Dynamic Pre-configured Resource Activation for Wireless Terminals

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Solution Overview

Problem

In mobile communication technologies, pre-configured resources for data transmission and reception in inactive terminal devices are always reserved, leading to resource wastage since the devices do not transmit or receive data all the time.

Innovation Solution

Implementing a method where pre-configured resources are activated only when needed, using RRC signaling to configure and deactivate resources based on timer and counter triggers, allowing efficient use of resources by activating them only for uplink or downlink data transmission.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Speed

If pre-configured resources are always reserved for terminal devices, then data transmission can be quickly initiated when needed, but wireless resources are wasted when devices do not transmit or receive data

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata transmission initiation speedVSAvoidwireless resource waste
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The patent makes the pre-configured resource reservation dynamic by introducing activation and deactivation states. Resources are reserved (activated) only when terminal devices need to transmit or receive data, and released (deactivated) when not needed. This dynamic state management resolves the contradiction between quick transmission initiation and resource waste by adapting resource allocation to actual demand in real-time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the parameter of resource reservation status from static (always reserved) to variable (activatable and deactivatable). By controlling the activation state of pre-configured resources through network signaling, the system can adjust resource allocation based on traffic conditions, thereby reducing wireless resource waste while maintaining the capability for quick data transmission when activated.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Productivity

If pre-configured resources are activated only when needed using timers and counters, then resource utilization efficiency improves, but system complexity increases due to additional control mechanisms

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource utilization efficiencyVSAvoidcontrol mechanism complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements self-service mechanisms through timers and counters that automatically manage resource activation and deactivation. The terminal devices and network equipment autonomously control resource states based on pre-configured timing parameters and data transmission patterns, without requiring complex manual intervention or continuous network signaling. This self-service approach improves resource utilization while minimizing the increase in system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent employs periodic action through timers that automatically activate or deactivate pre-configured resources based on time intervals. This periodic control mechanism simplifies resource management by using time-based triggers rather than complex continuous monitoring, thereby improving resource utilization efficiency while keeping the control mechanism relatively simple and manageable.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

Data Source

PatentEP4135243B1Data transmission method and apparatus, and terminal device
Publication Date: 2024.04.03 GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP LTD
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AI summary

Embodiments of the present application provide a data transmission method and apparatus, and a terminal device. The method comprises: a terminal device receives first configuration information sent by a network device, the first configuration information being used for determining configuration information of a preconfigured resource; when the preconfigured resource is activated, the terminal device transmits uplink data or receives downlink data using the preconfigured resource.