Reserved Radio Resources to Avoid Reference Signal Conflicts

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Solution Overview

Problem

There is no existing solution for resource reservation in the NB-IoT and NR systems to avoid conflicts between reference signals and data transmission, which can impact channel estimation performance.

Innovation Solution

A communication method where a network device determines and sends resource configuration information to a terminal device, ensuring that symbols used for reference signals are not used for data transmission, thereby avoiding conflicts and preserving channel estimation performance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If multiple indication signals are sent through the same communication connection, then the interaction between terminal devices is enhanced, but signal interference occurs reducing communication reliability

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinteraction capabilityVSAvoidcommunication reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the communication resources by introducing different communication types (first communication type and second communication type) for different indication signals. This segmentation prevents signal interference while maintaining the ability to interact with multiple terminal devices through the same communication connection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Device complexity

If indication signals are sent without communication type identification, then the communication process is simple, but terminal devices cannot correctly identify and process different signals

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication process complexityVSAvoidsignal identification accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses different communication types as distinct identifiers (analogous to color changes) to mark different indication signals. This allows terminal devices to easily identify and differentiate between various signals without complex processing, improving signal identification accuracy while maintaining simplicity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #32Color changes

3Productivity

If the same communication connection is used for multiple purposes, then resource utilization is improved, but signal interference reduces communication quality

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource utilizationVSAvoidcommunication quality
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent dynamically assigns different communication types to different indication signals within the same communication connection. This dynamic differentiation allows multiple purposes to be served while preventing signal interference, thereby maintaining both high resource utilization and communication quality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentEP4027693B1Communication method, device, and system
Publication Date: 2026.05.06 HUAWEI TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

Embodiments of this application provide a communication method, device, and system. When a resource is reserved, a conflict between a reference signal of a terminal device and data transmission of another terminal device can be avoided, and impact on channel estimation performance of the terminal device can be avoided. In the solutions, a network device determines resource configuration information, and sends the resource configuration information to the terminal device. The terminal device receives the resource configuration information, and determines, based on the resource configuration information, a symbol that corresponds to a first resource and that is in a first time unit. The symbol corresponding to the first resource does not include a symbol on which a reference signal is located and that is in the first time unit, and the first resource is not used for data transmission corresponding to the terminal device.