Methods and nodes in a wireless communication network
AssigneeHuawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
InventorsXavier Gelabert, Petteri Kela, George Koudouridis, Johan Christer Qvarfordt
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Abstract
An Access Node (ANd), for allocating a beacon resource pattern to a User Node (UNd), is configured to: detect the UNd by receiving an uplink beacon signal from the UNd; allocate a beacon resource pattern from a predetermined set of beacon resource patterns to the detected UNd; and signal information about the allocated beacon resource pattern to the UNd.
Claims18
An access node (ANd) for allocating a beacon resource pattern to a user node (UNd), wherein the ANd comprises:
- a receiver, configured to receive an uplink beacon signal from the UNd;
- a processor, configured to:
- detect the UNd based on receiving the uplink beacon signal from the UNd;
- allocate a beacon resource pattern, from a predetermined set of beacon resource patterns, to the detected UNd;
- and
- signal information about the allocated beacon resource pattern to the UNd;
- wherein the processor is further configured to:
- determine that beacon utilization of the UNd is lower than a threshold limit, wherein the beacon utilization corresponds to a ratio between a number of used beacon resources and a number of available resources of a currently allocated beacon resource pattern;
- and
- in response to determining that the beacon utilization of the UNd is lower than the threshold limit, allocate a beacon resource pattern with a lower beaconing rate than the currently allocated beacon resource pattern to the UNd.
A method for allocating a beacon resource pattern to a user node (UNd), wherein the method comprises:
- detecting, by an access node (ANd), the UNd based on receiving an uplink beacon signal from the UNd;
- allocating, by the ANd, a beacon resource pattern, from a predetermined set of beacon resource patterns, to the detected UNd;
- and
- signalling, by the ANd, the allocated beacon resource pattern to the UNd;
- wherein the method further comprises:
- determining, by the ANd, that beacon utilization of the UNd is lower than a threshold limit, wherein the beacon utilization corresponds to a ratio between a number of used beacon resources and a number of available resources of a currently allocated beacon resource pattern;
- and
- allocating, by the ANd, a beacon resource pattern with a lower beaconing rate than the currently allocated beacon resource pattern to the UNd.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium having processor-executable instructions stored thereon, wherein the processor-executable instructions, when executed, facilitate:
- detecting a user node (UNd) based on receiving an uplink beacon signal from the UNd;
- allocating a beacon resource pattern, from a predetermined set of beacon resource patterns, to the detected UNd;
- and
- signalling the allocated beacon resource pattern to the UNd;
- wherein the processor-executable instructions, when executed, further facilitate:
- determining that beacon utilization of the UNd is lower than a threshold limit, wherein the beacon utilization corresponds to a ratio between a number of used beacon resources and a number of available resources of a currently allocated beacon resource pattern;
- and
- allocating a beacon resource pattern with a lower beaconing rate than the currently allocated beacon resource pattern to the UNd.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.