Wake-Up Signal Resource Allocation for Low-Power Terminal Receivers

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing wireless technologies fail to efficiently manage the power consumption of the power consumption of the wireless resources of the wireless resources of the wireless resources of the wireless resources of the primary and secondary receivers of the primary and secondary receivers of the primary and secondary receivers of the terminal device, limiting the utilization rate of wireless resources due to semi-static resource configuration.

Innovation Solution

The terminal device determines a first resource based on a received first signal to receive a second signal that wakes up the primary receiver, allowing the network device to dynamically adjust resource allocation according to actual usage, thereby improving resource flexibility and utilization.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Use of energy by moving object

If semi-static resource configuration is used for wake up signal, then terminal device power consumption is reduced, but wireless resource utilization rate deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveterminal device power consumptionVSAvoidwireless resource utilization rate
Core Design Contradiction:
Use of energy by moving objectVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent transforms the static resource configuration into a dynamic one by introducing a two-stage approach: semi-static configuration for basic resource allocation and dynamic indication via downlink control information (DCI) for real-time adjustments. This allows the resource allocation to adapt to actual traffic conditions and network state, resolving the contradiction between maintaining low power consumption (through continued use of secondary receiver) and improving resource utilization (through dynamic reconfiguration without full primary receiver activation).

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the resource allocation parameters from fixed semi-static values to dynamically adjustable parameters indicated through DCI. The network device can modify resource parameters (such as resource blocks, time slots, or frequency positions) based on actual network conditions, allowing the same wake-up signal mechanism to achieve both low power consumption and high resource utilization by varying these parameters adaptively.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Device complexity

If semi-static resource configuration is used for wake up signal, then resource configuration complexity is reduced, but resource flexibility deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource configuration complexityVSAvoidresource flexibility
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the resource configuration into two independent parts: a semi-static baseline configuration that provides structural framework and reduces complexity, and a dynamic indication layer through DCI that provides flexibility. This segmentation allows the system to maintain simple overall structure while achieving fine-grained adaptive control, as the dynamic adjustments build upon rather than replace the entire configuration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent performs preliminary resource configuration semi-statically before actual wake-up operations, establishing a pre-agreed framework between network and terminal. This preliminary action reduces the complexity of real-time decisions by having most parameters pre-determined, while still allowing flexibility through subsequent dynamic indications that refine the pre-configured resources based on immediate needs.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP4648489A1Resource determination method and apparatus, terminal device, and network device
Publication Date: 2025.11.12 GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP LTD
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AI summary

The embodiments of the present application provide a resource determination method and apparatus, a terminal device, and a network device. The method includes: a terminal device determining a first resource according to a received first signal, where the first resource is used for receiving a second signal, and the second signal is used for waking up a main receiver of the terminal device.