Sidelink Transmission Accumulation Control for Interference Management

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Solution Overview

Problem

In wireless communication systems, especially in sidelink transmissions, high priority packets often interfere with each other due to simultaneous transmissions, leading to reduced accurate reception, as devices may transmit without waiting, even if it causes interference to other devices.

Innovation Solution

A method where sidelink devices accumulate a value based on an accumulation rate to determine whether to transmit, allowing high priority messages to be sent while avoiding interference by tracking an accumulated value for transmission over a sidelink, and a base station measures interference to control the accumulation of this value through sidelink parameters.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of time

If devices transmit high priority packets without waiting, then transmission delay is reduced, but interference with other transmissions increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetransmission delayVSAvoidinterference
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of timeVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by accumulating values before transmission decisions are made. Devices accumulate values at different rates based on priority levels, and only when the accumulated value exceeds a threshold does transmission occur. This preliminary accumulation phase allows the system to prepare for transmission while controlling interference, resolving the contradiction between rapid transmission and interference avoidance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes parameters by using different accumulation rates for different priority levels. High priority packets accumulate values faster than low priority packets, allowing them to reach transmission thresholds more quickly. This parameter differentiation enables high priority transmissions to occur with reduced delay while still maintaining interference control through the threshold mechanism, thus resolving the technical contradiction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Object-affected harmful factors

If devices wait for channel clearance before transmission, then interference is reduced, but transmission delay increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveinterferenceVSAvoidtransmission delay
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system introduces dynamics by making transmission decisions based on accumulated values that change over time rather than static channel clearance waiting. Devices continuously accumulate values, and transmission opportunities arise dynamically when thresholds are exceeded. This dynamic approach allows the system to balance interference control with transmission timing, avoiding both excessive waiting and uncontrolled interference.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Productivity

If multiple devices transmit simultaneously, then productivity is improved, but reception accuracy deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetransmission throughputVSAvoidreception accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements feedback mechanisms where devices monitor accumulated values and transmission outcomes. By tracking accumulated values over time and adjusting transmission decisions based on these measurements, the system can coordinate transmissions to improve overall throughput while maintaining reception accuracy. The feedback loop allows devices to learn from past transmissions and optimize future transmission timing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS11503492B2Congestion control for sidelink transmissions
Publication Date: 2022.11.15 QUALCOMM INC
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AI summary

An apparatus for wireless communication based on sidelink accumulates a value, e.g., a token value, based on an accumulation rate of a transmit beam. When the apparatus has a packet for transmission over sidelink, the apparatus determines whether to transmit the packet over the sidelink based on a current accumulation of the value. The accumulation may be based on any of a CBR, a CR, and/or a feedback rate. A base station may measure interference on an access link of the base station and transmit a side link parameter that controls accumulation of a value at a transmitting device for the transmission of sidelink communication based on the measured interference.