Dynamic Signaling for Configured Grant Uplink Efficiency

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Solution Overview

Problem

In wireless communication systems, particularly in 5G New Radio Access Technology, the multi-antenna related information for uplink precoding configured by the base station through higher-layer signaling is often inapplicable due to long periodicity, leading to poor uplink performance, intra-user interference, and power waste.

Innovation Solution

A method where User Equipment (UE) receives first and second signalings indicating time-frequency resource pools and spatial parameter groups, allowing it to autonomously determine whether to transmit a radio signal within the resource pool, using dynamic signaling to assess the applicability of preconfigured multi-antenna information and adjust transmission accordingly.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of energy

If the base station configures multi-antenna related information through higher-layer signaling with long periodicity, then signaling overhead is reduced, but the configured information becomes inapplicable in some time windows leading to poor uplink performance

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesignaling overheadVSAvoiduplink transmission reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of energyVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces dynamic signaling (DCI) that can dynamically indicate whether preconfigured multi-antenna information is applicable in each time window, making the system adaptive to changing channel conditions while maintaining the low overhead benefit of RRC configuration

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The base station provides feedback through downlink control information about the applicability of preconfigured multi-antenna parameters, enabling the UE to adjust its transmission based on current channel conditions without requiring frequent reconfiguration

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Productivity

If the UE autonomously transmits in preconfigured resources using previous precoding, then transmission continuity is maintained, but intra-user interference and power waste occur when previous precoding is no longer applicable

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetransmission continuityVSAvoidpower waste
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The base station sends feedback information through downlink control information indicating whether the UE should continue using preconfigured multi-antenna parameters, allowing the UE to maintain transmission continuity while avoiding power waste through accurate channel adaptation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The UE autonomously determines whether to transmit in preconfigured resources based on receiving DCI, balancing autonomous operation with network control to maintain productivity while reducing energy waste

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS11064460B2Method and device in UE and base station for wireless communication
Publication Date: 2021.07.13 APOGEE NETWORKS LLC
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AI summary

The disclosure provides a method and a device in a User Equipment (UE) and a base station for wireless communication. The UE receives a first signaling for indicating a first time-frequency resource pool and a first spatial parameter group and a second signaling for indicating a second spatial parameter group in turn, the first spatial parameter group being associated to the first time-frequency resource pool including a first time-frequency resource set; the UE judges whether the first time-frequency resource set can transmit a radio signal; if so, the UE transmits a first radio signal in the first time-frequency resource set; otherwise, the UE gives up transmitting a radio signal in the first time-frequency resource set; the first spatial parameter group and the second spatial parameter group judge whether the first time-frequency resource set can transmit a radio signal. The disclosure improves efficiency of configured grant uplink transmission.