Wireless Resource Attribute Configuration for Time-Frequency Availability
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Solution Overview
Problem
In certain wireless communications networks, resource attributes may be hard, soft, or unavailable, but their domains and combinations are often unknown, leading to inefficiencies in resource utilization and operation.
Innovation Solution
The method involves receiving configurations with parameters indicating time-domain and frequency-domain attributes for resources, determining the availability of these attributes, and performing operations such as downlink transmissions or uplink receptions only when resources are available.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If resource attributes are configured as hard or soft without domain specification, then resource availability flexibility is improved, but resource utilization efficiency deteriorates due to unknown domain combinations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments resource attributes into distinct domains (time-domain, frequency-domain, spatial-domain) with specific parameters for each domain. This segmentation allows the system to track and determine attribute combinations across domains, resolving the inefficiency caused by unknown domain combinations while preserving the flexibility of hard/soft/unavailable attribute configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a new dimensional framework by organizing resource attributes across multiple domains (time, frequency, spatial) rather than treating them as a single undifferentiated set. This dimensional approach enables systematic determination of attribute combinations, improving resource utilization efficiency while maintaining adaptability.
2Speed
If operations are performed without checking resource availability, then system operation speed is improved, but system reliability deteriorates due to potential resource unavailability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary determination of resource attribute combinations before operations are executed. By pre-establishing the availability status across time, frequency, and spatial domains, the system can quickly verify resource availability and proceed with operations when resources are confirmed available, thus maintaining high speed while ensuring reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent establishes a feedback mechanism where the determined resource attribute combinations are used to control operation execution. The system continuously monitors and determines resource availability status, providing feedback that guides whether operations should proceed, thereby ensuring reliability without significantly compromising operation speed.
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AI summary
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for resource attribute configuration. One method includes receiving a first configuration for a resource. The first configuration includes a first parameter indicating a time-domain attribute associated with the resource, and the time-domain attribute is hard, soft, and/or unavailable. The method includes receiving a second configuration for the resource. The second configuration includes a second parameter indicating a frequency-domain attribute associated with the resource, and the frequency-domain attribute is hard, soft, and/or unavailable. The method includes determining an attribute for the resource based on the time-domain attribute and the frequency-domain attribute. The attribute is hard, soft, and/or unavailable. The method includes, in response to determining that the attribute is soft: determining whether the resource is indicated as available; and performing an operation on the resource.