# US 12,004,203 B2 · Resource allocation method, resource usage method, user equipment, and network side device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,004,203 B2 - Document ID: US12004203B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/162,547 - Filed: 2021-01-29 - Published: 2021-05-20 - Granted: 2024-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2018-08-01 - Assignees: Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Yumin Wu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12004203B2 ## CPC - H04L 1/1864: {ARQ related signaling (H04L1/1607 takes precedence)} - H04W 72/53: based on regulatory allocation policies - H04L 1/1614: {using bitmaps} - H04L 1/1819: {with retransmission of additional or different redundancy} - H04L 1/1896: {ARQ related signaling} - H04L 5/0094: {Indication of how sub-channels of the path are allocated} - H04W 72/0446: Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04L 5/0053: {Allocation of signalling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals} - H04L 5/0055: {Physical resource allocation for ACK/NACK (for physical mapping arrangements in ARQ protocols H04L1/1861)} - H04W 16/14: Spectrum sharing arrangements {between different networks} - H04W 72/0453: Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA - H04W 74/0808: using carrier sensing, e.g. carrier sense multiple access [CSMA] - 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) ## Abstract A resource allocation method includes: sending configuration information of resources to a user equipment. The configuration information of the resources includes at least one of the following: a periodicity of the resources, or allocation information of a plurality of resources within each periodicity. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A resource allocation method applied to a network side device, the resource allocation method comprising: sending configuration information of resources to a user equipment, wherein the configuration information of the resources includes at least one of the following: a periodicity of the resources, or allocation information of a plurality of resources within each periodicity, the resources are unlicensed band resources, and the configuration information of the resources is used for a determination of available resources in the plurality of resources within each periodicity; wherein the configuration information of the resources includes configuration information of downlink (DL) semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) resources, or configuration information of autonomous uplink (AUL) resources; and wherein in a case where the configuration information of the resources is the configuration information of the DL SPS resources, the method further comprises: detecting whether a resource is available at sending positions for the plurality of resources within each periodicity and, if the resource is available, sending data at a sending position of the available resource. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The resource allocation method according to claim 1, wherein the configuration information of the resources further includes hybrid automatic repeat request (HARD) configuration information of the resources. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The resource allocation method according to claim 2, wherein the HARQ configuration information of the resources includes at least one of the following: a number of HARQ processes of the resources; HARQ process identifier(s) of the resources; a number of HARQ process(es) available to the resources within each periodicity; or HARQ process identifier(s) available to the resources within each periodicity. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The resource allocation method according to claim 1, wherein the configuration information of the resources further includes configuration information of uplink (UL) configured grant Type 2 resources. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The resource allocation method according to claim 1, wherein the configuration information of the resources further includes configuration information of uplink (UL) configured grant Type 1 resources, and the configuration information of the resources further includes at least one of the following: a time domain offset; or a time domain length occupied by each time domain resource. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The resource allocation method according to claim 1, wherein the allocation information of the plurality of resources within each periodicity includes at least one of the following: starting position information of resource allocation; a resource allocation bitmap indicating corresponding available resource, starting from a starting position of the resources in n bits, wherein n is a positive integer; a resource allocation duration indicating a duration of existence of available resources starting from the starting position of the resources; or a resource allocation short periodicity indicating a periodicity of each available resource in a second predetermined time starting from the starting position. ### Claim 7 A resource usage method applied to a user equipment, the resource usage method comprising: receiving configuration information of resources from a network side device, wherein the configuration information of the resources includes at least one of the following: a periodicity of the resources, or allocation information of a plurality of resources within each periodicity, the resources are unlicensed band resources, and the configuration information of the resources is used for a determination of available resources in the plurality of resources within each periodicity; and receiving an activation signaling from the network side device, and determining available resources according to position information of resources in the activation signaling and the configuration information of the resources; wherein in a case where the configuration information of the resources includes configuration information of uplink (UL) configured grant Type 1 resources, or configuration information of uplink (UL) configured grant Type 2 resources, or configuration information of autonomous uplink (AUL) resources, the method further comprises: detecting whether a resource is available at sending positions for the plurality of resources within each periodicity and, if the resource is available, sending data at a sending position of the available resource. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The resource usage method according to claim 7, wherein in a case where the configuration information of the resources further includes hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) configuration information of the resources, the resource usage method further comprises: calculating available HARQ process identifier(s) within each periodicity according to the configuration information of the resources. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The resource usage method according to claim 8, wherein the configuration information of the resources includes configuration information of downlink (DL) semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) resources. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The resource usage method according to claim 8, wherein the configuration information of the resources includes the configuration information of the uplink (UL) configured grant Type 1 resources, and the configuration information of the resources further includes at least one of the following: a time domain offset; or a time domain length occupied by each time domain resource. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The resource usage method according to claim 8, wherein the HARQ configuration information of the resources includes at least one of the following: a number of HARQ processes of the resources; HARQ process identifier(s) of the resources; a number of HARQ process(es) available to the resources within each periodicity; or HARQ process identifier(s) available to the resources within each periodicity. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The resource usage method according to claim 7, wherein the allocation information of the plurality of resources within each periodicity includes at least one of the following: starting position information of resource allocation; a resource allocation bitmap indicating corresponding available resource, starting from a starting position of the resources in n bits, wherein n is a positive integer; a resource allocation duration indicating a duration of existence of available resources starting from the starting position of the resources; or a resource allocation short periodicity indicating a periodicity of each available resource in a second predetermined time starting from the starting position. ### Claim 13 (depends on 7) The resource usage method according to claim 7, wherein the configuration information of the resources includes configuration information of downlink (DL) semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) resources, or the configuration information of uplink (UL) configured grant Type 1 resources, or the configuration information of the UL configured grant Type 2 resources; and in a case where a number of HARQ processes available within each periodicity is multiple, the calculating available HARQ process identifier(s) within each periodicity according to the configuration information of the resources includes: assigning identifier(s) to the HARQ processes of the resources within each periodicity according to a periodicity number sequence and a resource number sequence within each periodicity. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) A network side device, comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executed on the processor; wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, implements steps in the resource allocation method according to claim 1. ### Claim 15 A user equipment, comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executed on the processor; wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the user equipment to perform following steps: receiving configuration information of resources from a network side device, wherein the configuration information of the resources includes at least one of the following: a periodicity of the resources, or allocation information of a plurality of resources within each periodicity, the resources are unlicensed band resources, and the configuration information of the resources is used for a determination of available resources in the plurality of resources within each periodicity; and receiving an activation signaling from the network side device, and determining available resources according to position information of resources in the activation signaling and the configuration information of the resources; wherein in a case where the configuration information of the resources includes configuration information of uplink (UL) configured grant Type 1 resources, or configuration information of uplink (UL) configured grant Type 2 resources, or configuration information of autonomous uplink (AUL) resources, the computer program, when executed by the processor, further causes the user equipment to perform following steps: detecting whether a resource is available at sending positions for the plurality of resources within each periodicity and, if the resource is available, sending data at a sending position of the available resource. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The user equipment according to claim 15, wherein the configuration information of the resources further includes hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) configuration information of the resources, the user equipment is also used to: calculate available HARQ process identifier(s) within each periodicity according to the configuration information of the resources. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The user equipment according to claim 15, wherein the allocation information of the plurality of resources within each periodicity includes at least one of the following: starting position information of resource allocation; a resource allocation bitmap indicating corresponding available resource, starting from a starting position of the resources in n bits, wherein n is a positive integer; a resource allocation duration indicating a duration of existence of available resources starting from the starting position of the resources; or a resource allocation short periodicity indicating a periodicity of each available resource in a second predetermined time starting from the starting position. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The user equipment according to claim 15, wherein the HARQ configuration information of the resources includes at least one of the following: a number of HARQ processes of the resources; HARQ process identifier(s) of the resources; a number of HARQ process(es) available to the resources within each periodicity; or HARQ process identifier(s) available to the resources within each periodicity.