User Equipment QoS Flow Characteristic Reporting for D2D Resource Allocation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional QoS mechanisms in wireless communication systems fail to allocate resources effectively to user equipment as they only consider coarse-grained parameter requirements like latency and packet loss rate, neglecting the characteristics of QoS flows, which results in inadequate resource allocation.

Innovation Solution

User equipment generates and transmits characteristic information, including periodicity and transmission time information of QoS flows, to network side equipment, enabling it to allocate resources based on the specific characteristics of D2D communication, optimizing resource allocation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If the base station allocates resources based on coarse-grained QoS parameters (latency, packet loss rate) only, then the resource allocation process is simple, but the resource allocation accuracy is insufficient and does not meet user equipment demands

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource allocation accuracyVSAvoidQoS mechanism complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the QoS flow into multiple sub-flows based on different service types and characteristics. Each sub-flow is assigned specific QoS parameters and resource requirements, enabling the base station to allocate resources more accurately according to the specific needs of each sub-flow, thereby improving resource allocation accuracy without significantly increasing overall system complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies local quality by assigning different QoS parameter sets to different parts (sub-flows) of the overall QoS flow. Each sub-flow receives customized QoS treatment based on its specific service requirements, allowing the base station to optimize resource allocation for each local segment while maintaining overall system manageability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Loss of information

If the user equipment reports only parameter requirements without QoS flow characteristics, then the reporting overhead is reduced, but the base station cannot obtain fine-grained QoS requirements

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveQoS flow characteristic informationVSAvoidreporting data volume
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts only the essential QoS flow characteristic information that is most relevant for resource allocation from the complete QoS flow description. By selecting and reporting only the critical characteristics (such as service type, periodicity, and key QoS parameters) rather than all possible attributes, the system reduces reporting overhead while preventing information loss about the most important flow characteristics

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements partial action by reporting a subset of QoS flow characteristics that are sufficient for effective resource allocation. Rather than reporting all possible QoS parameters and flow characteristics, the system reports only the necessary portion that enables the base station to make informed resource allocation decisions, thereby reducing reporting data volume while maintaining allocation accuracy

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS20240236752A9User equipment, electronic device, wireless communication method, and storage medium
Publication Date: 2024.07.11 SONY GROUP CORP
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AI summary

User equipment includes a processing circuit, which is configured to: generate characteristics information of a QoS flow for D2D communication between the user equipment and other user equipments, wherein the characteristics information comprises periodicity information and transmission time information of a data service carried by the QoS flow; and transmitting the characteristics information to a network-side device, such that the network-side device allocates, to the user equipment and according to the characteristics information, resources for the D2D communication. By using the user equipment, the electronic device, the wireless communication method, and the computer-readable storage medium, a base station can allocate resources to a user equipment according to the characteristics of a QoS flow, thereby optimizing the process of a base station allocating resources to a user equipment.