Method and access node for signaling scheduling information to terminal device and method and terminal device for performing scheduled communications

A method in a terminal device for performing scheduled communications, the method comprising:

• receiving, from an Access Node (AN), one or more scheduling messages in a part of radio resources among each of two or more types of radio resources available on a radio link, wherein the one or more scheduling messages are generated for scheduling data transmissions over the two or more types of radio resources available on the radio link, wherein at least one of the one or more scheduling messages is generated for scheduling at least one corresponding data transmission on dedicated radio resources for the radio link, on shared radio resources for the radio link, and on unused dedicated radio resources for the radio link's neighboring link;
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• performing the scheduled communications according to the received one or more scheduling messages.

An Access Node (AN) for signaling scheduling information to a terminal device, the AN comprising:

• a scheduling message generating section configured to generate one or more scheduling messages for scheduling data transmissions over two or more types of radio resources available on a radio link, wherein at least one of the one or more scheduling messages is generated for scheduling at least one corresponding data transmission on dedicated radio resources for the radio link, on shared radio resources for the radio link, and on unused dedicated radio resources for the radio link's neighboring link;
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• a transmitting section configured to transmit the one or more scheduling messages to the terminal device in a part of radio resources among each of the two or more types of radio resources.

A terminal device for performing scheduled communications, the terminal device comprising:

• a scheduling message receiving section configured to receive, from an Access Node (AN), one or more scheduling messages in a part of radio resources among each of two or more types of radio resources available on a radio link, wherein the one or more scheduling messages are generated for scheduling data transmissions over the two or more types of radio resources available on the radio link, wherein at least one of the one or more scheduling messages is generated for scheduling at least one corresponding data transmission on dedicated radio resources for the radio link, on shared radio resources for the radio link, and on unused dedicated radio resources for the radio link's neighboring link;
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• a data communication section configured to perform the scheduled communications according to the received one or more scheduling messages.