Service Group Resource Scheduling for Wireless Networks

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing resource scheduling methods in wireless communications systems are inadequate for handling diverse service types, leading to reduced service processing efficiency when user equipment (UE) needs to handle multiple types of services with varying requirements.

Innovation Solution

Implementing a resource scheduling method that groups services into distinct service categories, allowing for tailored scheduling requests and allocations based on specific attributes such as latency, reliability, and data rate, thereby optimizing resource utilization and reducing signaling overhead.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a single resource scheduling mode is used for all services, then the scheduling process is simple, but it cannot meet the diverse requirements of different service types

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice requirement adaptationVSAvoidscheduling process complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments services into different service types (e.g., eMBB, uRLLC, mMTC) with distinct requirements, and creates separate scheduling request resources and processing paths for each service type. This allows the system to handle diverse service requirements while maintaining manageable complexity through structured classification.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements dynamic scheduling where the network device adapts its resource allocation and scheduling strategy based on the detected service type. Different service types trigger different scheduling behaviors, allowing the system to be flexible and adaptive to varying service requirements rather than using a fixed scheduling approach.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Productivity

If separate scheduling is performed for each service type, then service processing efficiency is improved, but signaling overhead increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice processing efficiencyVSAvoidsignaling overhead
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the scheduling request resources for different service types into a unified uplink resource structure. By combining service type indication with scheduling requests in a single uplink transmission, the system achieves separate processing for different services while minimizing redundant signaling overhead through resource consolidation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Measurement precision

If resource allocation is performed according to each UE request, then resource allocation accuracy is improved, but service processing efficiency deteriorates when multiple service types are present

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource allocation accuracyVSAvoidservice processing efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary service type classification and identification before resource allocation. By detecting and categorizing the service type in advance of the actual resource allocation decision, the network device can prepare appropriate scheduling parameters and resources, improving both allocation accuracy for the specific service type and overall processing efficiency through proactive preparation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP4718931A2Resource scheduling method, radio access network device, and terminal device
Publication Date: 2026.04.01 HUAWEI TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

A resource scheduling method is provided, including: determining, by a terminal device, a first scheduling request based on uplink data, where the first scheduling request corresponds to a first service group; determining, by the terminal device based on the first service group, a first scheduling request resource used to send the first scheduling request, where the first service group is one of a plurality of service groups, and each of the plurality of service groups corresponds to one scheduling request resource; sending, by the terminal device, the first scheduling request to a radio access network device by using the first scheduling resource; receiving, by the radio access network device, the first scheduling request from the terminal device by using the first scheduling request resource; and determining, by the radio access network device, a first uplink resource in response to the first scheduling request. A radio access network device, a terminal device, and a communications system are further provided.