QoS-Based Carrier Allocation for IoV Resource Conflicts

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Solution Overview

Problem

In the Internet of Vehicles (IoV) system, existing technologies face challenges in efficiently allocating transmission resources for vehicle terminals, particularly in preventing carrier resource abuse and ensuring quality of service (QoS) attributes, especially in mode 3 where network devices cannot effectively restrict carrier selection actions.

Innovation Solution

A method where a network device determines the QoS attributes of a terminal device, such as data transmission rate and reliability requirements, and allocates a transmission resource, including carrier resources, to ensure efficient data transmission between terminal devices, improving resource utilization and preventing resource conflicts.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a vehicle terminal uses sensing-based and reservation-based transmission manner in mode 4, then resource conflict probability is reduced, but network device cannot implement carrier selection restriction

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource conflict probabilityVSAvoidcarrier selection restriction
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a network device as an intermediary between terminal devices to implement carrier selection restriction. The network device receives carrier selection information from terminal devices and provides feedback to restrict carrier selection, thereby enabling control in mode 4 while maintaining the sensing-based transmission manner that reduces resource conflicts.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Device complexity

If terminal device randomly selects resource from available transmission resource set, then implementation complexity is reduced, but resource utilization efficiency deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimplementation complexityVSAvoidresource utilization efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the network device receives carrier selection information from terminal devices and provides feedback to guide resource selection. This feedback enables the network device to allocate resources more efficiently while terminal devices maintain relatively simple selection processes based on the received feedback information.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Loss of time

If terminal device uses semi-static transmission manner, then resource re-selection probability is reduced, but adaptability to QoS changes deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource re-selection probabilityVSAvoidadaptability to QoS changes
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of timeVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces dynamic carrier selection restriction through network device feedback. While terminal devices use semi-static transmission manners to reduce re-selection frequency, the network device dynamically adjusts carrier selection restrictions based on current network conditions and QoS requirements, enabling adaptability without increasing terminal device re-selection probability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

4Productivity

If network device allocates transmission resource according to QoS attribute, then resource allocation efficiency is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource allocation efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the resource allocation process into distinct functions: terminal devices determine QoS attributes and select carriers, while the network device receives this information and provides carrier selection restriction feedback. This segmentation allows efficient QoS-based resource allocation while distributing system complexity across different devices rather than concentrating it in one location.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentEP3678432B1Resource allocation method, network device and communication device
Publication Date: 2025.03.26 GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP LTD
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AI summary

Embodiments of the present application relate to a resource allocation method, a network device and a communication device. The method comprises: determining a quality of service (QoS) attribute of a first terminal device; and allocating, according to the QoS attribute, a transmission resource to the first terminal device, the transmission resource being used by the first terminal device to send data to a second terminal device. According to the resource allocation method, the network device and the communication device in the embodiments of the present application, the network device can determine the QoS attribute of a terminal device and allocate a transmission resource, such as a carrier resource, to the terminal device according to the QoS attribute, so that the terminal device uses the transmission resource to send data to other terminal devices, thereby improving resource utilization rate.