# US 12,004,153 B2 · Scheduling transmissions over preconfigured uplink resources > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,004,153 B2 - Document ID: US12004153B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/288,291 - Filed: 2019-11-01 - Published: 2021-12-09 - Granted: 2024-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2018-11-01 - Assignees: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) - Applicants: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) - Inventors: Gerardo Agni Medina Acosta; Andreas Höglund; Yutao Sui; Johan Bergman; Emre Yavuz; Sandeep Narayanan Kadan Veedu; Hazhir Shokri Razaghi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12004153B2 ## CPC - H04L 5/0044: {Allocation of payload; Allocation of data channels, e.g. PDSCH or PUSCH} - H04W 72/1268: of uplink data flows - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04L 5/0023: {Time-frequency-space} - Y02D 30/70: in wireless communication networks - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - Y02D: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE ## Abstract A method, network nodes and wireless devices for scheduling transmissions over preconfigured uplink resources (PUR) are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method is performed by a network node for scheduling a plurality of wireless devices with periodic preconfigured uplink shared channel resources. The method includes configuring a wireless device of the plurality of wireless devices with preconfigured uplink resources, PURs, the PURs having a transmission length and a periodicity, the PURs being configured based at least in part on one or more multiplexing criteria for multiplexing the plurality of wireless devices for PUR transmission. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A network node for scheduling a plurality of wireless devices with periodic preconfigured uplink shared channel resources, the network node comprising processing circuitry configured to: configure a wireless device of the plurality of wireless devices with a preconfigured uplink resource, PUR, the PUR having a transmission length and a periodicity, the wireless device configured PUR having a periodicity derived from a set of PUR periodicities used by the network node which are multiples of a smallest PUR period; the PUR being configured based at least in part on at least one mutliplexing criterion for multiplexing the plurality of wireless devices for PUR transmission, the at least one multiplexing criterion including: determining a transmission length and a periodicity of a PUR transmission of each wireless device of the plurality of wireless devices; grouping at least two of the wireless devices having PUR periodicities that are different with each periodicity of the at least two of the wireless devices being a multiple of another periodicity; and allocating a unique starting subframe for the PUR transmission for each wireless device in the group. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The network node of claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to configure the group of two or more wireless devices on a subset of frequency resources. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The network node of claim 1, wherein the wireless device configured PUR has a periodicity derived from a set of PUR periodicities used by the network node, the set of PUR periodicities occupying 2n subframes, where n is an integer greater than 1. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The network node of claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to provide hyperframe cycle information in a configuration of the PUR periodicity. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The network node of claim 1, wherein a PUR transmission length is a number of repetitions times a number of resource units. ### Claim 6 A method performed by a network node for scheduling a plurality of wireless devices with periodic preconfigured uplink shared channel resources, the method comprising: configuring a wireless device of the plurality of wireless devices with a preconfigured uplink resource, PUR, the PUR having a transmission length and a periodicity, the wireless device configured PUR having a periodicity derived from a set of PUR periodicities used by the network node which are multiples of a smallest PUR period; the PUR being configured based at least in part on at least one multiplexing criterion for multiplexing the plurality of wireless devices for PUR transmission, the at least one multiplexing criterion including: determining a transmission length and a periodicity of a PUR transmission of each wireless device of the plurality of wireless devices; grouping at least two of the wireless devices having PUR periodicities that are different with each periodicity of the at least two of the wireless devices being a multiple of another periodicity; and allocating a unique starting subframe for the PUR transmission for each wireless device in the group. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, further comprising configuring the group of two or more wireless devices on a subset of frequency resources. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the wireless device configured PUR has a periodicity derived from a set of PUR periodicities used by the network node, the set of PUR periodicities occupying 2n subframes, where n is an integer greater than 1. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, further comprising providing hyperframe cycle information in a configuration of the PUR periodicity. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein a PUR transmission length is determined by a number-of-repetitions times a number of resource units. ### Claim 11 A wireless device configured to communicate with a network node, the wireless device comprising processing circuitry configured to: receive an indication of a pre-configured uplink resource, PUR, the PUR having a PUR transmission length, PUR period and PUR start position; the PUR being configured based at least in part on at least one multiplexing criterion for multiplexing a plurality of wireless devices, including the wireless device, for PUR transmission, the at least one multiplexing criterion including: a determination of a transmission length and a periodicity of a PUR transmission of each wireless device of the plurality of wireless devices; a grouping of at least two of the wireless devices having PUR periodicities that are different with each periodicity of the at least two of the wireless devices being a multiple of another periodicity; and an allocation of a unique starting subframe for the PUR transmission for each wireless device in the group; transmit an uplink transmission using the PUR in accordance with the indicated PUR transmission length, PUR period and PUR start position; and a length of the PUR period being a multiple of a smallest PUR periodicity. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The wireless device of claim 11, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to receive hyperframe cycle information in a configuration of the PUR periodicity. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The wireless device of claim 11, wherein a PUR transmission length is a number-of-repetitions times a number of resource units. ### Claim 14 A method performed by a wireless device, the method comprising: receiving an indication of a pre-configured uplink resource, PUR, the PUR having a PUR transmission length, PUR period and PUR start position; the PUR being configured based at least in part on at least one multiplexing criterion for multiplexing a plurality of wireless devices, including the wireless device, for PUR transmission, the at least one multiplexing criterion including: a determination of a transmission length and a periodicity of a PUR transmission of each wireless device of the plurality of wireless devices; a grouping of at least two of the wireless devices having PUR periodicities that are different with each periodicity of the at least two of the wireless devices being a multiple of another periodicity; and an allocation of a unique starting subframe for the PUR transmission for each wireless device in the group; transmitting an uplink transmission using the PUR in accordance with the indicated PUR duty cycle, PUR period and PUR start position; and a length of a PUR period being a multiple of a smallest PUR periodicity. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising receiving hyperframe cycle information in a configuration of the PUR periodicity. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein a PUR transmission length is a number of repetitions times a number of resource units. ### Claim 17 A non-transitory computer storage medium storing a computer program comprising instructions which when executed on one of a computer and processor circuitry cause the one of the computer and processor circuitry to perform a method for scheduling a plurality of wireless devices with periodic preconfigured uplink shared channel resources, the method comprising: configuring a wireless device of the plurality of wireless devices with a preconfigured uplink resource, PUR, the PUR having a transmission length and a periodicity, the wireless device configured PUR having a periodicity derived from a set of PUR periodicities used by a network node which are multiples of a smallest PUR period; the PUR being configured based at least in part on at least one multiplexing criterion for multiplexing the plurality of wireless devices for PUR transmission, the at least one multiplexing criterion including: determining a transmission length and a periodicity of a PUR transmission of each wireless device of the plurality of wireless devices; grouping at least two of the wireless devices having PUR periodicities that are different with each periodicity of the at least two of the wireless devices being a multiple of another periodicity; and allocating a unique starting subframe for the PUR transmission for each wireless device in the group.