IP Library Granted Patent US 12,256,316
Granted Patent B2
US 12,256,316 · App. 17/371,726 · Granted Mar 18, 2025

Preconfiguring dedicated resource information in idle mode

Inventors: Xiubin Sha (Guangdong, CN); Bo Dai (Guangdong, CN); Ting Lu (Guangdong, CN); Xu Liu (Guangdong, CN); Kun Liu (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: ZTE Corporation
H04W48/14H04W48/16H04W56/001H04W76/27
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Patent No.
US 12,256,316
App. No.
17/371,726
Granted
Mar 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices related to related to digital wireless communication, and more specifically, to techniques related to pre-configure dedicated resources for data transmission. In one exemplary aspect, a method for wireless communication includes receiving a pre-configured transmission resource request from a terminal. The method also includes configuring a pre-configured transmission resource based on the pre-configured transmission resource request. In another exemplary embodiment, a method for wireless communication includes receiving a pre-configured transmission resource request from a terminal, wherein the pre-configured transmission resource request includes a medium access control (MAC) control element. The method also includes configuring a pre-configured transmission resource based on the pre-configured transmission resource request.

Claims (36)

1. A method for wireless communication, comprising:

receiving, by a terminal, a first message including a pre-configured transmission resource configuration from a communication node, the first message further including a pre-configured transmission resource release instance including a counter configured to count a number of continuous inactivity of a pre-configured transmission resource associated with the pre-configured transmission resource configuration;

determining, by the terminal, that a timing advance (TA) is valid based on a Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) change threshold and a TA validity timer; and

transmitting, by the terminal, a second message using a pre-configured transmission resource associated with the pre-configured transmission resource configuration based on the determining that the TA is valid, and

wherein the determining is further based on an RSRP change and the determining comprises:

setting an RSRP of a serving cell as a reference RSRP, in response to receiving, by the terminal, at least one of the pre-configured transmission resource configuration and a TA update indication; and

determining the RSRP change based on a difference between a measured RSRP value of the serving cell and the reference RSRP, and

wherein the method further comprises:

making, by the terminal, a comparison between the number of continuous inactivity of the pre-configured transmission resource and the pre-configured transmission resource release instance; and

releasing, by the terminal, the pre-configured transmission resource based on the comparison.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining determines that the TA is valid due to determining that (1) the RSRP change threshold and the TA validity timer are included within the pre-configured transmission resource configuration message, (2) the TA validity timer has not expired, and (3) the RSRP change does not exceed the RSRP change threshold.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second message corresponds to a physical uplink shared channel message on the pre-configured transmission resources and transmitted to the communication node.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining determines that the TA is valid based on another determination that the TA validity timer and the RSRP change threshold are not included within the pre-configured transmission resource configuration.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining determines that the TA is valid due to determining that (1) the TA validity timer is not included within the pre-configured transmission resource configuration and the RSRP change threshold is included within the pre-configured transmission resource configuration, and (2) the RSRP change does not exceed the RSRP change threshold.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining determines that the TA is invalid due to determining that (1) the TA validity timer is included within the pre-configured transmission resource configuration and that the RSRP change threshold is not included within the pre-configured transmission resource configuration, and (2) the TA validity timer expired.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining determines that the TA is valid due to determining that (1) the TA validity timer is included within the pre-configured transmission resource configuration and the RSRP change threshold is not included within the pre-configured transmission resource configuration, and (2) the TA validity timer has not expired.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining determines that the TA is invalid due to determining that (1) the RSRP change threshold and the TA validity timer are included within the pre-configured transmission resource configuration message and (2) the TA validity timer has expired or (2) the RSRP change exceeds the RSRP change threshold.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the counter is incremented based on an unsuccessful delivery of an uplink data message by the terminal using the pre-configured transmission resource at a pre-configured transmission resource time domain location included within the pre-configured transmission resource configuration.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

resetting, by the terminal, the counter based on successfully transmitting an uplink data message using the pre-configured transmission resource at a pre-configured transmission resource time domain location included within the pre-configured transmission resource configuration.

11. An apparatus for wireless communication comprising a processor that is configured to carry out a method comprising:

receiving a first message including a pre-configured transmission resource configuration from a communication node, the first message further including a pre-configured transmission resource release instance including a counter configured to count a number of continuous inactivity of a pre-configured transmission resource associated with the pre-configured transmission resource configuration;

determining that a timing advance (TA) is valid based on a Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) change threshold and a TA validity timer; and

transmitting a second message using a pre-configured transmission resource associated with the pre-configured transmission resource configuration based on the determining that the TA is valid, and

wherein the determining is further based on an RSRP change and the determining comprises:

setting an RSRP of a serving cell as a reference RSRP, in response to receiving, by the apparatus, at least one of the pre-configured transmission resource configuration and a TA update indication; and

determining the RSRP change based on a difference between a measured RSRP value of the serving cell and the reference RSRP, and

wherein the method further comprises:

making a comparison between the number of continuous inactivity of the pre-configured transmission resource and the pre-configured transmission resource release instance; and

releasing the pre-configured transmission resource based on the comparison.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the determining determines that the TA is valid based on another determination that the TA validity timer and the RSRP change threshold are not included within the pre-configured transmission resource configuration.

13. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the determining determines that the TA is valid due to determining that (1) the TA validity timer is not included within the pre-configured transmission resource configuration and the RSRP change threshold is included within the pre-configured transmission resource configuration, and (2) the RSRP change does not exceed the RSRP change threshold.

14. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the determining determines that the TA is valid due to determining that (1) the TA validity timer is included within the pre-configured transmission resource configuration and the RSRP change threshold is not included within the pre-configured transmission resource configuration, and (2) the TA validity timer has not expired.

15. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the first message further includes a pre-configured transmission resource release instance; and

wherein the method further includes making a comparison between a number of continuous inactivity of the pre-configured transmission resource associated with the pre-configured transmission resource configuration and the pre-configured transmission resource release instance.

16. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the determining determines that the TA is valid due to determining that (1) the RSRP change threshold and the TA validity timer are included within the pre-configured transmission resource configuration message, (2) the TA validity timer has not expired, and (3) the RSRP change does not exceed the RSRP change threshold.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 9, 2021
From: SHA, XIUBIN; DAI, BO; LU, TING; LIU, XU; LIU, KUN
To: ZTE CORPORATION
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Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2019071449 · Jan 11, 2019
Related Publication 20210400567A1 · Dec 23, 2021
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