Radio resource scheduling method, radio base station, and mobile station

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11317426-B2
Application number	US-201615567638-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 8, 2016
Priority date	Aug 13, 2015
Publication date	Apr 26, 2022
Grant date	Apr 26, 2022

Abstract

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a radio resource scheduling method, wherein the method includes generating format information, wherein the format information specifies a format of resource allocation information, the format corresponding to a number of a plurality of mobile stations that simultaneously perform communication with the radio base station; generating the resource allocation information provided with the format specified by the format information corresponding to radio resources allocated to the plurality of mobile stations; and transmitting, to the plurality of mobile stations, the resource allocation information.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A radio resource scheduling method to be executed by a radio base station, wherein the radio resource scheduling method comprises:
generating format information, wherein the format information specifies a format of resource allocation information, the format depending on a number of two or more mobile stations that simultaneously perform communication with the radio base station;
generating the resource allocation information provided with the format specified by the format information corresponding to radio resources allocated to the two or more mobile stations; and
transmitting, to the two or more mobile stations, the format information and the resource allocation information,
wherein the generating the format information includes:
generating the format information specifying a first format of the resource allocation information when the number of the two or more mobile stations that simultaneously perform the communication with the radio base station is greater than one and less than or equal to a first threshold value; and
generating the format information specifying a second format of the resource allocation information other than the first format when the number of the two or more mobile stations that simultaneously perform the communication with the radio base station is greater than the first threshold value and less than or equal to a second threshold value,
wherein the generated resource allocation information is reported to the two or more mobile stations by downlink control signaling, and
wherein a number of bits included in the downlink control signaling for reporting the resource allocation information provided with the second format is greater than a number of bits included in the downlink control signaling for reporting the resource allocation information provided with the first format.

2. A radio base station comprising:
a control unit that generates format information, and that generates resource allocation information provided with a format specified by the format information corresponding to radio resources to be allocated to two or more mobile stations, wherein the format information specifies the format of the resource allocation information, and the format depends on a number of the two or more mobile stations that simultaneously perform communication with the radio base station; and
a transmission unit that reports, to the two or more mobile stations, the format information and the resource allocation information,
wherein the control unit generates the format information specifying a first format of the resource allocation information when the number of the two or more mobile stations that simultaneously perform the communication with the radio base station is greater than one and less than or equal to a first threshold value,
wherein the control unit generates the format information specifying a second format of the resource allocation information other than the first format when the number of the two or more mobile stations that simultaneously perform communication with the radio base station is greater than the first threshold value and less than or equal to a second threshold value,
wherein the transmission unit reports the generated resource allocation information to the two or more mobile stations by downlink control signaling, and
wherein a number of bits included in the downlink control signaling for reporting the resource allocation information provided with the second format is greater than a number of bits included in the downlink control signaling for reporting the resource allocation information provided with the first format.

3. A mobile station of two or more mobile stations for simultaneously performing communication with a radio base station, the mobile station comprising:
a reception unit that receives format information and resource allocation information from the radio base station,
wherein a format of the resource allocation information depends on a number of the two or more mobile stations that simultaneously perform communication with the radio base station,
wherein the format is specified by the format information corresponding to radio resources to be allocated to the two or more mobile stations,
wherein the format information specifies a first format of the resource allocation information when the number of the two or more mobile stations that simultaneously perform the communication with the radio base station is greater than one and less than or equal to a first threshold value,
wherein the format information specifies a second format of the resource allocation information other than the first format when the number of the two or more mobile stations that simultaneously perform the communication with the radio base station is greater than the first threshold value and less than or equal to a second threshold value,
wherein the reception unit receives the resource allocation information by downlink control signaling, and
wherein a number of bits included in the downlink control signaling for reporting the resource allocation information provided with the second format is greater than a number of bits included in the downlink control signaling for reporting the resource allocation information provided with the first format.

4. A radio resource scheduling method to be used in a mobile station of two or more mobile stations for simultaneously performing communication with a radio base station, the method comprising:
receiving format information and resource allocation information from the radio base station,
wherein a format of the resource allocation information depends on a number of the two or more mobile stations that simultaneously perform communication with the radio base station,
wherein the format is specified by the format information corresponding to radio resources to be allocated to the two or more mobile stations,
wherein the format information specifies a first format of the resource allocation information when the number of the two or more mobile stations that simultaneously perform the communication with the radio base station is greater than one and less than or equal to a first threshold value,
wherein the format information specifies a second format of the resource allocation information other than the first format when the number of the two or more mobile stations that simultaneously perform the communication with the radio base station is greater than the first threshold value and less than or equal to a second threshold value,
wherein the resource allocation information is received by downlink control signaling, and
wherein a number of bits included in the downlink control signaling for reporting the resource allocation information provided with the second format is greater than a number of bits included in the downlink control signaling for reporting the resource allocation information provided with the first format.

Assignees

• Ntt Docomo Inc

Inventors

• Nagata Satoshi
• Kakishima Yuichi
• Wang Xin
• Na Chongning
• Hou Xiaolin
• Jiang Huiling

Classifications

• H04W72/23

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

• H04B7/0452

  Multi-user MIMO systems · CPC title

• H04W72/121 Primary

  for groups of terminals or users · CPC title

• H04W72/1289

  Electricity · mapped topic