Granted Patent B2

US 12,621,815 · App. 18/040,300 · Granted May 5, 2026

Inventors: Xiaoming Lai (Ottawa, CA); Hatem Abou-Zeid (Calgary, CA)

Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)

H04W72/0453H04W48/12H04W72/23H04W72/044

Abstract

Claims (71)

1 . A method for a network node to adaptively configure bandwidth parts, BWPs, for a wireless device, WD, the method comprising:

selecting at least one use case to be assigned to at least one BWP, the selecting being based at least in part on a WD context, selecting the at least one use case being further based on a use case priority, the use case priority including at least one of: a predefined importance of the at least one use case, and a quality of service, QoS, threshold and, when a measurement condition for a use case is met, updating priorities of the at least one use case by one or more of: updating to predefined levels and replacing a lowest priority use case with the use case, and, when the measurement condition for the use case is not met, updating the priority of the use case to a lower priority; and

adaptively configuring at least one BWP for the WD based on the selected at least one use case.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further including:

configuring the WD to communicate with the network node utilizing at least one preconfigured BWP.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further including:

determining the WD context, the WD context being based at least in part on at least one of:

received signals from the WD; and

an estimated WD context, the estimated WD context being estimated by the network node based at least on one of a monitoring scheduling behavior to WD and the received signals from the WD.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein adaptively configuring at least one BWP for the WD further includes:

assigning the at least one use case to the at least one BWP; and

transmitting the at least one BWP to the WD.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the at least one BWP is transmitted to the WD via a predefined message type, the at least one BWP including a BWP configuration associated with the at least one use case.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further including:

determining an active BWP in current use for communication between the network node and the WD;

selecting a next BWP from the at least one adaptively configured BWP based on the WD context;

switching the active BWP by making the next BWP the active BWP for communication between the network node and the WD; and

transmitting a signal to the WD based on the active BWP, the transmitted signal identifying at least the next BWP.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein switching the active BWP includes switching the active BWP using downlink control information, DCI.

8 . The method of claim 6 , wherein selecting a next BWP is further based on at least a trigger threshold predefined in the selected at least one use case.

9 . A method for a wireless device, WD, supporting communication with a network node, the method comprising:

receiving a signal having at least one adaptively configured BWP based on at least one use case and a WD context, the at least one use case being selected based on a use case priority, the use case priority including at least one of: a predefined importance of the at least one use case, and a quality of service, QoS, threshold and, when a measurement condition for a use case is met, updating priorities of the at least one use case by one or more of: updating to predefined levels and replacing a lowest priority use case with the use case, and, when the measurement condition for the use case is not met, updating the priority of the use case to a lower priority; and

storing the at least one adaptively configured BWP for communication with the network node.

10 . The method of claim 9 , further including:

receiving a configuration, the configuration including at least one preconfigured BWP; and

configuring the WD based on the configuration to communicate with the network node utilizing the at least one preconfigured BWP.

11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the signal having at least one adaptively configured BWP is received via a predefined message type.

12 . The method of claim 11 , further including:

receiving a signal by an active BWP identifying at least a next BWP;

retrieving an adaptively configured BWP based at least on the next BWP; and

switching to the retrieved actively configured BWP for communication between the WD and the network node.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein switching to the retrieved actively configured BWP is based at least on downlink control information, DCI.

14 . The method of claim 12 , wherein identifying at least a next BWP is based at least on a trigger threshold predefined in at least one use case associated with the next BWP.

15 . A network node configured to adaptively configure bandwidth parts, BWPs, for a wireless device, WD, the network node comprising:

processing circuitry, the processing circuitry having a processor and a memory, the processing circuitry configured to:

select at least one use case to be assigned to at least one BWP, the selecting being based at least in part on a WD context, selecting the at least one use case being further based on a use case priority, the use case priority including at least one of: a predefined importance of the at least one use case, and a quality of service, QoS, threshold and, when a measurement condition for a use case is met, updating priorities of the at least one use case by one or more of: updating to predefined levels and replacing a lowest priority use case with the use case, and, when the measurement condition for the use case is not met, updating the priority of the use case to a lower priority; and

adaptively configure at least one BWP for the WD based on the selected at least one use case.

16 . The network node of claim 15 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

configure the WD to communicate with the network node utilizing at least one preconfigured BWP.

17 . The network node of claim 15 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

determine the WD context, the WD context being based at least in part on at least one of:

received signals from the WD; and

an estimated WD context, the estimated WD context being estimated by the network node based at least on one of a monitoring scheduling behavior to WD and the received signals from the WD.

18 . The network node of claim 15 , wherein adaptively configuring at least one BWP for the WD further includes:

assigning the at least one use case to the at least one BWP; and

causing transmission of the at least one BWP to the WD.

19 . The network node of claim 18 , wherein the at least one BWP is caused to be transmitted to the WD via a predefined message type, the at least one BWP including a BWP configuration associated with the at least one use case.

20 . The network node of claim 15 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

determine an active BWP in current use for communication between the network node and the WD;

select a next BWP from the at least one adaptively configured BWP based on the WD context;

switch the active BWP by making the next BWP the active BWP for communication between the network node and the WD; and

cause transmission of a signal to the WD based on the active BWP, the transmission of the signal identifying at least the next BWP.

21 . The network node of claim 20 , wherein switching the active BWP includes switching the active BWP using downlink control information, DCI.

22 . The network node of claim 20 , wherein selecting a next BWP is further based on at least a trigger threshold predefined in the selected at least one use case.

23 . A wireless device, WD, configured to communicate with a network node, the WD comprising:

a radio interface configured to:

receive a signal having at least one adaptively configured BWP based on at least one use case and a WD context, the at least one use case being selected based on a use case priority, the use case priority including at least one of: a predefined importance of the at least one use case, and a quality of service, QoS, threshold and, when a measurement condition for a use case is met, updating priorities of the at least one use case by one or more of: updating to predefined levels and replacing a lowest priority use case with the use case, and, when the measurement condition for the use case is not met, updating the priority of the use case to a lower priority; and

processing circuitry in communication with the radio interface, the processing circuitry having a processor and a memory, the processing circuitry configured to:

store the at least one adaptively configured BWP for communication with the network node.

24 . The WD of claim 23 , wherein the radio interface is further configured to:

receive a configuration, the configuration including at least one preconfigured BWP; and

the processing circuitry is further configured to:

configure the WD based on the configuration to communicate with the network node utilizing the at least one preconfigured BWP.

25 . The WD of claim 23 , wherein the signal having at least one adaptively configured BWP is received via a predefined message type.

26 . The WD of claim 25 , wherein the radio interface is further configured to:

receive a signal by an active BWP identifying at least a next BWP; and

the processing circuitry is further configured to:

retrieve an adaptively configured BWP based at least on the next BWP; and

switch to the retrieved actively configured BWP for communication between the WD and the network node.

27 . The WD of claim 26 , wherein switching to the retrieved actively configured BWP is based at least on downlink control information, DCI.

28 . The WD of claim 26 , wherein identifying at least a next BWP is based at least on a trigger threshold predefined in at least one use case associated with the next BWP.

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