IP Library Granted Patent US 11,601,957
Granted Patent B2
US 11,601,957 · App. 17/315,180 · Granted Mar 7, 2023

Distributed scheduling to control interference for data transactions using grant-less transmissions

Inventors: Wei Zeng (Saratoga, CA); Joseph Binamira Soriaga (San Diego, CA); Tingfang Ji (San Diego, CA); John Edward Smee (San Diego, CA); Naga Bhushan (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04W72/1231H04W4/70H04W52/262H04W72/02H04W72/042H04W72/048H04W72/1257H04W72/1289
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Patent No.
US 11,601,957
App. No.
17/315,180
Granted
Mar 7, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to techniques for distributed scheduling to control interference for small data transactions using grant-less transmissions. A method for wireless communications by wireless node is provided. The method generally includes receiving, from a base station, a list of supported modulation and coding schemes (MCS) and at least one parameter to control interference, determining a data rate and duration for a grant-less transmission based on the list of supported MCS and the at least one parameter, selecting access resources to use for the grant-less transmission from a common pool of resources configured to be shared by a plurality of wireless nodes for grant-less transmissions, and transmitting the grant-less transmission using the selected access resources, at the determined data rate and for the determined duration.

Claims (84)

1. A method for wireless communications by a wireless node, comprising:

receiving, from a base station, a plurality of modulation and coding schemes (MCS) and, for each MCS, a maximum duration constraint or a maximum payload size constraint for grant-less transmission using MCS;

determining a data rate and duration for a grant-less transmission based on a selected MCS from the plurality of MCS and the maximum duration constraint or the maximum payload size constraint associated with the selected MCS;

selecting access resources to use for the grant-less transmission from a common pool of resources configured to be shared by a plurality of wireless nodes for grant-less transmissions;

transmitting a first portion of the grant-less transmission using the selected access resources, at the determined data rate and for the determined duration; and

when the maximum duration constraint or the maximum payload size constraint is reached, requesting a grant for transmitting a second portion of the grant-less transmission.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the data rate comprises:

calculating a transmission power associated with each of one or more of the MCS; and

selecting an MCS that is associated with a calculated transmission power that does not exceed a transmission power used for the grant-less transmission.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

determining the duration for the grant-less transmission comprises selecting a duration for the grant-less transmission that does not exceed the indicated maximum duration constraint for grant-less transmission associated with the selected MCS.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

determining the duration for the grant-less transmission comprises determining a duration corresponding to a payload size that does not exceed the indicated maximum payload size constraint for the grant-less transmission using the selected MCS.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the grant-less transmission is transmitted using multiple component carriers (CCs); and

the data rate and the duration for the grant-less transmission are determined per-CC.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein transmitting the grant-less transmission over multiple carriers comprises:

transmitting a third portion of the grant-less transmission on a first CC using a first determined data rate and a first determined duration, and

transmitting a fourth portion of the grant-less transmission on a second CC using a second determined data rate and a second determined duration.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the grant-less transmission is transmitted using a single component carrier (CC).

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the access resources comprise a scrambling code or an interleaver and access time.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising including an identification of the wireless node with the grant-less transmission.

10. An apparatus for wireless communications by a wireless node, comprising:

a receiver configured to receive, from a base station, a plurality of modulation and coding schemes (MCS) and, for each MCS, a maximum duration constraint or a maximum payload size constraint for grant-less transmission using the MCS;

at least one processor configured to:

determine a data rate and duration for a grant-less transmission based on a selected MCS from the plurality of MCS and the maximum duration constraint or the maximum payload size constraint associated with the selected MCS, and

select access resources to use for the grant-less transmission from a common pool of resources configured to be shared by a plurality of wireless nodes for grant-less transmissions; and

a transmitter configured to:

transmit a first portion of the grant-less transmission using the selected access resources, at the determined data rate and for the determined duration; and

when the maximum duration constraint or the maximum payload size constraint is reached, request a grant for transmitting a second portion of the grant-less transmission.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine the data rate by:

calculating a transmission power associated with each of one or more of the MCS; and

selecting an MCS that is associated with a calculated transmission power that does not exceed a transmission power used for the grant-less transmission.

12. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein:

the at least one processor is configured to determine the duration for the grant-less transmission by selecting a duration for the grant-less transmission that does not exceed the indicated maximum duration constraint for grant-less transmission associated with the selected MCS.

13. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein:

for the grant-less transmission by determining a duration corresponding to a payload size that does not exceed the indicated maximum payload size constraint for the grant-less transmission using the selected MCS.

14. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein:

the transmitter is configured to transmit the grant-less transmission using multiple component carriers (CCs); and

the at least one processor is configured to determine the data rate and the duration for the grant-less transmission per-CC.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the grant-less transmission over multiple carriers by:

transmitting a third portion of the grant-less transmission on a first CC using a first determined data rate and a first determined duration, and

transmitting a fourth portion of the grant-less transmission on a second CC using a second determined data rate and a second determined duration.

16. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the grant-less transmission using a single component carrier (CC).

17. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the access resources comprise a scrambling code or an interleaver and access time.

18. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to include an identification of the wireless node with the grant-less transmission.

19. An apparatus for wireless communications by a wireless node, comprising:

means for receiving, from a base station, a plurality of modulation and coding schemes (MCS) and, for each MCS, a maximum duration constraint or a maximum payload size constraint for grant-less transmission using the MCS;

means for determining a data rate and duration for a grant-less transmission based on a selected MCS from the plurality of MCS and the maximum duration constraint or the maximum payload size constraint associated with the selected MCS;

means for selecting access resources to use for the grant-less transmission from a common pool of resources configured to be shared by a plurality of wireless nodes for grant-less transmissions;

means for transmitting a first portion of the grant-less transmission using the selected access resources, at the determined data rate and for the determined duration; and

means for requesting a grant for transmitting a second portion of the grant-less transmission when the maximum duration constraint or the maximum payload size constraint is reached.

20. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the means for determining the data rate comprises:

means for calculating a transmission power associated with each of one or more of the MCS; and

means for selecting an MCS that is associated with a calculated transmission power that does not exceed a transmission power used for the grant-less transmission.

21. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein:

the means for determining the duration for the grant-less transmission comprises means for selecting a duration for the grant-less transmission that does not exceed the indicated maximum duration constraint for grant-less transmission associated with the selected MCS.

22. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein:

the means for determining the duration for the grant-less transmission comprises means for determining a duration corresponding to a payload size that does not exceed the indicated maximum payload size constraint for the grant-less transmission using the selected MCS.

23. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein:

the grant-less transmission is transmitted using multiple component carriers (CCs); and

the data rate and the duration for the grant-less transmission are determined per-CC.

24. The apparatus of claim 23 , wherein the means for transmitting the grant-less transmission over multiple carriers comprises:

means for transmitting a third portion of the grant-less transmission on a first CC using a first determined data rate and a first determined duration, and

means for transmitting a fourth portion of the grant-less transmission on a second CC using a second determined data rate and a second determined duration.

25. A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer executable code stored thereon for:

receiving, from a base station, a plurality of modulation and coding schemes (MCS) and, for each MCS, a maximum duration constraint or a maximum payload size constraint for grant-less transmission using the MCS;

determining a data rate and duration for a grant-less transmission based on a selected MCS from the plurality of MCS and the maximum duration constraint or the maximum payload size constraint associated with the selected MCS;

selecting access resources to use for the grant-less transmission from a common pool of resources configured to be shared by a plurality of wireless nodes for grant-less transmissions;

transmitting a first portion of the grant-less transmission using the selected access resources, at the determined data rate and for the determined duration; and

when the maximum duration constraint or the maximum payload size constraint is reached, requesting a grant for transmitting a second portion of the grant-less transmission.

26. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 25 , wherein determining the data rate comprises:

calculating a transmission power associated with each of one or more of the MCS; and

selecting an MCS that is associated with a calculated transmission power that does not exceed a transmission power used for the grant-less transmission.

27. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 25 , wherein:

determining the duration for the grant-less transmission comprises selecting a duration for the grant-less transmission that does not exceed the indicated maximum duration constraint for grant-less transmission associated with the selected MCS.

28. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 25 , wherein:

determining the duration for the grant-less transmission comprises determining a duration corresponding to a payload size that does not exceed the indicated maximum payload size constraint for the grant-less transmission using the selected MCS.

29. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 25 , wherein:

the grant-less transmission is transmitted using multiple component carriers (CCs); and

the data rate and the duration for the grant-less transmission are determined per-CC.

30. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 29 , wherein transmitting the grant-less transmission over multiple carriers comprises:

transmitting a third portion of the grant-less transmission on a first CC using a first determined data rate and a first determined duration, and

transmitting a fourth portion of the grant-less transmission on a second CC using a second determined data rate and a second determined duration.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 9, 2021
From: ZENG, WEI; SORIAGA, JOSEPH BINAMIRA; JI, TINGFANG; SMEE, JOHN EDWARD; BHUSHAN, NAGA
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
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Continuity (3)
Continuation 14926065 · Oct 29, 2015
Provisional Application 62133341 · Mar 14, 2015
Related Publication 20210266927A1 · Aug 26, 2021
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