage area of the device having the base station functionality according to location information of the each D2D terminal; and
when any D2D terminal is determined locating at the edge of the coverage area of the device having the base station functionality according to location information of the each D2D terminal, determining the allocation mode of allocating the time-frequency resource to the each D2D terminal according to the at least one of the time-frequency resource usage of the device having the base station functionality and the state information of the each D2D terminal further comprises at least one of:
predicting a target cell which the any D2D terminal is about to enter, according to a motion state of the any D2D terminal; and
determining whether the any D2D terminal moves to the center of the coverage area of the device having the base station functionality, according to a motion state of the any D2D terminal.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the allocation mode according to the at least one of the time-frequency resource usage of the device having the base station functionality and the state information of the each D2D terminal comprises:
determining whether an amount of the time-frequency resource suitable for use in the direct terminal-to-terminal communication in the time-frequency resource is larger than or equal to a predetermined amount, wherein the time-frequency resource is used for transmitting uplink data and is scheduled by the device having the base station functionality; and
determining to adopt a time-frequency resource allocation mode of directly scheduling the each D2D terminal when determining that the amount of the time-frequency resource suitable for use in the direct terminal-to-terminal communication is larger than or equal to the predetermined amount.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
switching from a currently adopted allocation mode of allocating the time-frequency resource used for the direct terminal-to-terminal communication to the each D2D terminal to a designated allocation mode when receiving a command which requests the designated allocation mode and is transmitted by the each D2D terminal.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the allocation mode of allocating the time-frequency resource to the each D2D terminal according to the at least one of the time-frequency resource usage of the device having the base station functionality and the state information of the each D2D terminal further comprises:
determining to adopt an allocation mode of pre-distributing a time-frequency resource pool to allocate the time-frequency resource to any D2D terminal, when determining that the any D2D terminal is located at the edge of the coverage area of the device having the base station functionality.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein allocating the time-frequency resource used for the direct terminal-to-terminal communication to the any D2D terminal according to the allocation mode of pre-distributing the time-frequency resource pool comprises:
based on a first time-frequency resource pool used for the direct terminal-to-terminal communication and allocated by the device having the base station functionality and a second time-frequency resource pool used for the direct terminal-to-terminal communication and allocated by the device having the base station functionality in the target cell, selecting common time-frequency resource in the first time-frequency resource pool and the second time-frequency resource pool as time-frequency resource in the pre-distributed time-frequency resource pool; and
notifying the pre-distributed time-frequency resource pool to the any D2D terminal to enable the any D2D terminal to select the time-frequency resource used for the direct terminal-to-terminal communication from the pre-distributed time-frequency resource pool.

6. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
switching from the allocation mode of pre-distributing the time-frequency resource pool to a time-frequency resource allocation mode of directly scheduling the each D2D terminal, when determining that the any D2D terminal moves to the center of the coverage area of the device having the base station functionality.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
notifying an abnormal time-frequency resource pool distributed by the device having the base station functionality to the each D2D terminal to enable the each D2D terminal to select the time-frequency resource used for resuming interrupted direct terminal-to-terminal communication from the abnormal time-frequency resource pool when being wirelessly disconnected from the device having the base station functionality.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising at least one of:
distributing the abnormal time-frequency resource pool according to importance of D2D service processed by the each D2D terminal and priority of the D2D service; and
adjusting an amount of the time-frequency resource in the abnormal time-frequency resource pool according to resumption of the interrupted direct terminal-to-terminal communication after the each D2D terminal is wirelessly disconnected from the device having the base station functionality.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising at least one of:
receiving signaling relating to wireless link resuming process to determine the resumption of the interrupted direct terminal-to-terminal communication according to the signaling relating to the wireless link resuming process; and
receiving the resumption of the interrupted direct terminal-to-terminal communication reported by the each D2D terminal.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
adjusting an amount of the time-frequency resource under each allocation mode according to the number of D2D terminals to be scheduled.

11. A device having base station functionality, comprising:
a memory storing one or more computer-readable program codes; and
a processor configured to execute the one or more computer-readable program codes to:
obtain at least one of time-frequency resource usage of the device having the base station functionality and state information of each D2D terminal within a coverage area of the device having the base station functionality;
determine an allocation mode of allocating time-frequency resource to the each D2D terminal, according to the at least one of the time-frequenc

Assignees

• Yulong Computer Telecommunication Scientific Shenzhen Co Ltd
• Nanchang Coolpad Intelligent Tech Company Limited

Inventors

• Lei Yixue
• Zhang Chenlu
• Zhu Yajun
• Li Mingju
• Zhang Yunfei

Classifications

• H04W72/569

  of the traffic information · CPC title

• H04W72/52

  based on load · CPC title

• H04W72/23 Primary

  in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal · CPC title

• H04W72/542

  using measured or perceived quality · CPC title

• H04W76/14 Primary

  Direct-mode setup · CPC title