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Granted Patent B2
US 11,659,582 · App. 16/876,557 · Granted May 23, 2023

Method and apparatus for 5G migration in frequency interference combination band

Inventors: Jooyoung Baek (Suwon-si, KR); Byoungyoon Min (Suwon-si, KR); Hyoyol Park (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W72/541H04W72/0453
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Patent No.
US 11,659,582
App. No.
16/876,557
Granted
May 23, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure relates to a communication technique for combining a 5 th generation (5G) communication system with an IoT technology to support a higher data transmission rate than a 4 th generation (4G) system, and a system thereof. The disclosure may be applied to intelligent services (for example, services related to smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail business, security and safety, etc.) based on a 5G communication technology and an IoT-related technology. A method and an apparatus for 5G migration in a frequency interference combination band and, more specifically, to a scheduling method and apparatus for interference control and efficient resource utilization in a mobile communication system supporting a carrier aggregation technology, a dual connectivity or multi-connectivity technology, or the like which simultaneously uses a plurality of frequency resources are provided.

Claims (42)

1. A method performed by a first base station in a communication system, the method comprising:

identifying that a first frequency band associated with a first cell and a second frequency band associated with a second cell are a frequency combination in which inter-modulation distortion (IMD) interference or harmonic interference occurs;

identifying resource assignment information allocating resources for a terminal, wherein a resource not used by a first cell is allocated as a resource for a cell other than the first cell; and

transmitting the resource assignment information to the terminal; and

transmitting or receiving a signal based on the resource assignment information,

wherein, in case that the first frequency band associated with the first cell and the second frequency band associated with the second cell are a frequency combination in which IMD interference occurs, a downlink (DL) resource not used by the first cell is allocated as a DL resource for the second cell, and an uplink (UL) resource not used by the first cell is allocated as an UL resource for the second cell.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first cell corresponds to long term evolution (LTE) and the second cell corresponds to new radio (NR).

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second frequency band associated with the second cell is higher than the first frequency band associated with the first cell.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein, in case that the first frequency band associated with the first cell and the second frequency band associated with the second cell are a frequency combination in which IMD interference occurs, an uplink (UL) resource not used by the first cell is allocated as a supplementary uplink (SUL) resource of a third cell.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein, in case that the first frequency band associated with the first cell and the second frequency band associated with the second cell are a frequency combination in which IMD interference and harmonic interference occurs, an UL resource not used by the first cell is allocated as a supplementary uplink (SUL) resource of a third cell, and a DL resource and an UL resource not used by the second cell is allocated as a DL resource and a UL resource of a fourth cell.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein, in case that the first frequency band associated with the first cell and the second frequency band associated with the second cell are a frequency combination in which harmonic interference occurs, a DL resource and an UL resource not used by the second cell is allocated as a DL resource and a UL resource of a fourth cell.

7. A method performed by a terminal in a communication system, the method comprising:

receiving configuration for a first cell and a second cell, wherein a first frequency band associated with the first cell and a second frequency band associated with the second cell are a frequency combination in which inter-modulation distortion (IMD) interference or harmonic interference occurs;

receiving, from a first base station, resource assignment information allocating resource for the terminal, wherein a resource not used by a first cell is allocated as a resource for a cell other than the first cell; and

transmitting or receiving a signal, based on resource assignment information,

wherein, in case that the first frequency band associated with the first cell and the second frequency band associated with the second cell are a frequency combination in which IMD interference occurs, a downlink (DL) resource not used by the first cell is allocated as a DL resource for the second cell, and an uplink (UL) resource not used by the first cell is allocated as an UL resource for the second cell.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the first cell corresponds to a long term evolution (LTE) and the second cell corresponds to new radio (NR).

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the second frequency band associated with the second cell is higher than the first frequency band associated with the first cell.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein, in case that the first frequency band associated with the first cell and the second frequency band associated with the second cell are a frequency combination in which IMD interference occurs, an uplink (UL) resource not used by the first cell is allocated as a supplementary uplink (SUL) resource of a third cell.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein, in case that the first frequency band associated with the first cell and the second frequency band associated with the second cell are a frequency combination in which IMD interference and harmonic interference occur, an UL resource not used by the first cell is allocated as a supplementary uplink (SUL) resource of a third cell, and a DL resource and an UL resource not used by the second cell is allocated as a DL resource and a UL resource of a fourth cell.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein, in case that the first frequency band associated with the first cell and the second frequency band associated with the second cell are a frequency combination in which harmonic interference occurs, a DL resource and an UL resource not used by the second cell is allocated as a DL resource and a UL resource of a fourth cell.

13. A first base station in a communication system, the first base station comprising:

a transceiver; and

at least one processor configured to:

identify that a first frequency band associated with a first cell and a second frequency band associated with a second cell are a frequency combination in which inter-modulation distortion (IMD) interference or harmonic interference occurs,

identify resource assignment information allocating resources for a terminal, wherein a resource not used by a first cell is allocated as a resource for a cell other than the first cell,

transmit the resource assignment information to the terminal; and

transmit or receive a signal based on the resource assignment information,

wherein, in case that the first frequency band associated with the first cell and the second frequency band associated with the second cell are a frequency combination in which IMD interference occurs, a downlink (DL) resource not used by the first cell is allocated as a DL resource for the second cell, and an uplink (UL) resource not used by the first cell is allocated as an UL resource for the second cell wherein a resource of the identified unused resources of the first cell is used for a cell.

14. The first base station of claim 13 ,

wherein the first cell corresponds to a long term evolution (LTE) and the second cell corresponds to new radio (NR), and

wherein the second frequency band associated with the second cell is higher than the first frequency band associated with the first cell.

15. A terminal in a communication system, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver; and

at least one processor configured to:

receive configuration for a first cell and a second cell, wherein a first frequency band associated with the first cell and a second frequency band associated with the second cell are a frequency combination in which inter-modulation distortion (IMD) interference or harmonic interference occurs,

receive, from a first base station, resource assignment information allocating resource for the terminal, wherein a resource not used by a first cell is allocated as a resource for a cell other than the first cell, and

transmit or receive a signal, based on resource assignment information,

wherein, in case that the first frequency band associated with the first cell and the second frequency band associated with the second cell are a frequency combination in which IMD interference occurs, a downlink (DL) resource not used by the first cell is allocated as a DL resource for the second cell, and an uplink (UL) resource not used by the first cell is allocated as an UL resource for the second cell.

16. The terminal of claim 15 ,

wherein the first cell corresponds to a long term evolution (LTE) and the second cell corresponds to new radio (NR), and

wherein the second frequency band associated with the second cell is higher than the first frequency band associated with the first cell.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 18, 2020
From: BAEK, JOOYOUNG; MIN, BYOUNGYOON; PARK, HYOYOL
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052687/0518 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62848691 · May 16, 2019
Related Publication 20200367258A1 · Nov 19, 2020