5G Resource Pool State Signaling for Flexible Allocation

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Solution Overview

Problem

The 5G mobile networks face challenges in efficiently utilizing resource pools due to poor usage flexibility, leading to reduced spectral efficiency and inefficient allocation of unused resources.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus that generate and send state information of resource pools using X bits, determined through negotiation or pre-configuration, allowing communication nodes to determine resource usage for data transmission, thereby optimizing resource allocation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If dynamic and aperiodic configuration is adopted for forward compatibility, then system adaptability is improved, but control overhead increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveforward compatibilityVSAvoidcontrol overhead
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-configuring resource pools with potential future uses before they are actually needed. The network side device configures resource pools in advance, and the terminal side device stores this configuration information, enabling rapid adaptation when resources are needed without requiring dynamic reconfiguration at the moment of use, thus reducing control overhead while maintaining forward compatibility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If resource pools are configured for multiple services, then system versatility is improved, but resource allocation efficiency deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource pool usage flexibilityVSAvoidspectral efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the terminal side device reports the actual usage status of resource pools back to the network side device. This feedback information enables the network to dynamically adjust resource allocation, reassign unused resources to other services, and optimize spectral efficiency while maintaining the versatility of the resource pool configuration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies dynamics by making the resource pool allocation flexible and adaptable rather than fixed. The system dynamically assigns resources from the pool based on actual service needs, allowing the same configured resource pool to be efficiently allocated to different services at different times, thereby improving both versatility and spectral efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Device complexity

If unused resources in resource pool are not allocated, then configuration simplicity is maintained, but spectral efficiency decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource allocation mechanismVSAvoidspectral efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies self-service by enabling the terminal side device to autonomously determine and report on the usage status of resource pools. The terminal independently tracks which resources are in use and which are unused, and automatically provides this information to the network for reallocation decisions, eliminating the need for complex centralized management while improving spectral efficiency through active resource utilization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentEP4195572B1Resource pool processing method, device and storage medium
Publication Date: 2025.12.31 ZTE CORP
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AI summary

The present invention provides a resource pool processing method, a device and a storage medium. The method includes following steps: state information of a resource pool is generated, where the state information is identified by a number X of bits, X is an integer greater than or equal to 1, and the value of X is determined through negotiation between a first communication node and a second communication node, or determined through pre-configuration; and the state information is sent. Through the present invention, a problem of poor usage flexibility of a resource pool of a 5G system in the existing art is solved and an effect of increasing the usage flexibility of the resource pool is achieved.