Uplink Configured Grant Status Indications for Dynamic Allocation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wireless communication systems face challenges in efficiently managing uplink configured grant instances, leading to suboptimal resource allocation and communication efficiency in devices such as UEs and network nodes.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a configured grant (CG) status indication mechanism that allows UEs and network nodes to transmit or receive status information about CG instances, enabling dynamic decision-making on whether to transmit CG communications based on the status of these instances.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If uplink configured grant instances are transmitted without status indication, then device complexity is reduced, but communication efficiency and resource allocation performance deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the UE transmits a CG status indication to inform the network node about the status of configured grant instances. This allows the network node to make informed decisions about resource allocation and communication management, thereby improving communication efficiency without excessive complexity at the UE side.
Solution Approach 2:
The CG status indication acts as an intermediary information carrier between the UE and the network node. It conveys essential status information about configured grant instances without requiring complex direct control mechanisms, enabling efficient resource allocation through a simple intermediate signal.
2Productivity
If CG status indication is transmitted for every CG instance, then communication efficiency is improved, but loss of information and processing overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential status information from the complete CG configuration and transmits it separately as a CG status indication. This allows the network node to focus processing resources on managing only the active and relevant CG instances, reducing overall processing overhead while maintaining communication efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the CG management function into separate components: the CG configuration remains at the network node, while the CG status indication is transmitted separately to convey only necessary status information. This segmentation allows for efficient information exchange without transmitting unnecessary data.
3Adaptability or versatility
If dynamic decision-making on CG transmission is implemented, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity and control mechanisms increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces dynamic decision-making capability at the network node by receiving CG status indications from the UE. This allows the network node to adaptively adjust resource allocation and communication management based on real-time CG instance status, improving system adaptability through a relatively simple control mechanism.
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AI summary
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit a configured grant (CG) status indication that indicates a status of at least one CG instance associated with an uplink CG configuration, wherein the status indicates whether a CG communication is to be transmitted during the at least one CG instance. The UE may transmit one or more CG communications based at least in part on the status of the at least one CG instance. Numerous other aspects are described.