Method and device for handling resource configuration conflicts

Abstract

Embodiments of the present application provide a method and device for handling resource configuration conflicts. The method includes: obtaining first information related to resource usage of a second IAB node, where the second IAB node is a child of the first IAB node; and assigning a resource usage priority to a DU of the first IAB node or a mobile operator (MT) of the first IAB node based on the first information. In this embodiment of the present application, by allowing a parent node to obtain relevant useful information, ineffective scheduling of NA resources on the child MT side can be avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The embodiments of the present application relate to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a method and device for handling resource configuration conflicts. Background Art

[0002] As shown in Figure 1, when a cell-specific signal / channel is configured on an unavailable resource (or a soft resource that is not indicated as available), the resource is considered a hard resource. If the Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) node prioritizes the use of this resource to the Distributed Unit (DU), it will send a signal to the child Mobile Terminal (MT) via a downlink.

[0003] However, the corresponding child node MT resources are configured as not available (NA). At this time, the MT will not receive, resulting in a waste of the DU (I-DU) sending resources of the IAB node. At the same time, it also causes the MT (I-MT) resources of the corresponding IAB node to lose the communication opportunity with the upper-level mother node. Summary of the Invention

[0004] An object of the embodiments of the present application is to provide a method and device for handling resource configuration conflicts, so as to solve the problems of resource conflicts and resource waste caused by newly added MT unavailable resources in existing resource configuration solutions.

[0005] In a first aspect, a method for handling resource configuration conflicts is provided, which is applied to a first IAB node and includes:

[0006] Acquire first information, where the first information is related to resource usage of a second IAB node, where the second IAB node is a child node of the first IAB node;

[0007] According to the first information, a resource usage priority is allocated to the distribution unit DU of the first IAB node or the mobile terminal MT of the first IAB node.

[0008] Optionally, acquiring the first information includes: receiving the first information from the second IAB node, where the first information includes: the NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node can be rewritten or the unavailable NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node cannot be rewritten;

[0009] The allocating, according to the first information, a resource usage priority to the DU of the first IAB node or the MT of the first IAB node includes:

[0010] If the NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node cannot be rewritten, assigning a resource usage priority to the MT of the first IAB node;

[0011] If the NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node can be rewritten, the priority of resource usage is assigned to the DU of the first IAB node.

[0012] Optionally, obtaining the first information includes:

[0013] receiving resource configuration information reported by the second IAB node; and / or parsing signaling sent to the second IAB node to obtain the resource configuration information of the second IAB node.

[0014] Optionally, the signaling is signaling sent to the DU and / or MT of the second IAB node for semi-static resource configuration.

[0015] Optionally, the resource configuration information includes one or more of the following:

[0016] DU resource configuration type;

[0017] MT's resource configuration type;

[0018] Configuration information of the signal or channel of the cell on the DU;

[0019] Configuration information of the signal or channel of the cell on the MT.

[0020] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0021] If the resource usage priority is assigned to the DU of the first IAB node, a transmission or reception process is performed on the resource.

[0022] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0023] A resource type change signaling is sent to the second IAB node, where the resource type change signaling is used to rewrite the type of the NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node.

[0024] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0025] If the priority of resource usage is assigned to the MT of the first IAB node, no sending or receiving processing is performed on the resource.

[0026] In a second aspect, a method for handling resource configuration conflicts is provided, which is applied to a second IAB node and includes:

[0027] Sending first information to the first IAB node, where the first information is related to resource usage of the second IAB node, and the first information is used by the first IAB node to assign a resource usage priority to a DU of the first IAB node or an MT of the first IAB node;

[0028] The second IAB node is a child node of the first IAB node.

[0029] Optionally, the first information includes: the NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node can be rewritten or the NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node cannot be rewritten.

[0030] Optionally, the first information includes resource configuration information of the second IAB node.

[0031] Optionally, the resource configuration information includes one or more of the following:

[0032] DU resource configuration type;

[0033] MT's resource configuration type;

[0034] Configuration information of the signal or channel of the cell on the DU;

[0035] Configuration information of the signal or channel of the cell on the MT.

[0036] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0037] If the first information indicates that the NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node cannot be rewritten, no receiving or sending processing is performed according to the original NA resource configuration type;

[0038] If the first information indicates that the NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node can be rewritten, a receiving or sending process is performed on the NA resource.

[0039] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0040] If the resource type change signaling sent by the first IAB node is received, a receiving or sending process is performed on the resource corresponding to the resource type change signaling.

[0041] According to a third aspect, a device for handling resource configuration conflicts is provided, which is applied to a first IAB node and includes:

[0042] an acquisition module, configured to acquire first information, where the first information is related to resource usage of a second IAB node, where the second IAB node is a child node of the first IAB node;

[0043] The first processing module is configured to assign a resource usage priority to the DU of the first IAB node or the MT of the first IAB node according to the first information.

[0044] In a fourth aspect, a device for handling resource configuration conflicts is provided, which is applied to a second IAB node and includes:

[0045] a second sending module, configured to send first information to the first IAB node, where the first information is related to resource usage of the second IAB node, and the first information is used by the first IAB node to assign a resource usage priority to the DU of the first IAB node or the MT of the first IAB node;

[0046] The second IAB node is a child node of the first IAB node.

[0047] In a fifth aspect, a communication device is provided, comprising: a processor, a memory, and a program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the program, when executed by the processor, implements the steps of the method described in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0048] In a sixth aspect, a readable storage medium is provided, on which a program is stored. When the program is executed by a processor, the steps of the method described in the first aspect or the second aspect are implemented.

[0049] In the embodiment of the present application, by allowing the parent node to obtain relevant useful information, ineffective scheduling of NA resources on the child node MT side can be avoided. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0050] Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon reading the detailed description of the preferred embodiment below. The accompanying drawings are for illustration purposes only and are not to be considered as limiting the present invention. The same reference symbols are used throughout the drawings to represent the same components. In the drawings:

[0051] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the resource allocation plan;

[0052] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the IAB scenario;

[0053] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of time misalignment;

[0054] Figure 4 This is one of the flow charts of the method for handling resource configuration conflicts in an embodiment of the present application;

[0055] Figure 5 This is the second flow chart of the method for handling resource configuration conflicts in an embodiment of the present application;

[0056] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of resource configuration conflicts in an embodiment of the present application;

[0057] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of a device for handling resource configuration conflicts according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0058] Figure 8 This is a second schematic diagram of an apparatus for handling resource configuration conflicts in an embodiment of the present application;

[0059] Figure 9 Schematic diagram of a communication device in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0060] To facilitate understanding of the embodiments of the present application, the following technical points are first introduced below:

[0061] 1. Basic Concepts of IAB

[0062] In high-capacity scenarios using the fifth generation (5G) mobile communication technology, such as shopping malls, squares, and airports, the downlink data transmission rate can reach 300Mbps, the uplink data transmission rate can reach 50Mbps, and the downlink capacity can reach 750Gbps / km. 2 , uplink capacity can reach 125Gbps / km 2 To support such high transmission rates and capacity, large bandwidth and dense deployment are required, which high-frequency millimeter waves can meet. However, high-frequency millimeter waves are easily obstructed and have very limited coverage, so a denser deployment is required. To reduce dependence on and cost of optical fiber, IAB technology is needed. This adds backhaul capabilities to the access capabilities provided by base stations.

[0063] In the IAB scenario, the following definitions apply:

[0064] (1) IAB donor / node: An anchor point with optical fiber connection to the core network, such as Figure 1 DgNB in

[0065] (2) IAB node: a node that has no fiber connection and core network, but can be backhauled via wireless links and can provide access functions, such as Figure 1 In standardization research, the part of the IAB node that provides access functions is called DU, and the part that provides backhaul functions is called MT.

[0066] (3) Parent node: the previous hop node of a certain IAB node, such as Figure 1 The DgNB in ​​is the parent node of IAB1;

[0067] (4) Child node: the next hop node of a certain IAB node, such as Figure 1 IAB2 in the above example is the child node of IAB1.

[0068] (5) Access link: The link between the terminal and the IAB node or IAB host node, including the uplink access link and the downlink access link, such as Figure 1 Links 1a, 2a, and 3 in the .

[0069] (6) Backhaul link: The link between the IAB node and the IAB child node or IAB parent node, including the uplink backhaul link and the downlink backhaul link, such as Figure 1 1b and 2b links in.

[0070] (7) Time Division Multiplexing (TDM): The MT side and DU side of an IAB node cannot transmit and receive at the same time. Specifically, Figure 1 The transmission resources for 1b and 2b need to be staggered in time. Similarly, the same applies to 1b and 2a, and 1b and 2a (or 2b). Currently, when discussing IAB resource allocation in the standardization phase, TDM multiplexing is considered.

[0071] II. IAB Resource Allocation

[0072] In current standardization research, the following time domain resource types are defined for the MT and DU of the IAB node:

[0073] (1) MT: Its mother link time domain resources include downlink (DL), uplink (UL), and flexible resources. The resource types and definitions can refer to existing protocols.

[0074] (2) DU: Its sublink time domain resources include downlink (DL), uplink (UL), flexible (Flexible) and NA resources. Among them, for DL, UL and Flexible resources, two additional resource types, Hard and Soft, are defined:

[0075] -Hard resources: Sublinks always have access to these resources and have a high priority in scheduling;

[0076] -Soft resources: Whether the sub-link is available is explicitly or implicitly controlled by the parent node; soft resources are unavailable by default. If the parent node does not schedule the resource, it can be indicated as available.

[0077] The following conclusions have been reached regarding Hard / Soft / NA resources on the DU side:

[0078] For Hard resources or Soft resources indicated as available: when the corresponding MT time domain resources need to send and receive cell-specific signals / channels (for example, synchronization / physical broadcast channel blocks, system message reception, random access channel), no additional special rules are defined.

[0079] - The IAB node decides based on its own implementation to give priority to the use of the resource to the DU or MT.

[0080] For NA resources or unavailable Soft resources (Soft not indicated as available): when cell-specific signals / channels are configured on the above resources, the above resources are considered as Hard DU resources (is treated as if it were a Hard DU resource).

[0081] 3. IAB Time Misalignment Issue

[0082] IAB supports multi-hop node scenarios, which will involve the time synchronization of network nodes. The current conclusion requires that the downlink transmission time of all base stations in the entire network be aligned, that is, the downlink transmission time of all IAB DUs is aligned. Figure 2 As shown in the figure, the downlink transmission time of IAB parent node DU (parent DU) and IAB node DU (IAB DU, I-DU) are aligned with the dotted line in the figure. Under the above time synchronization scheme, due to the propagation delay T between actual nodes, p , which results in a timing misalignment between the frame timing on the MT side of the IAB node and the frame timing on the DU side, and thus a configuration conflict occurs during subsequent resource allocation and resource type indication.

[0083] IV. IAB Resource Allocation Plan

[0084] To address the aforementioned time misalignment issue, a resource configuration solution has been proposed in current standardization research: the resource types on the DU and MT sides are displayed as unavailable (NA), and the Hard / Soft resources on the DU side are implicitly determined based on the configuration of the corresponding MT resources. Figure 3 As shown in the figure, for the DU, gray resources are displayed as NA resources; for the MT, gray resources are displayed as NA resources. Based on the displayed NA resources, the DU determines its own hard / soft resources based on the corresponding MT resources (i.e., according to the MT timing). Specifically, if the corresponding MT resource is NA, the DU determines it as a hard resource; otherwise, the DU determines it as a soft resource.

[0085] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of this application to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the embodiments described are part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of them. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of this invention.

[0086] The term "comprise" and any variations thereof in the specification and claims of this application are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, a process, method, system, product, or apparatus that includes a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those steps or units explicitly listed, but may include other steps or units that are not explicitly listed or that are inherent to the process, method, product, or apparatus. In addition, the use of "and / or" in the specification and claims to indicate at least one of the connected objects, such as A and / or B, means that A alone, B alone, and both A and B are included.

[0087] In the embodiments of this application, words such as "exemplary" or "for example" are used to indicate examples, illustrations, or descriptions. Any embodiment or design described as "exemplary" or "for example" in the embodiments of this application should not be interpreted as being preferred or advantageous over other embodiments or designs. Rather, the use of words such as "exemplary" or "for example" is intended to present the relevant concepts in a concrete manner.

[0088] The technology described in this article is not limited to Long Time Evolution (LTE) / LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) systems, and can also be used in various wireless communication systems, such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single-carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA) and other systems.

[0089] The terms "system" and "network" are often used interchangeably. A CDMA system can implement radio technologies such as CDMA2000 and Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA). UTRA includes Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) and other CDMA variants. A TDMA system can implement radio technologies such as Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM). An OFDMA system can implement radio technologies such as Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), Evolution-UTRA (E-UTRA), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), IEEE 802.20, and Flash-OFDM. UTRA and E-UTRA are parts of the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS). LTE and more advanced LTE (such as LTE-A) are new versions of UMTS that use E-UTRA. UTRA, E-UTRA, UMTS, LTE, LTE-A, and GSM are described in documents from an organization named "3rd Generation Partnership Project" (3GPP). CDMA2000 and UMB are described in documents from an organization named "3rd Generation Partnership Project 2" (3GPP2). The techniques described herein may be used for the systems and radio technologies mentioned above as well as for other systems and radio technologies.

[0090] See also Figure 4 , an embodiment of the present application provides a method for handling resource configuration conflicts, which is applied to a first IAB node, and the specific steps include: step 401 and step 402.

[0091] Step 401: Acquire first information, where the first information is related to resource usage of a second IAB node, where the second IAB node is a child node of the first IAB node.

[0092] Step 402: Allocate resource usage priorities to the DU of the first IAB node or the MT of the first IAB node according to the first information.

[0093] In some implementations, in step 401, the first information is received from the second IAB node, where the first information includes: whether the NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node can be rewritten or whether the NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node cannot be rewritten;

[0094] In step 402, if the NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node cannot be rewritten, the resource usage priority is assigned to the MT of the first IAB node; if the NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node can be rewritten, the resource usage priority is assigned to the DU of the first IAB node.

[0095] In some implementations, in step 401, resource configuration information reported by the second IAB node is received; and / or the resource configuration information of the second IAB node is obtained by parsing signaling sent to the second IAB node.

[0096] Optionally, the signaling is signaling sent to the DU and / or MT of the second IAB node for semi-static resource configuration.

[0097] Optionally, the resource configuration information includes one or more of the following:

[0098] (1) DU resource configuration type;

[0099] (2) MT resource configuration type;

[0100] (3) Configuration information of the cell signal or channel on the DU;

[0101] (4) Configuration information of the cell signal or channel on the MT.

[0102] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0103] If the resource usage priority is assigned to the DU of the first IAB node, a transmission or reception process is performed on the resource.

[0104] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0105] A resource type change signaling is sent to the second IAB node, where the resource type change signaling is used to rewrite the type of the NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node.

[0106] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0107] If the priority of resource usage is assigned to the MT of the first IAB node, no sending or receiving processing is performed on the resource.

[0108] In the embodiment of the present application, by allowing the parent node to obtain relevant useful information, ineffective scheduling of NA resources on the child node MT side can be avoided.

[0109] See also Figure 5 In an embodiment of the present application, a method for handling resource configuration conflicts is provided, which is applied to a second IAB node and includes: step 501.

[0110] Step 501: Send first information to a first IAB node, where the first information is related to resource usage of the second IAB node, and the first information is used by the first IAB node to assign resource usage priority to the DU of the first IAB node or the MT of the first IAB node, wherein the second IAB node is a child node of the first IAB node.

[0111] In some implementations, the first information includes: the NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node can be rewritten or the NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node cannot be rewritten.

[0112] In some implementations, the first information includes resource configuration information of the second IAB node.

[0113] Optionally, the resource configuration information includes one or more of the following:

[0114] (1) DU resource configuration type;

[0115] (2) MT resource configuration type;

[0116] (3) Configuration information of the cell signal or channel on the DU;

[0117] (4) Configuration information of the cell signal or channel on the MT.

[0118] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0119] If the first information indicates that the NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node cannot be rewritten, no receiving or sending processing is performed according to the original NA resource configuration type;

[0120] If the first information indicates that the NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node can be rewritten, a receiving or sending process is performed on the NA resource.

[0121] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0122] If the resource type change signaling sent by the first IAB node is received, a receiving or sending process is performed on the resource corresponding to the resource type change signaling.

[0123] In the embodiment of the present application, the parent node is informed of relevant useful information to avoid invalid scheduling of NA resources on the MT side.

[0124] In an embodiment of the present application, the parent node obtains useful information.

[0125] (1) Useful information may be the resource usage decision result of the child node.

[0126] The child node decides whether to prioritize resource usage on the DU side or the MT side, and reports the decision to the parent node.

[0127] Optionally, the reported information is whether the NA resource on the MT side can be rewritten;

[0128] If the NA resources on the MT side can be rewritten, the mother node DU understands that the child node has given priority to the use of conflicting resources to its MT side. The mother node DU will send cell-specific signals / channels, and the corresponding child node MT side will receive / measure;

[0129] If the NA resources on the MT side cannot be rewritten, the mother node DU understands that the child node has given the priority of using the conflicting resources to its DU side, and the mother node DU will not send cell-specific signals / channels. At this time, the MT resources corresponding to the DU side resources can be sent and received normally.

[0130] In an embodiment of the present application, the method for determining the resource usage priority of a sub-node is as follows:

[0131] (1) Based on the IAB node's own implementation;

[0132] (2) Alternatively, by defining additional attributes for the cell-specific signals / channels configured to be transmitted and received on these resources, the priority of resource use can be determined based on the attributes. For example, Figure 6 As shown in the configuration example, the second time slot of the C-DU is configured with a synchronization / broadcast channel block for general terminal access and is assigned a high priority attribute. Correspondingly, the second time slot of the I-DU (which will schedule the second time slot of the C-MT) is configured with a synchronization / broadcast channel block for IAB node mutual discovery and is assigned a low priority attribute. The IAB node can make a judgment based on the priority of the two cell-specific signals / channels.

[0133] (3) Alternatively, the judgment is made by configuring certain parameters of the cell-specific signals / channels transmitted and received on these resources. For example, Figure 6As shown in the configuration example, the second time slot of the C-DU and the second time slot of the I-DU are both configured with synchronization / broadcast channel blocks for IAB nodes to discover each other (with no difference in priority attributes). The IAB node can make judgments based on the periods of the two synchronization / broadcast channel blocks. For example, priority can be given to cell-specific signals / channels with longer periods.

[0134] (2) Alternatively, the useful information may be the sub-node DU resource configuration information.

[0135] The parent node determines whether to prioritize resource usage on the DU side or the MT side based on the child node DU resource configuration information;

[0136] If the mother node gives priority to the DU side, it will send a signal to rewrite the NA resource on the child node MT side. At this time, the mother node will transmit and receive on the DU resource, and the corresponding child node resource type will be rewritten, and it will also receive / measure.

[0137] Otherwise, the mother node gives the resource usage priority to the MT side, and the DU does not use the resource;

[0138] It should be noted that the method for the parent node to determine resource usage is the same as that described for the child node.

[0139] In the embodiment of the present application, the parent node obtains useful information in the following manner:

[0140] (1) Child node reporting: The child node reports the resource usage priority decision result and / or its DU-side resource configuration information to the parent node using signaling, such as physical layer signaling, MAC layer signaling, and RRC signaling;

[0141] (2) The mother node parses the signaling sent to the child node: When using F1-AP and RRC signaling to perform semi-static resource configuration for the child node's DU and MT respectively, the mother node is allowed to parse the configuration content of the child node, so that the mother node can know the resource configuration information of the child node.

[0142] In an embodiment of the present application, resource conflicts and resource waste caused by the introduction of NA resources on the MT side are avoided by having the child node report the resource usage priority judgment result, the child node report the resource configuration content, or allowing the parent node to parse the child node configuration content.

[0143] For the mother node DU: if the child node reports that the resources on the child node MT side cannot be rewritten, the mother node DU will not send / receive on the corresponding resources; if the child node reports that the resources on the child node MT side can be rewritten, the mother node can send / receive on the corresponding resources.

[0144] For the mother node DU: Based on the resource configuration information reported by the child node and / or based on the parsed child node resource configuration information, if it is decided to give priority to resource usage to the DU, the mother node rewrites the type of MT resources corresponding to the child node, and the mother node can send / receive; if it is decided to give priority to resource usage to the MT, the mother node DU does not send / receive.

[0145] For the child node MT: If the child node reports that the MT side resources cannot be rewritten, the receiving / sending behavior will not be performed according to the original NA resource configuration type; if the child node reports that the MT side resources can be rewritten, the MT side can receive / send on the corresponding resources.

[0146] For the child node MT: if the resource type rewriting signaling sent by the parent node is received, the child node MT can perform receiving / sending behavior on the corresponding resource.

[0147] Furthermore, the child node reports the resource usage priority decision result to the parent node, and the information content indicates whether the NA resource of the associated MT can be rewritten.

[0148] The child node reports the resource configuration information of its DU and / or MT to the parent node. The information content includes but is not limited to: DU resource configuration type (D / U / F / H / S / NA), MT resource configuration type (D / U / F / NA), cell-specific signals / channels configured on DU and / or MT and their configuration information, such as priority attributes, period, offset, index and other configuration parameters.

[0149] The mother node sends signaling to the child node, and the information content can rewrite the NA resource type of the associated MT; the signaling of the mother node to the child node's DU and / or MT for semi-static resource configuration can be parsed by the mother node.

[0150] See also Figure 7 The embodiment of the present application provides an apparatus for handling resource configuration conflicts, which is applied to a first IAB node. The apparatus 700 includes:

[0151] An acquisition module 701 is configured to acquire first information related to resource usage of a second IAB node, where the second IAB node is a child node of the first IAB node.

[0152] The first processing module 702 is configured to assign a resource usage priority to the DU of the first IAB node or the MT of the first IAB node according to the first information.

[0153] In the embodiment of the present application, the acquiring module 701 is further configured to: receive the first information from the second IAB node, where the first information includes: whether the NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node can be rewritten or whether the NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node cannot be rewritten;

[0154] The first processing module 702 is further configured to: assign resource usage priority to the MT of the first IAB node if the NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node cannot be rewritten; and assign resource usage priority to the DU of the first IAB node if the NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node can be rewritten.

[0155] In the embodiment of the present application, the acquisition module 701 is further configured to: receive resource configuration information reported by the second IAB node; and / or parse and obtain the resource configuration information of the second IAB node from signaling sent to the second IAB node.

[0156] In the embodiment of the present application, the signaling is a signaling sent to the DU and / or MT of the second IAB node for semi-static resource configuration.

[0157] In an embodiment of the present application, the resource configuration information includes one or more of the following:

[0158] (1) DU resource configuration type;

[0159] (2) MT resource configuration type;

[0160] (3) Configuration information of the cell signal or channel on the DU;

[0161] (4) Configuration information of the cell signal or channel on the MT.

[0162] In the embodiment of the present application, the apparatus 700 further includes:

[0163] The second processing module is configured to perform sending or receiving processing on the resource if the resource usage priority is assigned to the DU of the first IAB node.

[0164] In the embodiment of the present application, the apparatus 700 further includes:

[0165] The first sending module is configured to send a resource type change signaling to the second IAB node, where the resource type change signaling is used to rewrite the type of the NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node.

[0166] In the embodiment of the present application, the apparatus 700 further includes:

[0167] The third processing module is configured to not perform sending or receiving processing on the resource if the resource usage priority is assigned to the MT of the first IAB node.

[0168] The device for processing resource configuration conflicts provided by the embodiment of the present invention can execute the above Figure 4 The implementation principle and technical effects of the method embodiment shown are similar, and will not be described in detail here.

[0169] See also Figure 8 The embodiment of the present application provides an apparatus for handling resource configuration conflicts, which is applied to a second IAB node. The apparatus 800 includes:

[0170] A second sending module 801 is configured to send first information to a first IAB node, where the first information is related to resource usage of the second IAB node, and the first information is used by the first IAB node to assign a resource usage priority to a DU of the first IAB node or an MT of the first IAB node;

[0171] The second IAB node is a child node of the first IAB node.

[0172] In the embodiment of the present application, the first information includes: the NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node can be rewritten or the NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node cannot be rewritten.

[0173] In this embodiment of the present application, the first information includes resource configuration information of the second IAB node.

[0174] In an embodiment of the present application, the resource configuration information includes one or more of the following:

[0175] DU resource configuration type;

[0176] MT's resource configuration type;

[0177] Configuration information of the signal or channel of the cell on the DU;

[0178] Configuration information of the signal or channel of the cell on the MT.

[0179] In the embodiment of the present application, the apparatus 800 further includes:

[0180] a fourth processing module, configured to, if the first information indicates that the NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node cannot be rewritten, not perform receiving or sending processing according to the original NA resource configuration type;

[0181] If the first information indicates that the NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node can be rewritten, a receiving or sending process is performed on the NA resource.

[0182] In the embodiment of the present application, the apparatus 800 further includes:

[0183] The fifth processing module is configured to, if receiving the resource type change signaling sent by the first IAB node, perform receiving or sending processing on the resources corresponding to the resource type change signaling.

[0184] The device for processing resource configuration conflicts provided by the embodiment of the present invention can execute the above Figure 5 The implementation principle and technical effects of the method embodiment shown are similar, and will not be described in detail here.

[0185] See also Figure 9 , Figure 9 is a structural diagram of a communication device used in an embodiment of the present invention, such as Figure 9 As shown, the communication device 900 includes: a processor 901, a transceiver 902, a memory 903 and a bus interface, wherein:

[0186] In one embodiment of the present invention, the communication device 900 further includes: a computer program stored in the memory 903 and executable on the processor 901, which is executed by the processor 901 to implement Figure 4 or Figure 5 Steps in the illustrated embodiment.

[0187] exist Figure 9 In the present disclosure, the bus architecture may include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically linking various circuits such as one or more processors represented by processor 901 and memory represented by memory 903. The bus architecture may also link various other circuits such as peripherals, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, all of which are well known in the art and are therefore not further described herein. The bus interface provides an interface. Transceiver 902 may be multiple components, including a transmitter and a receiver, providing a means for communicating with various other devices over a transmission medium. It will be appreciated that transceiver 902 is an optional component.

[0188] The processor 901 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, and the memory 903 can store data used by the processor 901 when performing operations.

[0189] The communication device provided by the embodiment of the present invention can perform the above Figure 4 or Figure 5 The implementation principle and technical effects of the method embodiment shown are similar, and will not be described in detail here.

[0190] The steps of the method or algorithm described in conjunction with the contents disclosed in the present invention can be implemented in hardware or by executing software instructions by a processor. The software instructions can be composed of corresponding software modules, and the software modules can be stored in RAM, flash memory, ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, registers, hard disk, mobile hard disk, read-only optical disk or any other form of storage medium known in the art. An exemplary storage medium is coupled to the processor so that the processor can read information from the storage medium and write information to the storage medium. Of course, the storage medium can also be an integral part of the processor. The processor and the storage medium can be located in an ASIC. In addition, the ASIC can be located in a core network interface device. Of course, the processor and the storage medium can also exist in the core network interface device as discrete components.

[0191] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that in one or more of the above examples, the functions described herein can be implemented using hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, these functions can be stored in a computer-readable medium or transmitted as one or more instructions or codes on a computer-readable medium. Computer-readable media include computer storage media and communication media, wherein communication media include any medium that facilitates the transmission of computer programs from one place to another. The storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a general-purpose or special-purpose computer.

[0192] The specific implementation methods described above further illustrate the objectives, technical solutions and beneficial effects of the present invention in detail. It should be understood that the above description is only a specific implementation method of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made on the basis of the technical solution of the present invention should be included in the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0193] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the embodiments of the present application can be provided as methods, systems, or computer program products. Therefore, the embodiments of the present application can adopt the form of a complete hardware embodiment, a complete software embodiment, or an embodiment combining software and hardware. Moreover, the embodiments of the present application can adopt the form of a computer program product implemented on one or more computer-usable storage media (including but not limited to magnetic disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.) containing computer-usable program code.

[0194] The embodiments of the present application are described with reference to the flowcharts and / or block diagrams of the methods, devices (systems), and computer program products according to the embodiments of the present application. It should be understood that each process and / or box in the flowchart and / or block diagram, as well as the combination of the processes and / or boxes in the flowchart and / or block diagram, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions can be provided to a processor of a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, an embedded processor, or other programmable data processing device to produce a machine, so that the instructions executed by the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing device generate instructions for implementing the steps in the process. Figure 1 a process or multiple processes and / or boxes Figure 1 A device that provides the functions specified in a block or multiple blocks.

[0195] These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing device to work in a specific manner, so that the instructions stored in the computer readable memory produce an article of manufacture comprising an instruction device, which implements the process Figure 1 a process or multiple processes and / or boxes Figure 1 The function specified in one or more boxes.

[0196] These computer program instructions can also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing device so that a series of operational steps are executed on the computer or other programmable device to produce a computer-implemented process, thereby providing the instructions executed on the computer or other programmable device for implementing the process. Figure 1 a process or multiple processes and / or boxes Figure 1 A step that specifies a function in one or more boxes.

[0197] Obviously, those skilled in the art may make various changes and modifications to the embodiments of the present application without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Thus, if such modifications and variations of the embodiments of the present application fall within the scope of the claims of the present invention and their equivalents, the present invention is intended to include such modifications and variations.

Claims

1. A method for handling resource configuration conflicts, applied to a first access and backhaul integrated IAB node, characterized in that: include: Obtaining first information, where the first information is related to resource usage of a second IAB node, where the second IAB node is a child node of the first IAB node, and the first information includes: whether NA resources of an MT of the second IAB node can be rewritten or whether unavailable NA resources of an MT of the second IAB node cannot be rewritten; allocating a resource usage priority to a distribution unit DU of the first IAB node or a mobile terminal MT of the first IAB node according to the first information; The allocating, according to the first information, a resource usage priority to the DU of the first IAB node or the MT of the first IAB node includes: If the NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node cannot be rewritten, assigning a resource usage priority to the MT of the first IAB node; If the NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node can be rewritten, the priority of resource usage is assigned to the DU of the first IAB node.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that Obtaining first information, including: The first information is received from the second IAB node.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that Obtaining first information, including: receiving resource configuration information reported by the second IAB node; and / or parsing signaling sent to the second IAB node to obtain the resource configuration information of the second IAB node.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that The signaling is signaling sent to the DU and / or MT of the second IAB node for semi-static resource configuration.

5. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that The resource configuration information includes one or more of the following: DU resource configuration type; MT's resource configuration type; Configuration information of the signal or channel of the cell on the DU; Configuration information of the signal or channel of the cell on the MT.

6. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The method further comprises: If the resource usage priority is assigned to the DU of the first IAB node, a transmission or reception process is performed on the resource.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that The method further comprises: A resource type change signaling is sent to the second IAB node, where the resource type change signaling is used to rewrite the type of the NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node.

8. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The method further comprises: If the priority of resource usage is assigned to the MT of the first IAB node, no sending or receiving processing is performed on the resource.

9. A method for handling resource configuration conflicts, applied to a second IAB node, characterized in that: include: Sending first information to a first IAB node, where the first information is related to resource usage of the second IAB node, and the first information is used by the first IAB node to assign a resource usage priority to the DU of the first IAB node or the MT of the first IAB node. The first information includes: an NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node can be rewritten or an NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node cannot be rewritten, wherein if the NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node cannot be rewritten, the first IAB node assigns the resource usage priority to the MT of the first IAB node, or if the NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node can be rewritten, the first IAB node assigns the resource usage priority to the DU of the first IAB node; The second IAB node is a child node of the first IAB node.

10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that The first information includes resource configuration information of the second IAB node.

11. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that The resource configuration information includes one or more of the following: DU resource configuration type; MT's resource configuration type; Configuration information of the signal or channel of the cell on the DU; Configuration information of the signal or channel of the cell on the MT.

12. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that The method further comprises: If the first information indicates that the NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node cannot be rewritten, no receiving or sending processing is performed according to the original NA resource configuration type; If the first information indicates that the NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node can be rewritten, a receiving or sending process is performed on the NA resource.

13. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that The method further comprises: If the resource type change signaling sent by the first IAB node is received, a receiving or sending process is performed on the resource corresponding to the resource type change signaling.

14. A device for handling resource configuration conflicts, applied to a first IAB node, characterized in that: include: an acquisition module, configured to acquire first information, where the first information is related to resource usage of a second IAB node, where the second IAB node is a child node of the first IAB node; a first processing module, configured to assign a resource usage priority to a DU of the first IAB node or an MT of the first IAB node according to the first information; The allocating, according to the first information, a resource usage priority to the DU of the first IAB node or the MT of the first IAB node includes: If the NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node cannot be rewritten, assigning a resource usage priority to the MT of the first IAB node; If the NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node can be rewritten, the priority of resource usage is assigned to the DU of the first IAB node.

15. A device for handling resource configuration conflicts, applied to a second IAB node, characterized in that: include: a second sending module, configured to send first information to the first IAB node, where the first information is related to resource usage of the second IAB node, and the first information is used by the first IAB node to assign a resource usage priority to the DU of the first IAB node or the MT of the first IAB node, wherein the first information includes: whether the NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node can be rewritten or the NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node cannot be rewritten, wherein if the NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node cannot be rewritten, the first IAB node assigns the resource usage priority to the MT of the first IAB node, or if the NA resource of the MT of the second IAB node can be rewritten, the first IAB node assigns the resource usage priority to the DU of the first IAB node; The second IAB node is a child node of the first IAB node.

16. A communication device, characterized in that: include: A processor, a memory, and a program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the program implements the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 13 when executed by the processor.

17. A readable storage medium, characterized in that The readable storage medium stores a program, and when the program is executed by a processor, the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 13 are implemented.

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