Method and apparatus for assigning resources in wireless communication system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11818745-B2
Application number	US-201917043637-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 12, 2019
Priority date	Apr 12, 2018
Publication date	Nov 14, 2023
Grant date	Nov 14, 2023

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for converging a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transfer rate beyond a 4G system with IoT technology, and a system therefor. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail business, security and safety-related services, etc.) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. The present disclosure relates to a method for assigning transmission resources including an uplink (UL)-dedicated region and a downlink (DL)-dedicated region, the method comprising: a step for identifying a ratio of the DL-dedicated region to the UL-dedicated region; a step for changing the ratio of the DL-dedicated region to the UL-dedicated region by using at least one of a utilization rate and electric field characteristic information of the transmission resources; and a step for assigning the UL-dedicated region and the DL-dedicated region according to the changed ratio of the DL-dedicated region to the UL-dedicated region.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method of allocating transmission resources including an uplink (UL)-dedicated region and a downlink (DL)-dedicated region by a base station, the method comprising:
identifying a ratio of the DL-dedicated region to the UL-dedicated region;
changing the ratio of the DL-dedicated region to the UL-dedicated region based on a usage rate of the transmission resources, wherein the transmission resources include first transmission resources and second transmission resources distinguished from each other on a frequency axis, the first transmission resources supporting transmission of more delay-sensitive data than the second transmission resources; and
allocating the UL-dedicated region and the DL-dedicated region according to the changed ratio of the DL-dedicated region to the UL-dedicated region,
wherein the first transmission resources include a first UL-dedicated region and the second transmission resources includes a second UL-dedicated region,
wherein a maximum length on a time axis of the first UL-dedicated region is different from a maximum length on the time axis of the second UL-dedicated region, and
wherein the maximum length of the first UL-dedicated region or the second UL-dedicated region is determined based on a maximum number of UL repeated transmissions.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the usage rate of the transmission resources includes an UL resource usage rate being a ratio of an amount of required UL resources to an amount of UL available resources for allocation in the transmission resources, and a DL resource usage rate being a ratio of an amount of required DL resources to an amount of DL available resources for allocation in the transmission resources.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the changing of the ratio of the DL-dedicated region to the UL-dedicated region comprises:
when the UL resource usage rate is less than a first threshold, and the DL resource usage rate is equal to or larger than the first threshold, increasing the ratio of the DL-dedicated region to the UL-dedicated region.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the changing of the ratio of the DL-dedicated region to the UL-dedicated region comprises:
when the UL resource usage rate is equal to or larger than a first threshold, and the DL resource usage rate is less than the first threshold, decreasing the ratio of the DL-dedicated region to the UL-dedicated region.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the changing of the ratio of the DL-dedicated region to the UL-dedicated region comprises:
when the UL resource usage rate and the DL resource usage rate are equal to or larger than a first threshold, and the DL resource usage rate is equal to or larger than a sum of the UL resource usage rate and an offset, increasing the ratio of the DL-dedicated region to the UL-dedicated region.

6. The method of claim 2 , wherein the changing of the ratio of the DL-dedicated region to the UL-dedicated region comprises:
when the UL resource usage rate and the DL resource usage rate are equal to or larger than a first threshold, and the UL resource usage rate is equal to or larger than a sum of the DL resource usage rate and an offset, decreasing the ratio of the DL-dedicated region to the UL-dedicated region.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein a maximum length of the first UL-dedicated region of the first transmission resources is smaller than a maximum length of the second UL-dedicated region of the second transmission resources, and
wherein a maximum length of a first DL-dedicated region of the first transmission resources is smaller than a maximum length of a second DL-dedicated region of the second transmission resources.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first transmission resources support transmission of guaranteed bit rate (GBR)-type data, and
wherein the second transmission resources support transmission of non-GBR-type data.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising changing the ratio of the DL-dedicated region to the UL-dedicated region based on a number of user equipments (UEs) and a preferred ratio of a DL-dedicated region to a UL-dedicated region, for each of UE groups classified according to electric field property information.

10. A base station for allocating transmission resources including an uplink (UL)-dedicated region and a downlink (DL)-dedicated region, the base station comprising:
a transceiver; and
a controller, the controller is configured to:
identify a ratio of the DL-dedicated region to the UL-dedicated region,
change the ratio of the DL-dedicated region to the UL-dedicated region based on a usage rate of the transmission resources, and

allocate the UL-dedicated region and the DL-dedicated region according to the changed ratio of the DL-dedicated region to the UL-dedicated region, wherein the transmission resources include first transmission resources and second transmission resources distinguished from each other on a frequency axis, the first transmission resources supporting transmission of more delay-sensitive data than the second transmission resources,
wherein the first transmission resources include a first UL-dedicated region and the second transmission resources includes a second UL-dedicated region, and
wherein a maximum length on a time axis of the first UL-dedicated region is different from a maximum length on the time axis of the second UL-dedicated region, and
wherein the maximum length of the first UL-dedicated region or the second UL-dedicated region is determined based on a maximum number of UL repeated transmissions.

11. The base station of claim 10 , wherein the usage rate of the transmission resources includes an UL resource usage rate being a ratio of an amount of required UL resources to an amount of UL available resources for allocation in the transmission resources, and a DL resource usage rate being a ratio of an amount of required DL resources to an amount of DL available resources for allocation in the transmission resources.

12. The base station of claim 11 , wherein the controller is configured to increase the ratio of the DL-dedicated region to the UL-dedicated region when the UL resource usage rate is less than a first threshold, and the DL resource usage rate is equal to or larger than the first threshold.

13. The base station of claim 11 , wherein the controller is configured to decrease the ratio of the DL-dedicated region to the UL-dedicated region when the UL resource usage rate is equal to or larger than a first threshold, and the DL resource usage rate is less than the first threshold.

14. The base station of claim 11 , wherein the controller is configured to increase the ratio of the DL-dedicated region to the UL-dedicated region when the UL resource usage rate and the DL resource usage rate are equal to or larger than a first threshold, and the DL resource usage rate is equal to or larger than a sum of the UL resource usage rate and an offset.

15. The base station of claim 11 , wherein the controller is configured to decrease the ratio of the DL-dedicated region to the UL-dedicated region when the UL resource usage rate and the DL resource usage rate are equal to or larger than a first threshold, and the UL resource usage rate is equal to or larger than a sum of the DL resource usage rate and an offset.

16. The base station of claim 10 ,
a maximum length of the first UL-dedicated region of the first transmission resources is smaller than a maximum length of the second UL-dedicated region of the second transmission resources; and
a maximum length of a first DL-dedicated region of the first transmission

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kang Jaewon
• Kwon Hojoong
• Ko Soomin
• Kim Byunggook
• Byun Myungkwang
• Cho Jaehee

Classifications

• H04W72/543 Primary

  based on requested quality, e.g. QoS · CPC title

• H04W28/0268

  using specific QoS parameters for wireless networks, e.g. QoS class identifier [QCI] or guaranteed bit rate [GBR] (negotiating SLA or negotiating QoS H04W28/24) · CPC title

• H04L5/0092 Primary

  Indication of how the channel is divided · CPC title

• H04W4/70

  Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC] · CPC title

• H04W72/23

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