Uplink Control Resource Partitioning for Mixed-Priority Signaling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional wireless communications networks face challenges in efficiently handling multicast or broadcast transmissions, particularly in supporting a wide range of devices with varying data traffic profiles and latency tolerances, leading to inefficiencies in resource allocation and control information transmission.
Innovation Solution
A method for selecting and independently encoding control information with different priorities for transmission using subsets of uplink communication resources, allowing for efficient multiplexing and reliable delivery of control information even in overlapping resource scenarios.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multicast or broadcast transmissions are used to support a wide range of devices with varying data traffic profiles, then device coverage and service versatility are improved, but resource allocation efficiency and control information transmission reliability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments control information into multiple priority levels (first priority, second priority, etc.) and allocates different uplink communication resources for transmitting control information of different priorities. This segmentation allows the system to maintain reliable transmission for high-priority control information while efficiently utilizing resources for lower-priority transmissions, thereby resolving the contradiction between supporting diverse devices and maintaining transmission reliability.
2Productivity
If control information is transmitted using shared uplink communication resources, then resource utilization efficiency is improved, but transmission reliability for high-priority data deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by assigning different quality levels (priorities) to different control information and allocating resources accordingly. High-priority control information is transmitted using dedicated or prioritized resources ensuring reliability, while lower-priority information shares resources to maximize utilization efficiency. This localized differentiation of resource quality resolves the contradiction between resource efficiency and high-priority transmission reliability.
3Quantity of substance
If uplink communication resources are allocated for multiple control information transmissions, then control information coverage is improved, but resource collision and interference increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces dynamic resource allocation where the network device can adjust the allocation of uplink communication resources based on the priority of control information and current channel conditions. When resource collisions are detected or anticipated, the system dynamically reassigns resources to ensure high-priority control information transmissions are not affected, while still maintaining coverage for multiple control information types. This dynamic adjustment resolves the contradiction between coverage and collision avoidance.
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AI summary
A method of transmitting control information, the method comprising selecting third uplink communication resources for the transmission of first control information having a first priority and second control information having a second priority different from the first priority, selecting a first subset of the third uplink communication resources for the transmission of the first control information, selecting a second subset of the third uplink communication resources for the transmission of the second control information, independently encoding the first control information and the second control information, and transmitting to an infrastructure equipment the encoded first control information using the first subset of the third uplink communication resources and the encoded second control information using the second subset of the third uplink communication resources.