Uplink Control Resource Allocation for Overlapping Priority Signals

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing communication systems face challenges in efficiently transmitting multiple uplink control information with different priorities when their time domain resources overlap, leading to potential loss of services and degraded communication quality.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus for determining a first resource based on the priorities of first and second uplink control information, allowing both to be transmitted on the same resource, utilizing priority-based resource sets and load/coding rate considerations to optimize transmission.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If separate resources are allocated for transmitting first and second uplink control information, then transmission reliability is improved, but resource utilization efficiency deteriorates when time domain resources overlap

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetransmission reliabilityVSAvoidresource utilization efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the transmission of first and second uplink control information onto a single first resource, eliminating the need for separate resource allocation. This combining approach resolves the contradiction by maintaining transmission reliability through priority-based multiplexing while significantly improving resource utilization efficiency when time domain resources would otherwise overlap.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies local quality by differentiating the treatment of uplink control information based on their priorities. The first uplink control information with higher priority is transmitted on the first resource, while the second uplink control information with lower priority is multiplexed onto the same resource. This localized differentiation maintains reliability for critical information while optimizing overall resource usage.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Reliability

If priority-based resource determination is implemented, then communication quality is improved, but device complexity increases

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

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by using priority values as the key parameter for resource determination. Instead of complex scheduling algorithms, the system simply compares priority parameters of different uplink control information to determine resource allocation. This resolves the contradiction by achieving improved communication quality through priority-based decision making while keeping device complexity low through parameter-driven simplicity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS12593337B2Resource determination method and apparatus, devices, and storage medium
Publication Date: 2026.03.31 GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP LTD
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AI summary

Disclosed are a resource determination method and apparatus, devices, and a storage medium, which relate to the field of mobile communications. The method comprises: according to first uplink control information and/or second uplink control information, which are/is to be sent, determining a first resource, wherein the first resource is used for transmitting the first uplink control information and the second uplink control information, and the priority of the first uplink control information is different from that of the second uplink control information; and sending, on the first resource, the first uplink control information and the second uplink control information to a network device.