Time-Frequency-Angular Resource Allocation in Wireless Systems

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current wireless communication systems face challenges in efficiently managing time-frequency-angular resources, particularly in scenarios involving multiple users and devices, where interference and resource allocation become complex issues.

Innovation Solution

The method involves selecting a first time-frequency-angular resource identified in the time domain, frequency domain, and azimuth angle domain, and transmitting a communication using this resource. This approach allows for more precise resource allocation and interference management by considering spatial dimensions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If traditional time-frequency resource allocation is used, then system implementation is simple, but resource utilization efficiency is low and interference management is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource utilization efficiencyVSAvoidresource allocation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extends traditional two-dimensional time-frequency resource allocation to three-dimensional time-frequency-angular resource allocation by adding the angular dimension. This allows resources to be identified and allocated based on time, frequency, and azimuth angle, enabling more precise resource utilization and interference management while maintaining manageable system complexity through structured resource element organization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Quantity of substance

If more users and devices are supported, then system capacity increases, but interference management becomes more complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenumber of supported usersVSAvoidinterference level
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

By adding the angular dimension to resource allocation, the patent enables spatial separation of users and devices. Resources can now be distinguished not only by time and frequency but also by azimuth angle, allowing the system to support more users simultaneously while managing interference through spatial differentiation. This dimensional extension provides additional degrees of freedom for interference mitigation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

3Reliability

If spatial dimensions are considered in resource allocation, then communication quality improves, but resource identification complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication qualityVSAvoidresource identification complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the three-dimensional resource space into discrete resource elements, each identified by specific time, frequency, and angular parameters. This segmentation approach allows complex spatial resource allocation to be broken down into manageable units, improving communication quality through precise resource control while maintaining systematic resource identification methods that prevent overwhelming complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS20250070929A1Time-frequency-angular resources
Publication Date: 2025.02.27 QUALCOMM INC
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AI summary

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first device may select a first time-frequency-angular resource that is identified in a time domain, in a frequency domain, and in an azimuth angle domain. The first device may transmit a first communication using the first time-frequency-angular resource. Numerous other aspects are described.