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US 12,389,427 · App. 17/910,367 · Granted Aug 12, 2025

Multi TRP based scheduling of mixed type traffics

Inventors: Ying Sun (Täby, SE); Yutao Sui (Solna, SE); Mattias Frenne (Uppsala, SE); Mattias Andersson (Sundbyberg, SE); Siva Muruganathan (Stittsville, CA)
Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
H04W72/232H04B7/024H04W72/12H04W72/543
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Patent No.
US 12,389,427
App. No.
17/910,367
Granted
Aug 12, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods for scheduling mixed type traffics via multiple Transmission/Reception Points (TRPs) are provided. In embodiments disclosed herein, a base station provides, and a wireless device receives, a scheduling information for scheduling the mixed type traffics with different Quality of Service (QoS) requirements via multiple TRPs. In a non-limiting example, the mixed type traffics include an enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB) service and an Ultra-Reliable and Low Latency Communication (URLLC) traffic service, and the scheduling information can be conveyed in a single Downlink Control Information (DCI) or a pair of DCIs. As such, it is possible to enable efficient scheduling of both eMBB traffic and URLLC traffics simultaneously. As a result, it is possible to satisfy a reliability requirement of the URLLC service without sacrificing spectral efficiency and/or throughput of the eMBB service.

Claims (42)

1. A method performed by a wireless device for receiving mixed type traffics from a base station via multiple Transmission/Reception Points (TRPs), comprising:

receiving, from one or more of the multiple TRPs, at least one Downlink Control Information (DCI) comprising a scheduling information for receiving a first type traffic and a different second type traffic from the multiple TRPs; and

receiving the first type traffic and the different second type traffic from the multiple TRPs based on the scheduling information received in the at least one DCI.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the first type traffic corresponds to a first set of Quality-of-Service (Qos) requirements; and

the different second type traffic corresponds to a second set of QoS requirements different from the first set of QoS requirements.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

receiving the at least one DCI comprises receiving a single DCI from the one or more of the multiple TRPs, wherein the single DCI comprises the scheduling information for receiving each of the first type traffic and the different second type traffic from the first of the multiple TRPs and the second of the multiple TRPs; and

receiving the first type traffic and the different second type traffic comprises receiving the first type traffic and the different second type traffic from the first of the multiple TRPs and the second of the multiple TRPs based on the scheduling information received in the single DCI.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the single DCI further comprises the scheduling information for receiving from the first of the multiple TRPs via a first Transport Block (TB) in a first Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) and the scheduling information for receiving from the first of the multiple TRPs and the second of the multiple TRPs via a second TB in a second PDSCH.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the single DCI further comprises the scheduling information for receiving from the second of the multiple TRPs via a third TB in a third PDSCH.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

receiving the at least one DCI comprises receiving a first DCI and a second DCI from the one or more of the multiple TRPs, wherein:

the first DCI comprises the scheduling information for receiving the first type traffic from the first of the multiple TRPs via a first Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH); and

the second DCI comprises the scheduling information for receiving the different second type traffic from the first of the multiple TRPs and the second of the multiple TRPs via a second PDSCH and/or a third PDSCH, respectively; and

receiving the first type traffic and the different second type traffic comprises receiving the first type traffic and the different second type traffic from the first of the multiple TRPs and the second of the multiple TRPs based on the scheduling information received in the first DCI and the second DCI.

7. A wireless device, comprising:

processing circuitry configured to cause the wireless device to:

receive, from one or more of multiple Transmission/Reception Points (TRPs), at least one Downlink Control Information (DCI) comprising a scheduling information for receiving a first type traffic and a different second type traffic from the multiple TRPs; and

receive the first type traffic and the different second type traffic from the multiple TRPs based on the scheduling information received in the at least one DCI;

and power supply circuitry configured to supply power to the wireless device.

8. A method performed by a base station for transmitting mixed type traffics to a wireless device via multiple Transmission/Reception Points (TRPs), comprising:

transmitting, to a wireless device via one or more of the multiple TRPs, at least one Downlink Control Information (DCI) comprising a scheduling information for transmitting a first type traffic and a different second type traffic from the multiple TRPs; and

transmitting the first type traffic and the different second type traffic from the multiple TRPs based on the scheduling information transmitted in the at least one DCI.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein:

the first type traffic corresponds to a first set of Quality-of-Service (Qos) requirements; and

the different second type traffic corresponds to a second set of QOS requirements different from the first set of QoS requirements.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein:

transmitting the at least one DCI comprises transmitting a single DCI from the one or more of the multiple TRPs, wherein the single DCI comprises the scheduling information for transmitting each of the first type traffic and the different second type traffic from the first of the multiple TRPs and the second of the multiple TRPs; and

transmitting the first type traffic and the different second type traffic comprises transmitting the first type traffic and the different second type of traffic from the first of the multiple TRPs and the second of the multiple TRPs based on the scheduling information transmitted in the single DCI.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the single DCI further comprises the scheduling information for transmitting from the first of the multiple TRPs via a first Transport Block (TB) in a first Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) and the scheduling information for transmitting from the first of the multiple TRPs and the second of the multiple TRPs via a second TB in a second PDSCH.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the single DCI further comprises the scheduling information for transmitting from the second of the multiple TRPs via a third TB in a third PDSCH.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein:

transmitting the at least one DCI comprises transmitting a first DCI and a second DCI from the one or more of the multiple TRPs, wherein:

the first DCI comprises the scheduling information for transmitting the first type traffic from the first of the multiple TRPs via a first Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH); and

the second DCI comprises the scheduling information for transmitting the different second type traffic from the first of the multiple TRPs and the second of the multiple TRPs via a second PDSCH and a third PDSCH, respectively; and

transmitting the first type traffic and the different second type traffic comprises transmitting the first type traffic and the different second type traffic from the first of the multiple TRPs and the second of the multiple TRPs based on the scheduling information transmitted in the first DCI and the second DCI.

14. A base station, comprising:

processing circuitry configured to cause the base station to:

transmit, to a wireless device via one or more of multiple Transmission/Reception Points (TRPs), at least one Downlink Control Information (DCI) comprising a scheduling information for transmitting a first type traffic and a different second type traffic from the multiple TRPs; and

transmit the first type traffic and the different second type traffic from the multiple TRPs based on the scheduling information transmitted in the at least one DCI; and

power supply circuitry configured to supply power to the base station.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 9, 2022
From: SUN, YING; SUI, YUTAO; FRENNE, MATTIAS; ANDERSSON, MATTIAS; MURUGANATHAN, SIVA
To: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62989357 · Mar 13, 2020
Related Publication 20230125598A1 · Apr 27, 2023
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