Granted Patent B2

US 12,684,400 · App. 18/198,142 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Inventors: Negin Sadat Saatchi (Victoria, CA); Hong-Chuan Yang (Victoria, CA)

Assignee: UVic Industry Partnerships Inc.

H04W28/0236H04L1/08H04W24/08H04W28/06

Abstract

Claims (50)

1 . A computer-implemented method comprising:

for each of a plurality of combinations of (i) data packet size, (ii) channel state information, and (iii) latency requirement:

jointly determining values of a plurality of transmission parameters including slot size, subcarrier spacing, modulation scheme, and coding rate;

acquiring a data packet;

for a given combination, among the plurality of combinations, having (i) a size of the data packet, (ii) the channel state information of a channel over which the data packet is to be transmitted, and (iii) the latency requirement for the data packet:

obtaining the respective jointly determined values of the plurality of transmission parameters; and

causing wireless transmission of the data packet according to the respective jointly determined values of the plurality of transmission parameters; and

subsequent to the wireless transmission, causing wireless retransmission of the data packet, wherein elapsed time from the acquiring to the wireless retransmission is within the latency requirement.

2 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the jointly determining maximizes reliability subject to the latency requirement.

3 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising, in a case where the transmitted data packet is not successfully received within a maximum latency interval, discarding the data packet.

4 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the data packet is a first data packet, and the method further comprises:

repeating the acquiring, obtaining, and causing for a succession of data packets including the first data packet.

5 . The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , wherein the succession of data packets originates from multiple streams of data.

6 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless transmission is performed according to a standard that provides one or more of: flexible subcarrier spacing or flexible slot size.

7 . One or more computer-readable media storing instructions which, when executed by one or more hardware processors, actuate the one or more hardware processors to:

acquire a data packet;

obtain jointly determined values of a plurality of transmission parameters, corresponding to (i) a size of the data packet, (ii) channel state information of a channel over which transmission of the data packet is to be performed, and (iii) a latency requirement;

wherein the values are jointly determined by solving a Markov decision process (MDP) problem; and

cause wireless transmission of the data packet according to the jointly determined parameter values.

8 . The one or more computer-readable media of claim 7 , wherein the transmission parameters comprise: a modulation scheme, a coding rate, a slot size, and a subcarrier spacing.

9 . The one or more computer-readable media of claim 7 , further comprising:

causing the jointly determined parameter values to be transmitted over a control channel to an intended receiver of the data packet.

10 . The one or more computer-readable media of claim 7 , further comprising:

causing retransmission of the data packet, wherein the wireless transmission and the retransmission both occur within a latency window of the data packet.

11 . An apparatus comprising:

a radio transmitter;

one or more hardware processors with memory coupled thereto;

computer-readable media storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more hardware processors:

cause the one or more hardware processors to:

acquire a data packet; and

obtain jointly determined values of a plurality of transmission parameters, corresponding to (i) a size of the data packet, (ii) channel state information of a channel over which transmission of the data packet is to be performed, and (iii) a latency requirement;

wherein the values are jointly determined by solving a Markov decision process (MDP) problem; and

cause the apparatus to:

transmit the data packet to a receiver according to the jointly determined values.

12 . An Internet-of-Things (IoT) device comprising the apparatus of claim 11 .

13 . A motor vehicle comprising the apparatus of claim 11 .

14 . An industrial automation system comprising the apparatus of claim 11 .

15 . The apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising:

a sensor coupled to the one or more hardware processors, the sensor sourcing signal data included in the data packet.

16 . A system comprising:

the apparatus of claim 11 ; and

the receiver.

17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the receiver is configured to:

transmit the channel state information to the apparatus; and

transmit an acknowledgement to the apparatus indicating whether the data packet was successfully received.

18 . The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , wherein the succession of data packets further includes a second data packet, the first data packet and the second data packet being distinct data packets respectively originating from distinct streams of data, and wherein:

the first and second data packets are acquired from distinct source components;

the first and second data packets are wirelessly transmitted to distinct intended receivers;

the first and second data packets have distinct transmission constraints; or

the first and second data packets are of distinct data packet types.

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