IP Library Granted Patent US 12,513,683
Granted Patent B2
US 12,513,683 · App. 18/120,565 · Granted Dec 30, 2025

Resource allocation method and apparatus and system

Inventors: Su Yi (Beijing, CN); Guorong Li (Beijing, CN); Yang Lu (Beijing, CN); Meiyi Jia (Beijing, CN); Lei Zhang (Beijing, CN); Xin Wang (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: 1FINITY Inc.
H04W72/12
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,513,683
App. No.
18/120,565
Granted
Dec 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A resource allocation apparatus includes processor circuitry configured to acquire UE bearer information, and processor circuitry configured to allocate a resource for an MAC SDU of a UE bearer k in a logical channel j, allocation of the resource being related to the number of tokens of UE bearer in the logical channel j.

Claims (35)

1 . A resource allocation apparatus, comprising:

acquiring processor circuitry configured to acquire UE bearer information;

allocating processor circuitry configured to allocate a resource for an MAC SDU of a UE bearer k in a logical channel j, allocation of the resource being related to the number of tokens of UE bearer in the logical channel j; and

second processor circuitry configured to increase the number of tokens of UE bearer (B k ) by PBR/K×T, and if a resulted value of the number of tokens of UE bearer (B k ) is greater than a size of a UE bearer token bucket, set the value of the number of tokens of UE bearer (B k ) to be of the size of the UE bearer token bucket, wherein K is a total number of UE bearers in the logical channel j, and T is an elapsed time since last increasing the number of tokens of UE bearer (B k ).

2 . The resource allocation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the resource allocation apparatus is applicable to a first IAB node in an IAB network, the first IAB node being a first IAB node in an upstream path of the IAB network, the UE bearer information being added into a BAP (Backhaul Adaptation Protocol) header of a BAP layer of the first IAB node, and being transferred from the BAP layer to an MAC layer of the first IAB node.

3 . The resource allocation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the resource allocation apparatus is applicable to a second IAB node in an IAB network, the second IAB node being an intermediate IAB node in the IAB network, the UE bearer information being acquired by the second IAB node from a first IAB node, and the first IAB node being a first IAB node in an upstream path of the IAB network.

4 . The resource allocation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the UE bearer information is at least one of the following:

a UE ID;

a UE bearer ID; or

a TEID.

5 . The resource allocation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the allocating processor circuitry cyclically performs the following processing, until either data for the logical channel j or uplink grant is exhausted:

allocating a resource for an MAC SDU of a UE bearer with a maximum number of tokens of UE bearer (B k ) in the logical channel j if the number of tokens of logical channel (B j ) associated with the logical channel j is greater than 0;

subtracting the number of tokens of UE bearer (B k ) by a size of a served MAC SDU; and

subtracting the number of tokens of logical channel (Bi) by the size of the served MAC SDU.

6 . The resource allocation apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the size of the UE bearer token bucket is PBR/K×BSD.

7 . A resource allocation apparatus, comprising:

acquiring processor circuitry configured to acquire UE bearer information;

allocating processor circuitry configured to allocate resources for MAC SDUs of UE bearers according to the number of tokens of logical channel (B j ) maintained for a logical channel j, wherein the resources are allocated by round robin for the MAC SDUs of the UE bearers in the logical channel j, until either data for the logical channel j or uplink grant is exhausted; and

second processor circuitry configured to increase the number of tokens of UE bearer (B k ) by PBR/K×T, and if a resulted value of the number of tokens of UE bearer (B k ) is greater than a size of a UE bearer token bucket, set the value of the number of tokens of UE bearer (B k ) to be of the size of the UE bearer token bucket, wherein K is a total number of UE bearers in the logical channel j, and T is an elapsed time since last increasing the number of tokens of UE bearer (B k ).

8 . The resource allocation apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the resource allocation apparatus is applicable to a first IAB node or a second IAB node in an IAB network, the second IAB node being an intermediate IAB node in the IAB network.

9 . A resource allocation apparatus, comprising:

acquiring processor circuitry configured to acquire the number of UE bearers on an ingress BH RLC (Backhaul Radio Link Control) channel;

allocating processor circuitry configured to allocate a resource for an MAC SDU from an ingress BH RLC channel m in a logical channel j according to a first number of tokens (B m ), the first number of tokens (B m ) being related to the number of UE bearers on each ingress BH RLC channel in the logical channel j; and

second processor circuitry configured to increase the first number of tokens (B m ) by PBR×k m /K×T, and if a resulted value of the first number of tokens (B m ) is greater than a size of a token bucket, set the value of the first number of tokens (B m ) to be of the size of the token bucket; wherein k m is the number of UE bearers on the ingress BH RLC channel m, K is a total number of UE bearers in the logical channel i, and T is an elapsed time since last increasing the first number of tokens (B m ).

10 . The resource allocation apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the resource allocation apparatus is applicable to a second IAB node in an IAB network, the second IAB node being an intermediate IAB node in the IAB network.

11 . The resource allocation apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein logical channel configuration of data from a first BH RLC channel is identical to logical channel configuration of data from a second BH RLC channel in the logical channel j, the identical logical channel configuration is logical channel configuration of the logical channel j.

12 . The resource allocation apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the allocating processor circuitry cyclically performs the following processing, until either data for the logical channel j or uplink grant is exhausted:

allocating a resource for an MAC SDU from the ingress BH RLC channel m with a maximum first number of tokens (B m ) in the logical channel j if the number of tokens of logical channel (B j ) associated with the logical channel j is greater than 0;

subtracting the first number of tokens (B m ) by a size of a served MAC SDU; and

subtracting the number of tokens of logical channel (B j ) by the size of the served MAC SDU.

13 . The resource allocation apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the size of the token bucket is PBR×k m /K×BSD.

14 . The resource allocation apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the acquiring processor circuitry receives configuration information used for indicating the number of UE bearers on a BH RLC channel from an IAB donor.

15 . The resource allocation apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the configuration information is provided by the IAB donor via an F1AP.

16 . The resource allocation apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the configuration information is provided by the IAB donor via RRC signaling.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 3, 2025
From: FUJITSU LIMITED
To: 1FINITY INC.
Reel/Frame 073477/0445 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 13, 2023
From: YI, SU; LI, GUORONG; LU, YANG; JIA, MEIYI; ZHANG, LEI; WANG, XIN
To: FUJITSU LIMITED
Reel/Frame 062960/0752 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020117878 · Sep 25, 2020
Related Publication 20230217426A1 · Jul 6, 2023
References Cited (28)
US 20080062934A1 · Zhao · 2008 [cited by examiner]
US 20090225711A1 · Sammour et al. · 2009 [cited by applicant]
US 20130051334A1 · Sammour · 2013 [cited by examiner]
US 20200045766A1 · Kim · 2020 [cited by examiner]
US 20200145967A1 · Park et al. · 2020 [cited by applicant]
US 20210058328A1 · Xu et al. · 2021 [cited by applicant]
US 20210127293A1 · Hong · 2021 [cited by examiner]
US 20210219183A1 · Huang et al. · 2021 [cited by applicant]
CN 103607775A · 2014 [cited by applicant]
CN 110474849A · 2019 [cited by applicant]
CN 110636555A · 2019 [cited by applicant]
CN 110636628A · 2019 [cited by applicant]
IN 103945540A · 2014 [cited by applicant]
WO 2020063722A1 · 2020 [cited by applicant]
WO 2020086316A1 · 2020 [cited by applicant]
WO WO2020088255A1 · 2020 [cited by examiner]
WO 2020164176A1 · 2020 [cited by applicant]
International Search Report and Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority issued by the China National Intellectual Property Administration for corresponding International Patent Application No. PCT/CN202… [cited by applicant]
Huawei et al., “Discussion on the Impact of packet duplication on Bj”, Agenda Item: 9.15.2, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2 Meeting #103, R2-1812074, resubmission of R2-1808352, Gothenburg, Sweden, Aug. 20-24, 2018. [cited by applicant]
3gpp TS 36.321 V16.1.0, “3rd Generation Partnership Project, Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network; Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol specification (R… [cited by applicant]
Draft 3GPP TS 23.401 V16.6.0+, “3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Services and System Aspects; General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) enhancements for Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Acc… [cited by applicant]
Peng et al., “Study on the technology of 5G IAB and its application in ubiquitous power internet of things”, Wanfang Data, Sep. 2019, No. 9, vol. 32, with an English abstract. [cited by applicant]
Intel Corporation, “Handling of Fairness in IAB”, Agenda Item: 6.1.4.3, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2 Meeting #108, R2-1914738 (revision of R2-1912711) Reno, U.S.A., Nov. 18-22, 2019. [cited by applicant]
3GPP TR 38.874 V16.0.0, “3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network; NR; Study on Integrated Access and Backhaul; (Release 16)”, Dec. 2018. [cited by applicant]
3GPP TS 38.300 V16.1.0, “3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network; NR; NR and NG-RAN Overall Description; Stage 2 (Release 16)”, Mar. 2020. [cited by applicant]
3GPP TS 38.340 V16.0.0, “3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network; NR; Backhaul Adaptation Protocol (BAP) specification (Release 16)”, Mar. 2020. [cited by applicant]
3GPP TS 38.321 V16.1.0, “3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network; NR; Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol specification (Release 16)”, Jul. 2020. [cited by applicant]
First Notification of Office Action and Search Report issued by the China National Intellectual Property Administration for corresponding Chinese Patent Application No. 202080103705.X, mailed on Nov. 21, 2024, with an E… [cited by applicant]