Configured Grant Resource Status Notification for Uplink Transmission

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Solution Overview

Problem

In communication technology, terminals sharing resources often experience collisions, which affect latency and reliability, while exclusive resource occupation leads to low resource utilization.

Innovation Solution

A resource transmission method that involves obtaining notification signaling from a network device regarding the status of configured grant resources, selecting an idle resource for transmission, or sending a scheduling request when all resources are occupied, to ensure real-time transmission and retransmission scheduling.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If terminals share resources, then resource utilization rate is improved, but collision occurs among terminals affecting latency and reliability

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource utilization rateVSAvoidtransmission reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The network device monitors the occupancy status of configured grant resources and sends notification signaling to terminals. This feedback mechanism allows terminals to adjust their resource selection based on real-time resource status, avoiding collisions while maintaining high resource utilization. The notification signaling provides information about which resources are occupied, enabling terminals to make informed decisions about resource selection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Reliability

If each terminal occupies a resource exclusively, then no collision occurs among terminals, but resource utilization rate is lowered

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetransmission reliabilityVSAvoidresource utilization rate
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic resource allocation where terminals can switch between exclusive occupation and shared usage based on real-time conditions. The network device dynamically adjusts resource allocation by sending notification signaling that indicates resource occupancy status. This allows the system to transition from static exclusive allocation to dynamic shared allocation, improving resource utilization while maintaining reliability through collision avoidance mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Quantity of substance

If terminals share configured grant resources, then resource utilization is improved, but collision detection and resolution complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource utilization rateVSAvoidcollision detection complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The network device acts as an intermediary that manages resource allocation and collision detection. Instead of terminals independently detecting and resolving collisions (which would be complex), the network device monitors resource status and provides notification signaling to terminals. This intermediary approach simplifies terminal complexity while enabling efficient resource sharing and collision avoidance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS20220287074A1Resource transmission method, terminal and network device
Publication Date: 2022.09.08 DATANG MOBILE COMM EQUIP CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure provides a resource transmission method, a terminal and a network device. When the method is applied to a terminal, it includes: obtaining a notification signalling sent by a network device according to the status of a configured grant resource, the notification signalling comprises configured grant resource status information, and the configured grant resource status information comprises at least one of an idle state and an occupied state; selecting, according to the configured grant resource status information, a configured grant resource in an idle state to transmit a physical uplink shared channel PUSCH, or sending a scheduling request SR when the configured grant resources are all in the occupied state.