Scheduling Request Resource Selection for Delay Information Reports

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Solution Overview

Problem

User Equipment (UE) faces challenges in determining suitable SR resources for delay information reports, leading to delayed or lost buffered data due to the base station's inability to obtain timely reports, which affects scheduling efficiency.

Innovation Solution

A method where the UE determines a target sending resource for an SR based on SR resource information configured by the network side device, using either first configuration information for dedicated SR resources or second configuration information for shared resources, ensuring timely transmission of delay information reports.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If the UE uses existing SR resources configured for non-delay information reports, then the device complexity is reduced and ease of operation is improved, but the reliability deteriorates because the base station cannot obtain delay information reports in a timely manner, leading to data loss

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveSR resource determinationVSAvoiddelay information report transmission
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments SR resources into two distinct types: first configuration information for delay information report SR resources and second configuration information for non-delay information report SR resources. This segmentation allows the UE to select appropriate resources based on the report type, ensuring timely transmission for delay-sensitive reports while maintaining operational simplicity through configured resource pools.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies local quality by assigning specific SR resources tailored to the characteristics of delay information reports. Instead of using a uniform SR resource allocation, the network configures dedicated resources (first configuration information) with appropriate timing and frequency characteristics suited for time-critical delay reports, while separate resources (second configuration information) handle non-time-critical reports.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Reliability

If the network configures dedicated SR resources for delay information reports, then the reliability of timely report transmission is improved, but the device complexity and resource overhead increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedelay information report transmissionVSAvoidSR resource configuration
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements universality by designing a unified SR resource configuration framework that handles both delay information reports and non-delay information reports. The network configures multiple SR resource pools with different characteristics, and the UE selects the appropriate pool based on the report type, allowing the system to serve multiple purposes through a single configuration mechanism.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent utilizes parameter changes by configuring SR resources with different parameters optimized for specific report types. First configuration information includes parameters suited for time-critical reports (e.g., shorter periodicity, specific frequency locations), while second configuration information contains parameters for non-time-critical reports. The UE adjusts resource selection based on these parameter differences without requiring complex decision logic.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Loss of substance

If the UE waits for PUSCH resources to be allocated before sending delay information reports, then the loss of substance is reduced by ensuring proper scheduling, but the loss of time increases causing timeout and data loss

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebuffered dataVSAvoidscheduling delay
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of substanceVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-configuring SR resources specifically for delay information reports before the UE needs to send such reports. When a delay report needs to be sent, the UE can immediately use the pre-configured first configuration information resources without waiting for dynamic PUSCH allocation, ensuring timely transmission while the network prepares appropriate scheduling based on the received SR.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent enables skipping by allowing the UE to bypass the normal scheduling request and allocation process for delay information reports. Instead of waiting for the standard UL grant allocation sequence, the UE directly transmits the delay report using pre-configured SR resources, rushing through the scheduling process to meet tight timing requirements, and allowing the network to catch up with appropriate PUSCH allocation afterward.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #21Skipping (Rushing through)

Data Source

PatentEP4694303A1Method and apparatus for sending delay information report scheduling request sr
Publication Date: 2026.02.11 VIVO MOBILE COMM CO LTD
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AI summary

This application discloses a method and an apparatus for sending a scheduling request SR for a delay information report, and relates to the field of communications technologies. The method for sending the scheduling request SR for the delay information report in embodiments of this application includes: A terminal determines, in a case that the terminal determines that a delay information report is triggered, a target sending resource for an SR based on SR resource information configured by a network side device, where the SR is triggered by reporting the delay information report. The terminal sends the SR to the network side device on the target sending resource, where the SR resource information includes at least one of the following: first configuration information, used to indicate at least one sending resource for the SR; and second configuration information, used to indicate at least one sending resource for an SR for a non-delay information report.