IP Library Granted Patent US 7,929,502
Granted Patent B2
US 7,929,502 · App. 12/322,597 · Granted Apr 19, 2011

Resource allocation method and base station for reducing uplink feedback overhead in a wireless communication system

Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,929,502
App. No.
12/322,597
Granted
Apr 19, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and apparatus for reducing an uplink feedback overhead in a wireless communication system includes scheduling DownLink traffic. The method includes determining a transmission period, and allocating UpLink feedback resources considering the DL traffic transmission period.

Claims (48)

1. A resource allocation method for reducing an uplink feedback overhead in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

scheduling downlink traffic and determining a downlink traffic transmission period; and

allocating uplink feedback resources considering the downlink traffic transmission period,

wherein a period for the uplink feedback transmission is based on the downlink traffic transmission period, and

wherein information on the uplink feedback comprises channel state information.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the period for the uplink feedback transmission is equal to the downlink traffic transmission period, and the uplink feedback transmission is performed before downlink traffic transmission.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising performing service connection for downlink traffic transmission.

4. A base station operation method for uplink feedback allocation in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

scheduling downlink traffic for a plurality of mobile stations;

grouping mobile stations having the same downlink traffic transmission period; and

allocating uplink feedback resources considering the downlink traffic transmission period together with the grouping information,

wherein a period for the uplink feedback transmission is based on the downlink traffic transmission period, and

wherein information on the uplink feedback comprises channel state information.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the downlink traffic is unsolicited grant service traffic.

6. A downlink scheduling method of a base station for uplink feedback allocation in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

buffering downlink traffic and delaying resource allocation;

identifying traffic transmission timing for the buffered downlink traffic; and

allocating for uplink feedback resource at the downlink traffic transmission timing,

wherein information on the uplink feedback comprises channel state information.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the downlink traffic is one of a real time polling service, extended real time polling service, non-real time polling service, and best effort service.

8. The method of claim 6 , further comprising updating feedback information considering the traffic transmission timing.

9. A base station comprising:

a downlink scheduler for scheduling downlink traffic and determining a downlink transmission period; and

an uplink scheduler for allocating uplink feedback resources considering the downlink traffic transmission period,

wherein a period for the uplink feedback transmission is based on the downlink traffic transmission period, and

wherein information on the uplink feedback comprises channel state information.

10. The base station of claim 9 , wherein a period for the uplink feedback transmission is equal to the downlink traffic transmission period, and the uplink feedback transmission is performed before downlink traffic transmission.

11. The base station of claim 9 , wherein the base station is configured to perform service connection for downlink traffic transmission.

12. A base station for uplink feedback allocation in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising:

a downlink scheduler for scheduling downlink traffic for a plurality of mobile stations and grouping a number of the plurality of mobile stations having the same downlink traffic transmission period; and

a uplink scheduler for allocating uplink feedback resources considering the downlink traffic transmission period together with the grouping information,

wherein a period for the uplink feedback transmission is based on the downlink traffic transmission period, and

wherein information on the uplink feedback comprises channel state information.

13. The base station of claim 12 , wherein the downlink traffic is unsolicited grant service traffic.

14. A base station for uplink feedback allocation in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising:

a downlink scheduler for buffering downlink traffic, delaying resource allocation, and identifying traffic transmission timing for the buffered downlink traffic; and

a uplink scheduler for allocating feedback resources at the downlink traffic transmission timing,

wherein information on the uplink feedback comprises channel state information.

15. The base station of claim 14 , wherein the downlink traffic is one of a real time polling service, extended real time polling service, non-real time polling service, and best effort service.

16. The base station of claim 14 , wherein the uplink scheduler updates feedback information considering the traffic transmission timing.

17. A wireless communications network comprising a plurality of base stations, wherein each of the plurality of base stations comprising:

a downlink scheduler for scheduling a downlink traffic and determining a downlink transmission period; and

an uplink scheduler for allocating uplink feedback resources considering the downlink traffic transmission period,

wherein a period for the uplink feedback transmission is based on the downlink traffic transmission period, and

wherein information on the uplink feedback comprises channel state information.

18. The network of claim 17 , wherein the period for the uplink feedback transmission is equal to the downlink traffic transmission period, and the uplink feedback transmission is performed before downlink traffic transmission.

19. The network of claim 17 , wherein at least one of the base stations is configured to perform service connection for downlink traffic transmission.

20. The network of claim 17 , wherein the downlink traffic is one of a real time polling service, extended real time polling service, non-real time polling service, and best effort service.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 4, 2009
From: PARK, CHI-HYUN; CHOI, JIN-GHOO; KIM, JONG-IN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2008-0011178 · Feb 4, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20090213817A1 · Aug 27, 2009