# US 12,004,124 B2 · Resource allocation mode determining method, terminal and network device

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- Number: US 12,004,124 B2
- Document ID: US12004124B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/419,457
- Filed: 2019-08-27
- Published: 2022-03-10
- Granted: 2024-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2018-12-29
- Assignees: Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Yali Zhao; Li Chen
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12004124B2

## CPC

- H04W 72/02: Selection of wireless resources by user or terminal
- H04W 72/0446: Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames
- H04W 72/0453: Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
- H04W 72/542: using measured or perceived quality
- H04W 72/56: based on priority criteria
- H04W 72/20: Control channels or signalling for resource management
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)

## Abstract

The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a resource allocation mode determining method, a terminal and a network device. The method includes: obtaining resource allocation mode configuration information of a sidelink interface of a terminal; in the case that the resource allocation mode configuration information includes at least two resource allocation modes, determining one resource allocation mode allowed by the terminal on a preset frequency band at a preset time from the at least two resource allocation modes.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A resource allocation mode determining method applied to a terminal, comprising:
obtaining resource allocation mode configuration information of a sidelink interface of a terminal;
in a case that the resource allocation mode configuration information includes at least two resource allocation modes, selecting, from the at least two resource allocation modes, a resource allocation mode with a highest priority as a resource allocation mode allowed by the terminal on a preset frequency band at a preset time,
wherein the preset time is any time when the terminal is capable of using at least two resource allocation modes simultaneously.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the resource allocation mode configuration information includes at least one of the following:
a resource allocation mode allowed by the terminal on the sidelink interface;
a resource allocation mode allowed by the terminal in each frequency band or a set of frequency band of the sidelink interface;
a resource allocation mode allowed by the terminal for each wireless access technology allowed by the sidelink interface;
a resource allocation mode allowed by the terminal for each set of quality of service (QoS) parameters on the sidelink interface;
a resource allocation mode allowed by the terminal for each logical channel on the sidelink interface;
for each frequency band or the set of frequency band, a resource allocation mode allowed by each logical channel of the sidelink interface of the terminal in the frequency band or the set of frequency band;
for each wireless access technology, a resource allocation mode allowed by each logical channel of the sidelink interface of the terminal when using the wireless access technology.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein selecting, from the at least two resource allocation modes, the resource allocation mode with the highest priority as the resource allocation mode allowed by the terminal on a preset frequency band at the preset time comprises:
selecting a resource allocation mode allowed by the terminal on the preset frequency band at the preset time according to priorities of the at least two resource allocation modes agreed in a protocol,
wherein the at least two resource allocation modes include: a resource allocation mode scheduled by the network and a resource allocation mode selected by the terminal;
the protocol defines a priority of the resource allocation mode scheduled by the network is higher than a priority of the resource allocation mode selected by the terminal; or
the protocol defines that the priority of the resource allocation mode selected by the terminal is higher than the priority of the resource allocation mode scheduled by the network.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein selecting, from the at least two resource allocation modes, the resource allocation mode with the highest priority as the resource allocation mode allowed by the terminal on a preset frequency band at the preset time comprises:
selecting a resource allocation mode allowed by the terminal on the preset frequency band at the preset time according to priorities of the at least two resource allocation modes configured by a network device.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The method according to claim 4, wherein the priorities of the at least two resource allocation modes are configured by the network device based on the terminal, or separately configured based on each frequency band or the set of frequency band of the sidelink interface, separately configured based on each logic channel of the sidelink interface, or separately configured based on each set of QoS parameters of the sidelink interface.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein selecting, from the at least two resource allocation modes, the resource allocation mode with the highest priority as the resource allocation mode allowed by the terminal on a preset frequency band at the preset time comprises:
selecting a resource allocation mode allowed on the preset frequency band at the preset time from the at least two resource allocation modes according to the priorities of the at least two resource allocation modes determined by the terminal.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The method according to claim 6, wherein selecting the resource allocation mode allowed on the preset frequency band at the preset time from the at least two resource allocation modes according to the priorities of the at least two resource allocation modes determined by the terminal further comprises:
determining the priorities of the at least two resource allocation modes according to a priority of a resource allocation mode configured for a target logical channel,
wherein the target logical channel is a logical channel with a highest priority or having a highest latency requirement in a preset logical channel set, and the preset logical channel set refers to a set of logic channels which are used to be transmitted on the preset frequency band at the present time and have available data on a current buffer.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein before obtaining the resource allocation mode configuration information of the sidelink interface of the terminal, the method further comprises:
reporting preset information of the sidelink;
the preset information includes at least one of the following:
a frequency band or a set of frequency band allowed by the sidelink interface of the terminal;
a wireless access technology allowed by the terminal on the sidelink interface;
a frequency band or a set of frequency band and a radio access technology corresponding to the frequency band or the set of frequency band allowed by the terminal on the sidelink interface;
a logical channel identifier corresponding to each logical channel of the sidelink interface of the terminal;
all QoS parameters or QoS parameters corresponding to a current logical channel or QoS parameters corresponding to a logical channel that currently has data to be sent allowed by the sidelink interface of the terminal; QoS parameters corresponding to each logical channel of the sidelink interface of the terminal.

### Claim 9

A resource allocation mode determining method applied to a network device, comprising:
determining resource allocation mode configuration information of a sidelink interface of a terminal, wherein the resource allocation mode configuration information includes at least two resource allocation modes;
sending the resource allocation mode configuration information to the terminal, wherein the resource allocation mode configuration information enables the terminal to select, from the at least two resource allocation modes, a resource allocation mode with a highest priority as a resource allocation mode allowed by the terminal on a preset frequency band at a preset time,
wherein the preset time is any time when the terminal is capable of using at least two resource allocation modes simultaneously.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The method according to claim 9, wherein the determining resource allocation mode configuration information of a sidelink interface of a terminal comprises:
obtaining preset information of a sidelink reported by the terminal;
determining the resource allocation mode configuration information of the sidelink interface of the terminal according to the preset information of the sidelink;
wherein the preset information includes at least one of the following:
a frequency band or a set of frequency band allowed by the sidelink interface of the terminal;
a wireless access technology allowed by the terminal on the sidelink interface;
a frequency band or a set of frequency band and a radio access technology corresponding to the frequency band or the set of frequency band allowed by the terminal on the sidelink interface;
a logical channel identifier corresponding to each logical channel of the sidelink interface of the terminal;
all QoS parameters or QoS parameters corresponding to a current logical channel or QoS parameters corresponding to a logical channel that currently has data to be sent allowed by the sidelink interface of the terminal; QoS parameters corresponding to each logical channel of the sidelink interface of the terminal.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The method according to claim 10, wherein the determining the resource allocation mode configuration information of the sidelink interface of the terminal according to the preset information of the sidelink comprises:
determining a resource allocation mode allowed by the terminal on the sidelink interface according to the preset information of the sidelink;
determining the resource allocation mode configuration information of the terminal according to the resource allocation mode allowed by the terminal on the sidelink interface.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The method according to claim 11, wherein the determining the resource allocation mode allowed by the terminal on the sidelink interface according to the preset information of the sidelink includes at least one of the following methods:
determining a resource allocation allowed by the terminal on the sidelink interface based on the terminal;
determining a resource allocation mode allowed by the terminal based on each frequency band or a set of frequency band of the sidelink interface of the terminal;
determining a resource allocation mode allowed by the terminal based on each wireless access technology allowed by the terminal on the sidelink interface;
determining a resource allocation mode allowed by the terminal based on each set of QoS parameters of the sidelink interface;
separately determining a resource allocation mode allowed by each logical channel of the terminal on the sidelink interface based on each logical channel of the sidelink interface of the terminal;
for each frequency band or the set of frequency band, determining the resource allocation mode allowed by the terminal based on each logical channel of the sidelink interface of the terminal;
for each wireless access technology, determining the resource allocation mode allowed by the terminal based on each logical channel of the sidelink interface of the terminal.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The method according to claim 12, wherein after separately determining the resource allocation mode allowed by each logical channel of the terminal on the sidelink interface based on each logical channel of the sidelink interface of the terminal, the method further comprises:
configuring a resource allocation mode corresponding to the frequency band or the set of frequency band or the radio access technology for each logical channel.

### Claim 14 (depends on 9)

The method according to claim 9, further comprising:
configuring a priority of the resource allocation mode and sending the priority to the terminal.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The method according to claim 14, wherein configuring a priority of the resource allocation mode comprises:
configuring the priority of the resource allocation mode based on the terminal; or
separately configuring the priority of the resource allocation mode based on each frequency band or the set of frequency band of the sidelink interface; or
separately configuring the priority of the resource allocation mode based on each logical channel of the sidelink interface; or
separately configuring the priority of the resource allocation mode based on each set of QoS parameters of the sidelink interface.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The method according to claim 15, wherein after separately configuring the priority of the resource allocation mode based on each logical channel of the sidelink interface, the method further comprises:
configuring a priority of a resource allocation mode allowed by each frequency band or the set of frequency band of each logical channel or the wireless access technology.

### Claim 17

A terminal, comprising: a transceiver, a memory, a processor, and a program stored in the memory and executed by the processor, wherein the processor executes the program to implements the following steps:
obtaining resource allocation mode configuration information of a sidelink interface of a terminal;
in a case that the resource allocation mode configuration information includes at least two resource allocation modes,
selecting, from the at least two resource allocation modes, a resource allocation mode with a highest priority as a resource allocation mode allowed by the terminal on a preset frequency band at a preset time,
wherein the preset time is any time when the terminal is capable of using at least two resource allocation modes simultaneously.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The terminal according to claim 17, wherein the resource allocation mode configuration information includes at least one of the following:
a resource allocation mode allowed by the terminal on the sidelink interface;
a resource allocation mode allowed by the terminal in each frequency band or a set of frequency band of the sidelink interface;
a resource allocation mode allowed by the terminal for each wireless access technology allowed by the sidelink interface;
a resource allocation mode allowed by the terminal for each set of quality of service (QoS) parameters on the sidelink interface;
a resource allocation mode allowed by the terminal for each logical channel on the sidelink interface;
for each frequency band or the set of frequency band, a resource allocation mode allowed by each logical channel of the sidelink interface of the terminal in the frequency band or the set of frequency band;
for each wireless access technology, a resource allocation mode allowed by each logical channel of the sidelink interface of the terminal when using the wireless access technology.

### Claim 19 (depends on 17)

The terminal according to claim 17, wherein the processor further executes the program to implement the following step:
determining a resource allocation mode allowed by the terminal on the preset frequency band at the preset time according to priorities of the at least two resource allocation modes agreed in a protocol,
the at least two resource allocation modes include: a resource allocation mode scheduled by the network and a resource allocation mode selected by the terminal;
the protocol defines a priority of the resource allocation mode scheduled by the network is higher than a priority of the resource allocation mode selected by the terminal; or
the protocol defines that the priority of the resource allocation mode selected by the terminal is higher than the priority of the resource allocation mode scheduled by the network.

### Claim 20

A network device, comprising: a transceiver, a memory, a processor, and a program stored on the memory and executed by the processor, wherein the processor executes the program to implement the following steps:
determining resource allocation mode configuration information of a sidelink interface of a terminal, wherein the resource allocation mode configuration information includes at least two resource allocation modes;
sending the resource allocation mode configuration information to the terminal through the transceiver, wherein the resource allocation mode configuration information enables the terminal to select, from the at least two resource allocation modes, a resource allocation mode with a highest priority as a resource allocation mode allowed by the terminal on a preset frequency band at a preset time,
wherein the preset time is any time when the terminal is capable of using at least two resource allocation modes simultaneously.