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US 9,848,409 · App. 14/656,129 · Granted Dec 19, 2017

Resource scheduling method, device, and communications system

Inventors: Junren Chang (Beijing, CN); Yajuan Li (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
H04W72/0406H04L5/0035H04L5/0087H04W36/22H04W72/0486H04W72/1252
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Patent No.
US 9,848,409
App. No.
14/656,129
Granted
Dec 19, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention disclose a resource scheduling method, device, and communications system. The method includes: sending, by a first base station, a first data offloading proportion to a user equipment; receiving, by the first base station, a first buffer status report that is generated based on the first data offloading proportion and sent by the user equipment, where a buffered data volume included in the first buffer status report needs to be transmitted by the first base station; sending, by the first base station, uplink resource scheduling information to the user equipment based on the first buffer status report, where an uplink transmission resource indicated by the uplink resource scheduling information is used to transmit uplink data of the user equipment that should be borne by the first base station. The embodiments of the present invention are applied to resource scheduling.

Claims (42)

1. A resource scheduling method, comprising:

sending, by a first base station, a first data offloading proportion to a user equipment through a second base station, wherein the first data offloading proportion comprises at least one of the following items: a proportion of uplink data of the user equipment that is borne by the second base station to uplink data of the user equipment that is borne by the first base station, a proportion of the uplink data of the user equipment that is borne by the first base station to the uplink data of the user equipment that is borne by the second base station, a proportion of the uplink data of the user equipment that is borne by the second base station to uplink data of the user equipment that is jointly borne by the first base station and the second base station, and a proportion of the uplink data of the user equipment that is borne by the first base station to the uplink data of the user equipment that is jointly borne by the first base station and the second base station;

receiving, by the first base station, a first buffer status report that is generated based on the first data offloading proportion and sent by the user equipment, wherein the first buffer status report indicates a buffered data volume to be transmitted by the first base station; and

sending, by the first base station, uplink resource scheduling information to the user equipment based on the first buffer status report, wherein an uplink transmission resource indicated by the uplink resource scheduling information is used to transmit uplink data of the user equipment that is borne by the first base station;

wherein the first base station is a macro base station, and the second base station is a micro base station.

2. A resource scheduling method, comprising:

receiving, by a user equipment, a first data offloading proportion forwarded from a second base station which receives the first data offloading proportion from a first base station, wherein the first data offloading proportion comprises at least one of the following items: a proportion of uplink data of the user equipment that is borne by the first base station to uplink data of the user equipment that is borne by the second base station, a proportion of the uplink data of the user equipment that is borne by the second base station to the uplink data of the user equipment that is borne by the first base station, a proportion of the uplink data of the user equipment that is borne by the second base station to uplink data of the user equipment that is jointly borne by the first base station and the second base station, and a proportion of the uplink data of the user equipment that is borne by the first base station to the uplink data of the user equipment that is jointly borne by the first base station and the second base station;

generating, by the user equipment based on the first data offloading proportion, a first buffer status report and a second buffer status report, wherein the first buffer status report indicates a buffered data volume to be transmitted by the first base station, and the second buffer status report indicates a buffered data volume available for transmission implemented by the second base station;

sending, by the user equipment, the first buffer status report to the first base station, and sending the second buffer status report to the second base station; and

receiving, by the user equipment, first uplink resource scheduling information that is sent by the first base station based on the first buffer status report, and second uplink resource scheduling information that is sent by the second base station based on the second buffer status report, wherein a first uplink transmission resource indicated by the first uplink resource scheduling information is used to transmit the uplink data of the user equipment that is borne by the first base station, and a second uplink transmission resource indicated by the second uplink resource scheduling information is used to transmit the uplink data of the user equipment that is borne by the second base station;

wherein the first base station is a macro base station, and the second base station is a micro base station.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein a proportion of the buffered data volume comprised in the first buffer status report to the buffered data volume comprised in the second buffer status report is determined by the user equipment based on the first data offloading proportion.

4. A resource scheduling method, comprising:

determining, by a first base station, a data offloading proportion that is currently borne by the first base station, and sending the data offloading proportion to a user equipment through a second base station;

receiving, by the first base station, a buffer status report sent by the user equipment, wherein the buffer status report comprises a total buffered data volume of the user equipment;

sending, by the first base station, uplink resource scheduling information to the user equipment according to the buffer status report and the data offloading proportion that is borne by the first base station, wherein an uplink transmission resource indicated by the uplink resource scheduling information is used to transmit uplink data of the user equipment that is borne by the first base station, wherein

the data offloading proportion that is borne by the first base station comprises at least one of the following items: a proportion of uplink data of the user equipment that is borne by the first base station to uplink data of the user equipment that is borne by the second base station, and a proportion of the uplink data of the user equipment that is borne by the first base station to uplink data of the user equipment that is jointly borne by the first base station and the second base station;

wherein the first base station is a macro base station, and the second base station is a micro base station.

5. A first base station, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing computer program instructions which, when executed by the processor, perform operations comprising:

sending a first data offloading proportion to a user equipment through a second base station, wherein the first data offloading proportion comprises at least one of the following items: a proportion of uplink data of the user equipment that is borne by a second base station to uplink data of the user equipment that is borne by the first base station, a proportion of the uplink data of the user equipment that is borne by the first base station to the uplink data of the user equipment that is borne by the second base station, a proportion of the uplink data of the user equipment that is borne by the second base station to uplink data of the user equipment that is jointly borne by the first base station and the second base station, and a proportion of the uplink data of the user equipment that is borne by the first base station to the uplink data of the user equipment that is jointly borne by the first base station and the second base station;

receiving a first buffer status report that is generated based on the first data offloading proportion and sent by the user equipment, wherein the first buffer status report indicates a buffered data volume to be transmitted by the first base station; and

sending uplink resource scheduling information to the user equipment based on the first buffer status report, wherein an uplink transmission resource indicated by the uplink resource scheduling information is used to transmit uplink data of the user equipment that is borne by the first base station;

wherein the first base station is a macro base station, and the second base station is a micro base station.

6. A user equipment, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing computer program instructions which, when executed by the processor, perform operations comprising:

receiving a first data offloading proportion forwarded from a second base station which receives the first data offloading proportion from a first base station, wherein the first data offloading proportion comprises at least one of the following items: a proportion of uplink data of the user equipment that is borne by the first base station to uplink data of the user equipment that is borne by the second base station, a proportion of the uplink data of the user equipment that is borne by the second base station to the uplink data of the user equipment that is borne by the first base station, a proportion of the uplink data of the user equipment that is borne by the second base station to uplink data of the user equipment that is jointly borne by the first base station and the second base station, and a proportion of the uplink data of the user equipment that is borne by the first base station to the uplink data of the user equipment that is jointly borne by the first base station and the second base station;

generating, based on the first data offloading proportion, a first buffer status report and a second buffer status report, wherein the first buffer status report indicates a buffered data volume available for transmission implemented by the first base station, and the second buffer status report indicates a buffered data volume to be transmitted by the second base station;

sending the first buffer status report to the first base station, and sending the second buffer status report to the second base station; and

receiving first uplink resource scheduling information that is sent by the first base station based on the first buffer status report, and second uplink resource scheduling information that is sent by the second base station based on the second buffer status report, wherein a first uplink transmission resource indicated by the first uplink resource scheduling information is used to transmit the uplink data of the user equipment that is borne by the first base station, and a second uplink transmission resource indicated by the second uplink resource scheduling information is used to transmit the uplink data of the user equipment that is borne by the second base station;

wherein the first base station is a macro base station, and the second base station is a micro base station.

7. The user equipment according to claim 6 , wherein a proportion of the buffered data volume comprised in the first buffer status report to the buffered data volume comprised in the second buffer status report is determined by the user equipment based on the first data offloading proportion.

8. A first base station, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing computer program instructions which, when executed by the processor, perform operations comprising:

determining, a data offloading proportion that is currently borne by the first base station, and sending the data offloading proportion to a user equipment through a second base station when;

receiving a buffer status report sent by the user equipment, wherein the buffer status report comprises a total buffered data volume of the user equipment;

sending uplink resource scheduling information to the user equipment according to the buffer status report and the data offloading proportion that is borne by the first base station, wherein an uplink transmission resource indicated by the uplink resource scheduling information is used to transmit uplink data of the user equipment that is borne by the first base station,

wherein the data offloading proportion that is borne by the first base station comprises at least one of the following items: a proportion of uplink data of the user equipment that is borne by the first base station to uplink data of the user equipment that is borne by the second base station, and a proportion of the uplink data of the user equipment that is borne by the first base station to uplink data of the user equipment that is jointly borne by the first base station and the second base station;

wherein the first base station is a macro base station, and the second base station is a micro base station.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 12, 2015
From: CHANG, JUNREN; LI, YAJUAN
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 035151/0967 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2012 1 0336540 · Sep 12, 2012 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2013081509 · Aug 15, 2013
Related Publication 20150189570A1 · Jul 2, 2015