NR Information Transmission Resource Segmentation for Access Collisions

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Solution Overview

Problem

The congestion caused by a large number of Reduced Capability New Radio (NR) devices, such as industrial sensing devices and video surveillance devices, accessing a network simultaneously with enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB) and Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communications (URLLC) terminals, leads to access resource collisions and network congestion.

Innovation Solution

A network device sends indication information to terminals, specifying time and/or frequency domain resources, terminal types allowed to access, supported processing capabilities, and priority levels, enabling terminals to select appropriate resources and avoid collisions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If a large number of terminals (including RedCap devices, eMBB terminals, and URLLC terminals) access the network simultaneously, then the network access volume increases, but network congestion occurs and access resource collisions increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenetwork access volumeVSAvoidnetwork congestion
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the network access resources by terminal type, dividing the access process into separate procedures for RedCap devices, eMBB terminals, and URLLC terminals. This segmentation prevents resource collisions by ensuring each terminal type uses dedicated access resources and procedures, thereby maintaining network reliability even as access volume increases.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Device complexity

If all terminals use the same access resources, then resource utilization is simplified, but terminal access collisions increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccess resource managementVSAvoidaccess collision
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by configuring different access parameters and resources tailored to each terminal type's specific needs. RedCap devices receive optimized access configurations different from eMBB and URLLC terminals, allowing each group to access resources in a manner suited to their characteristics, thereby reducing collisions while maintaining manageable complexity through standardized type-specific procedures.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Reliability

If indication information is sent to terminals to specify access resources, then access resource allocation is improved, but signaling overhead increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccess resource allocationVSAvoidsignaling overhead
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements preliminary action by pre-configuring access resources and parameters for different terminal types before actual access occurs. The network device prepares and stores access configurations for RedCap, eMBB, and URLLC terminals in advance, so that when terminals need to access, they can quickly obtain pre-prepared resource allocations, improving allocation reliability while reducing the amount of real-time signaling required.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP4106427B1Information transmission method and apparatus, related device, and storage medium
Publication Date: 2025.08.27 CHINA MOBILE COMM GRP CO LTD
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AI summary

Provided is an information transmission method and apparatus, a network device, a terminal, and a storage medium. The method comprises: a network device sends indication information to the terminal, the indication information indicating at least one of the following: at least one time and/or frequency domain resource, wherein the at least one time and/or frequency domain resource is used for enabling the terminal to determine its own time and/or frequency domain resource for receiving information and/or transmitting information; whether the time and/or frequency domain resource corresponding to the indication information allows access by the terminal; the terminal types that are allowed to access the time and/or frequency domain resource corresponding to the indication information; at least one terminal processing capability supported by the time and/or frequency domain resource corresponding to the indication information; the priorities of the types of terminals that are allowed to access the time and/or frequency domain resource corresponding to the indication information; and the type of the terminal having the highest priority that is allowed to access the time and/or frequency domain resource corresponding to the indication information.