Methods and apparatus for indicating user equipment qos priority over user equipment constraints in a communication system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020022017-A1
Application number	US-201916503996-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 5, 2019
Priority date	Jul 10, 2018
Publication date	Jan 16, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. One method may include a UE determining a priority of a UE quality of service over UE thermal efficiency constraints, generating a priority indicator based at least in part on the determined UE quality of service priority, and transmitting to a base station via physical layer signaling, the priority indicator. Another method may include a UE determining a priority of a UE quality of service over UE energy constraints, generating a priority indicator based at least in part on the determined UE quality of service priority, and transmitting to a base station via physical layer signaling, the priority indicator. Yet another method may include a base station receiving a UE priority indicator specifying a UE quality of service priority over thermal efficiency constraints and temporarily prioritizing the UE QoS over UE thermal efficiency constraints based on the received priority indicator.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method for wireless communication, comprising:
determining, at a user equipment (UE), a priority of a UE quality of service (QoS) over at least one UE constraint; generating, by the UE, a priority indicator based at least in part on the determined UE QoS priority; and transmitting, to a base station via physical layer signaling, the priority indicator.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one UE constraint comprises at least one selected from the group of a UE thermal efficiency constraint and a UE energy constraint.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the priority indicator is a binary value corresponding to at least one of an optimal performance mode or a power conservation mode.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the priority indicator is a multi-level indicator.

5 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the priority indicator is transmitted via Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the priority indicator is used to configure times for transition between active mode and C-DRX mode.

7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the priority indicator is used to configure CSI-RS and reporting parameters.

8 . A method for wireless communication, comprising:
receiving, from a UE, via physical layer signaling, a priority indicator specifying a UE quality of service (QoS) priority over at least one UE constraint; and temporarily prioritizing the UE QoS over the at least one UE constraint based on the received priority indicator.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the at least one UE constraint comprises at least one selected from the group of a UE thermal efficiency constraint and a UE energy constraint.

10 . An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
a transceiver; a memory configured to store instructions; and one or more processors communicatively coupled with the transceiver and the memory, wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
determine, at a user equipment (UE), a priority of a UE quality of service (QoS) over a UE constraint;
generate, by the UE, a priority indicator based at least in part on the determined UE QoS priority; and
transmit, to a base station via physical layer signaling, the priority indicator.

11 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the UE constraint comprises at least one of a UE thermal efficiency constraint or a UE energy constraint.

12 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the priority indicator is a binary value corresponding to at least one of an optimal performance mode or a power conservation mode.

13 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the priority indicator is a multi-level indicator.

14 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the priority indicator is transmitted via Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling.

15 . The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the priority indicator is used to configure times for transition between active mode and C-DRX mode.

16 . The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the priority indicator is used to configure CSI-RS and reporting parameters.

17 . An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
a transceiver; a memory configured to store instructions; and one or more processors communicatively coupled with the transceiver and the memory, wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
receive, from a UE, via physical layer signaling, a priority indicator specifying a UE quality of service (QoS) priority over at least one UE constraint; and
temporarily prioritize the UE QoS over the at least one UE constraint based on the received priority indicator.

18 . The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the at least one UE constraint comprises one of a UE energy constraint or a UE thermal constraint.

Assignees

• Qualcomm Inc

Inventors

• Raghavan Vasanthan
• Cezanne Juergen
• Li Junyi
• Nam Wooseok
• Luo Tao

Classifications

• H04W28/0268 Primary

  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

• H04L5/0053

  Allocation of signalling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals · CPC title

• H04L5/00

  Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path · CPC title

• H04W24/10

  Scheduling measurement reports {; Arrangements for measurement reports} · CPC title

• H04W52/0261

  managing power supply demand, e.g. depending on battery level · CPC title