IP Library Granted Patent US 12,563,530
Granted Patent B2
US 12,563,530 · App. 17/961,964 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

Resource configuration method and apparatus, device, and storage medium

Inventor: Jia Shen (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
H04W72/02H04W72/044H04W72/23H04W80/02
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Patent No.
US 12,563,530
App. No.
17/961,964
Granted
Feb 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to communication technology, and provides a resource configuration method and apparatus, a device, and a storage medium. The method includes: receiving first resource configuration information from a network device. The first resource configuration information includes n resource configuration combinations each including first-type resource configuration information and second-type resource configuration information, where n is positive integer. The first-type resource configuration information indicates a radio resource configuration, and the second-type resource configuration information indicates an Artificial Intelligence (AI) resource configuration. The combined configuration solution according to the embodiments of the present disclosure can reduce the number of times the network device performs resource scheduling, and reduce the processing overhead of the network device.

Claims (114)

1 . A resource configuration method, applied in a terminal device, the resource configuration method comprising:

receiving first resource configuration information from a network device, the first resource configuration information comprising n resource configuration combinations each comprising first-type resource configuration information and second-type resource configuration information, where n is a positive integer,

wherein the first-type resource configuration information indicates a radio resource configuration, and the second-type resource configuration information indicates an Artificial Intelligence (AI) resource configuration;

wherein the resource configuration method further comprises:

selecting a first resource configuration combination from the first resource configuration information, the first resource configuration combination matching device operation information of the terminal device;

receiving resource indication information from the network device, the resource indication information indicating a first resource configuration combination in the first resource configuration information, the first resource configuration combination matching device operation information of the terminal device; and

selecting the first resource configuration combination based on the resource indication information,

wherein

the resource indication information is carried in Downlink Control Information (DCI); or

the resource indication information is carried in a Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE).

2 . The resource configuration method according to claim 1 , wherein the second-type resource configuration information comprises at least one of:

model usage information indicating an AI model used by the terminal device;

model execution information indicating a part of the model that the terminal device is responsible for executing in the AI model used by the terminal device;

model operation information indicating that a part of operation that the terminal device is responsible for executing in the AI model used by the terminal device;

model download information indicating an AI model downloaded by the terminal device;

data usage information indicating training data used by the terminal device when training the AI model;

data reporting information indicating a frequency at which the terminal device reports a training result of the AI model; or

resource usage information indicating an amount of resources used by the terminal device when performing an operation related to the AI model.

3 . The resource configuration method according to claim 2 , wherein the model usage information comprises: an identifier of the AI model used by the terminal device;

wherein the model execution information comprises: information on a model split point of the AI model used by the terminal device;

wherein the model operation information comprises: information on an operation split point of the AI model used by the terminal device;

wherein the model download information comprises: an identifier of the AI model downloaded by the terminal device;

wherein the data usage information comprises: an amount of training data used by the terminal device when training the AI model;

wherein the data reporting information comprises: a reporting period for the terminal device to report the training result of the AI model; and

wherein the resource usage information comprises: computing power used by the terminal device when performing the operation related to the AI model.

4 . The resource configuration method according to claim 1 , wherein the first-type resource configuration information comprises at least one of: time domain resource information, frequency domain resource information, space domain resource information, or code domain resource information; and

wherein

the first resource configuration information is carried in Radio Resource Control RRC) configuration information; or

the first resource configuration information is carried in system information.

5 . The resource configuration method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving resource activation information from the network device, the resource activation information indicating m resource configuration combinations in the first resource configuration information, where m is a positive integer smaller than or equal to n; and

activating the m resource configuration combinations based on the resource activation information,

wherein the resource configuration method further comprises, subsequent to activating the m resource configuration combinations based on the resource activation information:

selecting a first resource configuration combination from the m resource configuration combinations, the first resource configuration combination matching device operation information of the terminal device,

wherein

the resource activation information is carried in Downlink Control Information (DCI); or

the resource activation information is carried in a Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE).

6 . The resource configuration method according to claim 1 , wherein the device operation information of the terminal device comprises: a radio resource to be used by the terminal device and computing power to be used by the terminal device, and

the first resource configuration combination matching the device operation information of the terminal device comprises: the first-type resource configuration information in the first resource configuration combination matching the radio resource to be used by the terminal device, and the second-type resource configuration information in the first resource configuration combination matching the computing power to be used by the terminal device.

7 . A terminal device, comprising:

a processor; and

a transceiver connected to the processor and configured to receive first resource configuration information from a network device, the first resource configuration information comprising n resource configuration combinations each comprising first-type resource configuration information and second-type resource configuration information, where n is a positive integer,

wherein the first-type resource configuration information indicates a radio resource configuration, and the second-type resource configuration information indicates an Artificial Intelligence (AI) resource configuration;

wherein the processor is configured to select a first resource configuration combination from the first resource configuration information, the first resource configuration combination matching device operation information of the terminal device;

the transceiver is configured to receive resource indication information from the network device, the resource indication information indicating a first resource configuration combination in the first resource configuration information, the first resource configuration combination matching device operation information of the terminal device; and

the processor is configured to select the first resource configuration combination based on the resource indication information,

wherein

the resource indication information is carried in Downlink Control Information (DCI); or

the resource indication information is carried in a Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE).

8 . The terminal device according to claim 7 , wherein the second-type resource configuration information comprises at least one of:

model usage information indicating an AI model used by the terminal device;

model execution information indicating a part of the model that the terminal device is responsible for executing in the AI model used by the terminal device;

model operation information indicating that a part of operation that the terminal device is responsible for executing in the AI model used by the terminal device;

model download information indicating an AI model downloaded by the terminal device;

data usage information indicating training data used by the terminal device when training the AI model;

data reporting information indicating a frequency at which the terminal device reports a training result of the AI model; or

resource usage information indicating an amount of resources used by the terminal device when performing an operation related to the AI model.

9 . The terminal device according to claim 8 , wherein the model usage information comprises: an identifier of the AI model used by the terminal device;

wherein the model execution information comprises: information on a model split point of the AI model used by the terminal device;

wherein the model operation information comprises: information on an operation split point of the AI model used by the terminal device;

wherein the model download information comprises: an identifier of the AI model downloaded by the terminal device;

wherein the data usage information comprises: an amount of training data used by the terminal device when training the AI model;

wherein the data reporting information comprises: a reporting period for the terminal device to report the training result of the AI model; and

wherein the resource usage information comprises: computing power used by the terminal device when performing the operation related to the AI model.

10 . The terminal device according to claim 7 , wherein the first-type resource configuration information comprises at least one of: time domain resource information, frequency domain resource information, space domain resource information, or code domain resource information; and

wherein

the first resource configuration information is carried in Radio Resource Control (RRC) configuration information; or

the first resource configuration information is carried in system information.

11 . The terminal device according to claim 7 , wherein:

the transceiver is configured to receive resource activation information from the network device, the resource activation information indicating m resource configuration combinations in the first resource configuration information, where m is a positive integer smaller than or equal to n;

the processor is configured to activate the m resource configuration combinations based on the resource activation information;

the processor is further configured to select a first resource configuration combination from the m resource configuration combinations, the first resource configuration combination matching device operation information of the terminal device; and

wherein

the resource activation information is carried in Downlink Control Information (DCI); or

the resource activation information is carried in a Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE).

12 . The terminal device according to claim 7 , wherein the device operation information of the terminal device comprises: a radio resource to be used by the terminal device and computing power to be used by the terminal device, and

the first resource configuration combination matching the device operation information of the terminal device comprises: the first-type resource configuration information in the first resource configuration combination matching the radio resource to be used by the terminal device, and the second-type resource configuration information in the first resource configuration combination matching the computing power to be used by the terminal device.

13 . A network device, comprising:

a processor; and

a transceiver connected to the processor and configured to transmit first resource configuration information to a terminal device, the first resource configuration information comprising n resource configuration combinations each comprising first-type resource configuration information and second-type resource configuration information, where n is a positive integer,

wherein the first-type resource configuration information indicates a radio resource configuration, and the second-type resource configuration information indicates an Artificial Intelligence (AI) resource configuration,

to cause the terminal device to:

select a first resource configuration combination from the first resource configuration information, the first resource configuration combination matching device operation information of the terminal device;

the transceiver is configured to transmit resource indication information to the terminal device to cause the terminal device to select the first resource configuration combination based on the resource indication information, the resource indication information indicating a first resource configuration combination in the first resource configuration information, the first resource configuration combination matching device operation information of the terminal device,

wherein

the resource indication information is carried in Downlink Control Information (DCI); or

the resource indication information is carried in a Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE).

14 . The network device according to claim 13 , wherein the second-type resource configuration information comprises at least one of:

model usage information indicating an AI model used by the terminal device;

model execution information indicating a part of the model that the terminal device is responsible for executing in the AI model used by the terminal device;

model operation information indicating that a part of operation that the terminal device is responsible for executing in the AI model used by the terminal device;

model download information indicating an AI model downloaded by the terminal device;

data usage information indicating training data used by the terminal device when training the AI model;

data reporting information indicating a frequency at which the terminal device reports a training result of the AI model; or

resource usage information indicating an amount of resources used by the terminal device when performing an operation related to the AI model.

15 . The network device according to claim 14 , wherein the model usage information comprises: an identifier of the AI model used by the terminal device;

wherein the model execution information comprises: information on a model split point of the AI model used by the terminal device;

wherein the model operation information comprises: information on an operation split point of the AI model used by the terminal device;

wherein the model download information comprises: an identifier of the AI model downloaded by the terminal device;

wherein the data usage information comprises: an amount of training data used by the terminal device when training the AI model;

wherein the data reporting information comprises: a reporting period for the terminal device to report the training result of the AI model;

wherein the resource usage information comprises: computing power used by the terminal device when performing the operation related to the AI model.

16 . The network device according to claim 13 , wherein the first-type resource configuration information comprises at least one of: time domain resource information, frequency domain resource information, space domain resource information, or code domain resource information; and

wherein

the first resource configuration information is carried in Radio Resource Control (RRC) configuration information; or

the first resource configuration information is carried in system information.

17 . The network device according to claim 13 , wherein:

the device operation information of the terminal device comprises: a radio resource to be used by the terminal device and computing power to be used by the terminal device, and

the first resource configuration combination matching the device operation information of the terminal device comprises: the first-type resource configuration information in the first resource configuration combination matching the radio resource to be used by the terminal device, and the second-type resource configuration information in the first resource configuration combination matching the computing power to be used by the terminal device.

18 . The network device according to claim 13 , wherein:

the transceiver is configured to transmit resource activation information to the terminal device, the resource activation information indicating m resource configuration combinations in the first resource configuration information, where m is a positive integer smaller than or equal to n,

wherein

the resource activation information is carried in Downlink Control Information (DCI); or

the resource activation information is carried in a Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 7, 2022
From: SHEN, JIA
To: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
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Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020084306 · Apr 10, 2020
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