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US 12,457,600 · App. 17/970,047 · Granted Oct 28, 2025

Resource allocation method and terminal

Inventor: Zhenshan Zhao (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
H04W72/1263H04W72/20H04W72/569H04W92/18
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Patent No.
US 12,457,600
App. No.
17/970,047
Granted
Oct 28, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a resource allocation method and a terminal. The resource allocation method includes: transmitting, by a first terminal, first information to a second terminal. The first information instructs the second terminal to allocate a sidelink transmission resource to the first terminal. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the sidelink transmission resource is allocated by the terminal to reduce interference in sidelink transmissions of individual terminals. In addition, compared with applying for a transmission resource from a network, the method can reduce delay, shorten allocation time, and improve allocation efficiency.

Claims (77)

1. A resource allocation method, comprising:

transmitting, by a first terminal, first information to a second terminal, the first information instructing the second terminal to allocate a sidelink transmission resource to the first terminal; wherein

the first information comprises a Scheduling Request (SR), and the SR is carried in a physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH) transmitted from the first terminal to the second terminal; and

the first information further comprises destination address information, wherein the destination address information comprises an identifier of a third terminal, the third terminal being a receiver terminal of sidelink data to be transmitted by the first terminal.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first information further comprises a Buffer Status Report (BSR).

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first information further comprises relevant information of the sidelink data to be transmitted by the first terminal,

wherein the relevant information of the sidelink data to be transmitted by the first terminal comprises at least one of:

period information of the sidelink data to be transmitted;

delay information of the sidelink data to be transmitted;

reliability information of the sidelink data to be transmitted;

priority information of the sidelink data to be transmitted; or

an information size of the sidelink data to be transmitted.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first information further comprises terminal assistance information,

wherein the terminal assistance information comprises at least one of:

a bandwidth supported by the first terminal;

a number of carriers supported by the first terminal;

a number of channels supported by the first terminal;

a maximum number of antenna ports supported by the first terminal;

a maximum number of transmission layers of the first terminal;

a modulation level supported by the first terminal; or

a capability level of the first terminal.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first information further comprises at least one of:

an available resource set;

an unavailable resource set;

a Channel Busy Ratio (CBR); or

power information.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the power information comprises at least one of:

information on maximum transmission power of the first terminal;

information on power that the first terminal expects to receive; or

information on power headroom of the first terminal.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first information further comprises synchronization source information, wherein the synchronization source information comprises at least one of a type, reliability, and a measurement result of a synchronization source of the first terminal.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first information is carried by at least one of:

Sidelink Control Information (SCI);

a PSFCH;

PC5-Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling; or

a Media Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE).

9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, having a computer program stored thereon, wherein the computer program causes a computer to perform the method according to claim 1 .

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein sidelink feedback information corresponding to the sidelink data to be transmitted by the first terminal is transmitted by the third terminal to the second terminal directly.

11. A resource allocation method, comprising:

receiving, by a second terminal, first information from a first terminal; and

allocating, by the second terminal based on the first information, a sidelink transmission resource to the first terminal; wherein

the first information comprises a Scheduling Request (SR), and the SR is carried in a physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH) received by the second terminal from the first terminal; and

the first information further comprises destination address information, the destination address information comprising an identifier of a third terminal.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the first information further comprises a Buffer Status Report (BSR).

13. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the first information further comprises relevant information of sidelink data to be transmitted by the first terminal,

wherein the relevant information of the sidelink data to be transmitted by the first terminal comprises at least one of:

period information of the sidelink data to be transmitted;

delay information of the sidelink data to be transmitted;

reliability information of the sidelink data to be transmitted;

priority information of the sidelink data to be transmitted; or

an information size of the sidelink data to be transmitted.

14. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the first information further comprises terminal assistance information,

wherein the terminal assistance information comprises at least one of:

a bandwidth supported by the first terminal;

a number of carriers supported by the first terminal;

a number of channels supported by the first terminal;

a maximum number of antenna ports supported by the first terminal;

a maximum number of transmission layers of the first terminal;

a modulation level supported by the first terminal; or

a capability level of the first terminal.

15. The method according to any claim 11 , wherein the first information further comprises at least one of:

an available resource set;

an unavailable resource set;

a Channel Busy Ratio (CBR); or

power information.

16. The method according to claim 11 ,

wherein the method further comprises:

allocating, by the second terminal, a transmission resource of sidelink feedback information to the first terminal, the transmission resource being used by the first terminal to transmit sidelink data to the third terminal.

17. The method according to claim 16 , wherein the sidelink feedback information is transmitted by the third terminal device to the second terminal device directly.

18. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the first information further comprises synchronization source information, and the synchronization source information comprises at least one of a type, reliability, and a measurement result of a synchronization source of the first terminal.

19. A terminal, comprising:

a memory having a computer program stored thereon; and

a processor configured to invoke and execute the computer program stored in the memory to:

transmit first information to a second terminal, the first information instructing the second terminal to allocate a sidelink transmission resource to the first terminal; wherein

the first information comprises a Scheduling Request (SR), and the SR is carried in a physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH) transmitted to the second terminal; and

the first information further comprises destination address information, wherein the destination address information comprises an identifier of a third terminal, the third terminal being a receiver terminal of sidelink data to be transmitted by the terminal.

20. The terminal according to claim 19 , wherein sidelink feedback information corresponding to the sidelink data to be transmitted by the terminal is transmitted by the third terminal to the second terminal directly.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 20, 2022
From: ZHAO, ZHENSHAN
To: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061484/0033 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020086167 · Apr 22, 2020
Related Publication 20230041458A1 · Feb 9, 2023
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