Integrated Access and Backhaul Soft Resource Coordination
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Solution Overview
Problem
In wireless communication networks, integrated access and backhaul nodes face challenges in coordinating resource configurations and availability indications, particularly in scenarios involving dual connectivity, leading to potential collisions and scheduling inefficiencies.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a method and apparatus for integrated access and backhaul node configuration, which includes receiving resource configurations indicating soft resources, obtaining activation parameters, and transmitting availability indication messages to manage resource usage effectively, ensuring coordinated resource management across multiple nodes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If integrated access and backhaul nodes coordinate resource configurations in dual connectivity scenarios, then resource utilization improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments resource configurations into different types (Type 1 and Type 2) with distinct activation parameters and availability indication mechanisms. This segmentation allows the system to manage complexity by treating different resource scenarios separately while maintaining overall coordination efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an availability indication message as an intermediary mechanism between nodes. This message carries activation parameters that mediate resource availability information, enabling coordinated resource management without requiring direct complex interactions between all nodes.
2Productivity
If nodes transmit availability indication messages for soft resources, then scheduling efficiency improves, but collision risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic activation parameters that can change based on resource availability conditions. Nodes can adjust their resource usage patterns dynamically by interpreting activation parameters in availability indication messages, allowing flexible adaptation to changing network conditions while maintaining scheduling efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The availability indication message mechanism provides feedback loops where nodes communicate resource availability status and adjust their behavior accordingly. This feedback enables nodes to make informed scheduling decisions that improve efficiency while reducing collision risks through coordinated resource management.
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AI summary
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for integrated access and backhaul node configuration. One method includes receiving, at a first integrated access and backhaul node, a resource configuration corresponding to a second integrated access and backhaul node, wherein the resource configuration comprises information indicating soft resources. The method includes obtaining an activation parameter corresponding to the second integrated access and backhaul node, wherein the activation parameter comprises a first value, a second value, or a combination thereof. The method includes determining whether the activation parameter comprises the first value. The method includes transmitting an availability indication message corresponding to a subset of the soft resources in response to determining that the activation parameter comprises the first value.