IP Library Granted Patent US 11,076,420
Granted Patent B2
US 11,076,420 · App. 16/148,818 · Granted Jul 27, 2021

Resource scheduling method and apparatus using access channel resource period identifier

Inventors: Baokun Shan (Beijing, CN); Yinghui Yu (Beijing, CN); Li Chen (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
H04W74/004H04W48/08H04W72/1268H04W72/1289H04W52/0212H04W74/006H04W74/0833Y02D30/70
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Patent No.
US 11,076,420
App. No.
16/148,818
Granted
Jul 27, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of this application disclose a resource scheduling method, an access network device, and user equipment, to reduce a quantity of times of applying for an uplink resource by using a random access process, reduce additional signaling overheads brought to the user equipment, and reduce power consumption of the user equipment. The method part in the embodiments of this application includes: determining, by an access network device, a target time interval in which user equipment monitors a downlink control channel; and sending, by the access network device, uplink resource scheduling information to the user equipment by using the downlink control channel in the target time interval.

Claims (51)

1. A resource scheduling method performed by a user equipment in a communication system, the method comprising:

sending an access request to an access network device using an access channel resource;

determining a random access radio network temporary identifier (RA-RNTI) based on floor(SFN/Period), wherein

the SFN is a system frame number, the Period is a minimum access channel resource period, and the floor( ) represents rounding down; and

receiving, based on the RA-RNTI, scheduling information of an access response from the access network device.

2. The resource scheduling method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, based on the scheduling information, the access response from the access network device, wherein the access response comprises a narrowband identifier, wherein the narrowband identifier is comprised in a message header of the access response or a message payload of the access response.

3. The resource scheduling method according to claim 1 , wherein the RA-RNTI is used to scramble the scheduling information of the access response.

4. The resource scheduling method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining the RA-RNTI based on the floor(SFN/Period) comprises:

determining the RA-RNTI according to:

RA-RNTI=1+a coefficient 1*floor(SFN/Period),

wherein, the coefficient 1 is equal to 1.

5. An apparatus, comprising:

a memory storing program instructions; and

a processor coupled to the memory, wherein when executed by the processor, the instructions cause the apparatus to:

send an access request to an access network device using an access channel resource;

determine a random access radio network temporary identifier (RA-RNTI) based on floor(SFN/Period), wherein

the SFN is a system frame number, the Period is a minimum access channel resource period, and the floor( ) represents rounding down; and

receive, based on the RA-RNTI, scheduling information of an access response from the access network device.

6. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the apparatus is a user equipment.

7. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the apparatus to:

receive the access response based on the scheduling information, wherein the access response comprises a narrowband identifier, wherein the narrowband identifier is comprised in a message header of the access response or a message payload of the access response.

8. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the RA-RNTI is used to scramble the scheduling information of the access response.

9. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the instructions cause the apparatus to determine the RA-RNTI according to:

RA-RNTI=1+a coefficient 1*floor(SFN/Period),

wherein the coefficient 1 is equal to 1.

10. A resource scheduling method performed by an access network device, the method comprising:

receiving an access request on an access channel resource from a user equipment;

determining a random access radio network temporary identifier (RA-RNTI) based on floor(SFN/Period), wherein

the SFN is a system frame number, the Period is a minimum access channel resource period, and the floor( ) represents rounding down; and

sending, based on the RA-RNTI, scheduling information of an access response to the user equipment.

11. The resource scheduling method according to claim 10 , wherein the method further comprises:

sending the access response, wherein the access response comprises a narrowband identifier, wherein the narrowband identifier is comprised in a message header of the access response or a message payload of the access response.

12. The resource scheduling method according to claim 10 , wherein the RA-RNTI is used to scramble the scheduling information of the access response.

13. The resource scheduling method according to claim 10 , wherein the determining the RA-RNTI based on the floor(SFN/Period) comprises:

determining the RA-RNTI according to:

RA-RNTI=1+a coefficient 1*floor(SFN/Period),

wherein, the coefficient 1 is equal to 1.

14. An apparatus, comprising:

a memory storing program instructions; and

a processor coupled to the memory, wherein when executed by the processor, the instructions cause the apparatus to:

receive an access request on an access channel resource from a user equipment;

determine a random access radio network temporary identifier (RA-RNTI) based on floor(SFN/Period), wherein

the SFN is a system frame number, the Period is a minimum access channel resource period, and the floor( ) represents rounding down; and

send, based on the RA-RNTI, scheduling information of an access response to the user equipment.

15. The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the apparatus to:

send the access response, wherein the access response comprises a narrowband identifier, wherein the narrowband identifier is comprised in a message header of the access response or a message payload of the access response.

16. The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the RA-RNTI is used to scramble the scheduling information of the access response.

17. The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to determine the RA-RNTI according to:

RA-RNTI=1+a coefficient 1*floor(SFN/Period),

wherein the coefficient 1 is equal to 1.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 10, 2021
From: SHAN, BAOKUN; YU, YINGHUI; CHEN, LI
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056504/0856 →
Priority Claims (2)
WO PCT/CN2016/078381 · Apr 1, 2016 · international
WO PCT/CN2016/085614 · Jun 13, 2016 · international
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2016104527 · Nov 4, 2016
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