Terminal DTX Scheduling to Avoid Overlapping Radio Operations
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication systems face inefficiencies due to overlapping reception and transmission periods with discontinuous transmission configurations, leading to unnecessary energy consumption and resource usage in base stations and user equipment.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a mechanism for terminals and network entities to manage discontinuous transmission configurations by indicating DTX/μDTX periods and adjusting behaviors to avoid collisions, including skipping or postponing operations during these periods.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If the network entity applies discontinuous transmission configuration to save energy, then energy consumption is reduced, but transmission reliability deteriorates due to overlapping reception and transmission periods
Solution Approach 1:
The terminal receives advance indication of the discontinuous transmission configuration from the network entity, allowing it to prepare and adjust its reception and transmission schedules before the DTX period begins. This preliminary action enables the terminal to avoid overlapping operations and ensure reliable communication during the energy-saving period.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts the terminal's reception and transmission operations based on the indicated discontinuous transmission configuration. The terminal modifies its behavior in real-time to align with the network entity's DTX schedule, preventing overlaps while maintaining communication reliability during energy-saving periods.
2Productivity
If the terminal performs reception and transmission operations during discontinuous transmission periods, then communication continuity is maintained, but energy consumption increases due to unnecessary operations
Solution Approach 1:
The network entity provides feedback information in the form of discontinuous transmission configuration indications to the terminal. This feedback enables the terminal to understand when the network entity will be inactive and accordingly adjusts its operations to avoid unnecessary transmissions and receptions during these periods, thereby reducing energy consumption while maintaining communication continuity through coordinated scheduling.
3Use of energy by moving object
If the terminal skips reception and transmission operations during discontinuous transmission periods, then energy consumption is reduced, but communication efficiency deteriorates due to lost data transmission opportunities
Solution Approach 1:
The terminal receives preliminary indication of the discontinuous transmission configuration, allowing it to pre-plan its operations. By knowing in advance when the network entity will be inactive, the terminal can schedule critical data transmissions before the DTX period or use alternative channels, thereby avoiding energy waste while preserving communication efficiency through proactive planning.
Data Source
AI summary
There is provided an apparatus for a terminal, wherein the apparatus has means for receiving, from a network entity, an indication of a discontinuous transmission configuration associated with the network entity, wherein the indication indicates to the terminal that the network entity will refrain from providing downlink transmissions during a time period associated with the discontinuous transmission configuration. The apparatus also has means for determining whether at least one of: a reception at the terminal, and a transmission from the terminal, will at least partially overlap with the time period associated with the discontinuous transmission configuration. The apparatus also has means for, when it is determined that at least one of: the reception and the transmission will at least partially overlap with the time period, performing an action associated with the determined reception and/or transmission.