Collision Prioritization via Physical Layer Priority in Wireless UEs

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current wireless communication systems face challenges in effectively managing collisions between communications with different directions due to overlapping symbol sets, leading to unwanted cancellation of configured communications, especially when PHY priorities are not adequately considered.

Innovation Solution

Implementing a method where user equipment (UE) and base stations determine the direction of communications based on physical layer (PHY) priority, allowing for collision prioritization by canceling or continuing configured communications based on PHY priority and direction differences, using indicators like slot format indicators and dynamic grants in downlink control information.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If collision prioritization is implemented without considering PHY priority, then directional communication management is simplified, but configured communications are unnecessarily canceled leading to reduced communication efficiency

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecollision management complexityVSAvoidcommunication efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces PHY priority as a new parameter to resolve collisions between overlapping communications. By incorporating this additional parameter into the collision management decision process, the system can distinguish between different types of communications and make more informed cancellation decisions, thereby maintaining communication efficiency while managing complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements dynamic collision management where the cancellation decision is not fixed but adapts based on the PHY priority values of conflicting communications. The system dynamically evaluates the priority levels and determines cancellation accordingly, allowing flexible adaptation to different communication scenarios rather than applying a static rule.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Reliability

If all overlapping communications are canceled regardless of priority, then directional conflicts are resolved, but high-priority configured communications are lost reducing reliability

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication reliabilityVSAvoiddirectional conflict interference
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by treating different communications with different cancellation policies based on their specific PHY priority values. Instead of applying a uniform cancellation rule to all overlapping communications, the system selectively cancels only those with lower priority, preserving high-priority communications while still resolving directional conflicts.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a composite decision-making framework that combines multiple factors (overlapping detection, direction comparison, and PHY priority evaluation) to determine cancellation. This composite approach integrates several assessment criteria into a unified collision management mechanism that is more robust than any single factor alone.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

3Productivity

If PHY priority-based collision prioritization is implemented, then communication efficiency and reliability are improved, but system complexity increases due to additional priority comparison logic

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication efficiencyVSAvoidpriority evaluation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by having the network pre-configure PHY priority values for different communications before collisions occur. This advance configuration allows the UE to perform simpler run-time comparisons based on pre-established priority levels, reducing the computational complexity during actual collision events while maintaining efficient and reliable communication management.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11601977B2Techniques for collision prioritization based on physical layer priority
Publication Date: 2023.03.07 QUALCOMM INC
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AI summary

A user equipment (UE) may receive a first indication of a configured communication for a first set of symbols. The UE may detect a second indication associated with a second set of symbols. The UE may determine that a direction of the configured communication is different from an indicated direction for the second set of symbols, the second set of symbols at least partially overlapping the first set of symbols. The UE may cancel the configured communication or may communicate the configured communication based at least in part on a physical layer priority of the configured communication and based at least in part on the determination that the direction of the configured communication is different from the indicated direction for the second set of symbols.