Wireless communications using traffic information
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for wireless communications. A base station may determine configuration parameters for a wireless device. The configuration parameters may be based on traffic pattern information received from the wireless device, such as a traffic periodicity, a timing offset, and/or a message size.
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a base station distributed unit from a base station central unit, traffic pattern information associated with a wireless device, wherein the traffic pattern information comprises:
a traffic periodicity field; and
a timing offset field;
determining, by the base station distributed unit and based on the traffic pattern information, configuration parameters of at least one resource for the wireless device;
sending, by the base station distributed unit, a message associated with the configuration parameters; and
sending, by the base station distributed unit to the wireless device, an indication of activation of the at least one resource.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the traffic periodicity field indicates an estimated data arrival periodicity, and wherein the timing offset field indicates an estimated timing for a packet arrival.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the traffic pattern information further comprises an indication of a maximum transport block size.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving the traffic pattern information comprises receiving, by the base station distributed unit from the base station central unit, an F1 interface message comprising the traffic pattern information.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving, by the base station distributed unit from the base station central unit, one or more initial parameters,
wherein the determining the configuration parameters of the at least one resource for the wireless device comprises modifying, based on the traffic pattern information, the one or more initial parameters to determine the configuration parameters of the at least one resource for the wireless device.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the traffic pattern information further comprises one or more of:
an indication of a traffic priority associated with a traffic pattern of the traffic pattern information; or
a first logical channel identifier of a logical channel associated with the wireless device.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the logical channel comprises one or more of:
an uplink logical channel; or
a sidelink logical channel.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sending the indication of activation of the at least one resource comprises sending downlink control information.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sending the indication of activation of the at least one resource comprises sending a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE).
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one resource comprises at least one configured grant resource.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration parameters comprise a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) configuration parameter for at least one SPS configuration for the wireless device.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sending the message comprises sending the message to the wireless device, and wherein the message comprises at least one of:
the configuration parameters,
updated configuration parameters based on the configuration parameters, or
at least one of a configured grant (CG) resource configuration parameter or a configured scheduling (CS) resource configuration parameter, based on the traffic pattern information.
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sending the message comprises sending the message to the base station central unit, and wherein the message comprises the configuration parameters, and
wherein the method further comprises:
receiving, by the base station distributed unit from the base station central unit, a radio resource control (RRC) message comprising at least one of:
the configuration parameters, or
updated configuration parameters based on the configuration parameters; and
sending, by the base station distributed unit to the wireless device, the RRC message.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the RRC message comprises an RRC reconfiguration message.
15. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, by the base station distributed unit from the wireless device, a radio resource control (RRC) message comprising the traffic pattern information; and
sending, by the base station distributed unit to the base station central unit, the RRC message comprising the traffic pattern information.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the sending the RRC message comprises sending, to the base station central unit via an F1 interface, the RRC message.
17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the RRC message comprises a wireless device assistance information message.
18. A base station distributed unit comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base station distributed unit to:
receive, from a base station central unit, traffic pattern information associated with a wireless device, wherein the traffic pattern information comprises:
a traffic periodicity field; and
a timing offset field;
determine, based on the traffic pattern information, configuration parameters of at least one resource for the wireless device;
send a message associated with the configuration parameters; and
send, to the wireless device, an indication of activation of the at least one resource.
19. The base station distributed unit of claim 18 , wherein the traffic periodicity field indicates an estimated data arrival periodicity, and wherein the timing offset field indicates an estimated timing for a packet arrival.
20. The base station distributed unit of claim 18 , wherein the traffic pattern information further comprises an indication of a maximum transport block size.
21. The base station distributed unit of claim 18 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base station distributed unit to receive the traffic pattern information by receiving, from the base station central unit, an F1 interface message comprising the traffic pattern information.
22. The base station distributed unit of claim 18 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the base station distributed unit to receive, from the base station central unit, one or more initial parameters, and
wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base station distributed unit to determine the configuration parameters of the at least one resource for the wireless device by modifying, based on the traffic pattern information, the one or more initial parameters to determine the configuration parameters of the at least one resource for the wireless device.
23. The base station distributed unit of claim 18 , wherein the traffic pattern information further comprises one or more of:
an indication of a traffic priority associated with a traffic pattern of the traffic pattern information; or
a first logical channel identifier of a logical channel associated with the wireless device.
24. The base station distributed unit of claim 23 , wherein the logical channel comprises one or more of:
an uplink logical channel; or
a sidelink logical channel.
25. The base station distributed unit of claim 18 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base station distributed unit to send the indication of activation of the at least one resource by sending downlink control information.
26. The base station distributed unit of claim 18 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base station distributed unit to send the indication of activation of the at least one resource by sending a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE).
27. The base station distributed unit of claim 18 , wherein the at least one resource comprises at least one configured grant resource.
28. The base station distributed unit of claim 18 , wherein the configuration parameters comprise a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) configuration parameter for at least one SPS configuration for the wireless device.
29. The base station distributed unit of claim 18 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base station distributed unit to send the message by sending the message to the wireless device, and
wherein the message comprises at least one of:
the configuration parameters,
updated configuration parameters based on the configuration parameters, or
at least one of a configured grant (CG) resource configuration parameter or a configured scheduling (CS) resource configuration parameter, based on the traffic pattern information.
30. The base station distributed unit of claim 18 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base station distributed unit to send the message by sending the message to the base station central unit, and
wherein the message comprises the configuration parameters, and
wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the base station distributed unit to:
receive, from the base station central unit, a radio resource control (RRC) message comprising at least one of:
the configuration parameters, or
updated configuration parameters based on the configuration parameters; and
send, to the wireless device, the RRC message.
31. The base station distributed unit of claim 30 , wherein the RRC message comprises an RRC reconfiguration message.
32. The base station distributed unit of claim 18 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the base station distributed unit to:
receive, from the wireless device, a radio resource control (RRC) message comprising the traffic pattern information; and
send, to the base station central unit, the RRC message comprising the traffic pattern information.
33. The base station distributed unit of claim 32 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base station distributed unit to send the RRC message by sending, to the base station central unit via an F1 interface, the RRC message.
34. The base station distributed unit of claim 32 , wherein the RRC message comprises a wireless device assistance information message.
35. A system comprising:
a base station central unit comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors of the base station central unit, configure the base station central unit to:
send traffic pattern information associated with a wireless device, wherein the traffic pattern information comprises:
a traffic periodicity field; and
a timing offset field; and
a base station distributed unit comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors of the base station central unit, configure the base station central unit to:
determine, based on the traffic pattern information, configuration parameters of at least one resource for the wireless device;
send a message associated with the configuration parameters; and
send, to the wireless device, an indication of activation of the at least one resource.
36. The system of claim 35 , wherein the traffic periodicity field indicates an estimated data arrival periodicity, and wherein the timing offset field indicates an estimated timing for a packet arrival.
37. The system of claim 35 , wherein the traffic pattern information further comprises an indication of a maximum transport block size.
38. The system of claim 35 , wherein the instructions stored in the memory of the base station central unit, when executed by the one or more processors of the base station central unit, configure the base station central unit to send the traffic pattern information by sending an F1 interface message comprising the traffic pattern information.
39. The system of claim 35 , wherein the instructions stored in the memory of the base station distributed unit, when executed by the one or more processors of the base station distributed unit, further configure the base station distributed unit to receive, from the base station central unit, one or more initial parameters, and
wherein the instructions stored in the memory of the base station distributed unit, when executed by the one or more processors of the base station distributed unit, configure the base station distributed unit to determine the configuration parameters of the at least one resource for the wireless device by modifying, based on the traffic pattern information, the one or more initial parameters to determine the configuration parameters of the at least one resource for the wireless device.
40. The system of claim 35 , wherein the traffic pattern information further comprises one or more of:
an indication of a traffic priority associated with a traffic pattern of the traffic pattern information; or
a first logical channel identifier of a logical channel associated with the wireless device.
41. The system of claim 40 , wherein the logical channel comprises one or more of:
an uplink logical channel; or
a sidelink logical channel.
42. The system of claim 35 , wherein the instructions stored in the memory of the base station distributed unit, when executed by the one or more processors of the base station distributed unit, configure the base station distributed unit to send the indication of activation of the at least one resource by sending downlink control information.
43. The system of claim 35 , wherein the instructions stored in the memory of the base station distributed unit, when executed by the one or more processors of the base station distributed unit, configure the base station distributed unit to send the indication of activation of the at least one resource by sending a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE).
44. The system of claim 35 , wherein the at least one resource comprises at least one configured grant resource.
45. The system of claim 35 , wherein the configuration parameters comprise a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) configuration parameter for at least one SPS configuration for the wireless device.
46. The system of claim 35 , wherein the instructions stored in the memory of the base station distributed unit, when executed by the one or more processors of the base station distributed unit, configure the base station distributed unit to send the message by sending the message to the wireless device, and
wherein the message comprises at least one of:
the configuration parameters,
updated configuration parameters based on the configuration parameters, or
at least one of a configured grant (CG) resource configuration parameter or a configured scheduling (CS) resource configuration parameter, based on the traffic pattern information.
47. The system of claim 35 , wherein the instructions stored in the memory of the base station distributed unit, when executed by the one or more processors of the base station distributed unit, configure the base station distributed unit to send the message by sending the message to the base station central unit, and
wherein the message comprises the configuration parameters,
wherein the instructions stored in the memory of the base station central unit, when executed by the one or more processors of the base station central unit, further configure the base station central unit to send, to the base station distributed unit, a radio resource control (RRC) message comprising at least one of:
the configuration parameters, or
updated configuration parameters based on the configuration parameters, and
wherein the instructions stored in the memory of the base station distributed unit, when executed by the one or more processors of the base station distributed unit, further configure the base station distributed unit to send, to the wireless device, the RRC message.
48. The system of claim 47 , wherein the RRC message comprises an RRC reconfiguration message.
49. The system of claim 35 , the base station distributed unit is further configured to:
receive, from the wireless device, a radio resource control (RRC) message comprising the traffic pattern information; and
send, to the base station central unit, the RRC message comprising the traffic pattern information.
50. The system of claim 49 , wherein the instructions stored in the memory of the base station distributed unit, when executed by the one or more processors of the base station distributed unit, configure the base station distributed unit to send the RRC message by sending, to the base station central unit via an F1 interface, the RRC message.
51. The system of claim 49 , wherein the RRC message comprises a wireless device assistance information message.