# US 12,010,688 B2 · Resource allocation patterns for scheduling services in a wireless network > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,010,688 B2 - Document ID: US12010688B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/165,315 - Filed: 2023-02-06 - Published: 2023-06-08 - Granted: 2024-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2016-09-23 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Wanshi Chen; Jing Jiang; Hao Xu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12010688B2 ## CPC - H04W 72/20: Control channels or signalling for resource management - H04W 16/14: Spectrum sharing arrangements {between different networks} - H04W 72/569: {of the traffic information} - H04W 16/32: Hierarchical cell structures - 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 72/0473: {the resource being transmission power} - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for determination, selection, configuration, and/or indication of resource allocation patterns for scheduling services, such as reliable low-latency services (e.g., ultra-reliable low latency communications (URLLC)) and other services in a wireless network, such as new radio (NR) (e.g., a 5G network). A method of wireless communication by a user equipment (UE) is provided. The method generally includes determining a resource allocation pattern that defines resources, from a plurality of configured resource allocation patterns, wherein at least one of the plurality of configured resource allocation patterns comprises a plurality of resource elements with at least a first resource element associated with a first resource allocation restriction and at least a second resource element associated with a second resource allocation restriction and communicating based on the determined resource allocation pattern. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising: receiving higher layer signaling, from a base station (BS), semi-statically configuring a plurality of resource allocation patterns at the UE, wherein each of the plurality of configured resource allocation patterns indicates a first one or more resources excluded for physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) communication with the BS; receiving, from the BS, dynamic control signaling indicating at least one resource allocation pattern of the configured plurality of resource allocation patterns to use for communicating data with the BS; and communicating data with the BS based on the indicated at least one resource allocation pattern. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first one or more resources are indicated at a resource level and at a symbol level. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the higher layer signaling further indicates a time-domain pattern for the first one or more resources. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising determining, based on the at least one resource allocation pattern of the configured plurality of resource allocation patterns, a second one or more resources available to use for PDSCH communication with the BS. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the first one or more resources and the second one or more resources are associated with different frequency resources in a same symbol. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the first one or more resources is associated with a first symbol and the second one or more resources is associated with a second symbol, and wherein the second symbol is different from the first symbol. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the indication of the at least one resource allocation pattern of the configured plurality of resource allocation patterns is based on at least one parameter associated with a transmission. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the at least one parameter comprises a slot configuration for the transmission. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the at least one parameter comprises at least one of: whether the transmission is for uplink, downlink, or sidelink; a component-carrier (CC) used for the transmission; a subband used for the transmission; a transmission time interval (TTI) length of the transmission; a channel used for the transmission; a subframe used for the transmission; or a location of the UE in a cell. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of resource allocation patterns defines a first transmit power higher for a third one or more resources and a second transmit power for a fourth one or more resources. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the indicated at least one resource allocation pattern is a UE-specific resource allocation pattern. ### Claim 12 An apparatus for wireless communications, the apparatus comprising: one or more memories comprising computer executable code; and one or more processors configured to, individually or collectively, execute the computer executable code and cause the apparatus to: receive higher layer signaling, from a base station (BS), semi-statically configuring a plurality of resource allocation patterns at the apparatus, wherein each of the plurality of configured resource allocation patterns indicates a first one or more resources excluded for physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) communication with the BS; receive, from the BS, dynamic control signaling indicating at least one resource allocation pattern of the configured plurality of resource allocation patterns to use for communicating data with the BS; and communicate data with the BS based on the indicated at least one resource allocation pattern. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the first one or more resources are indicated at a resource level and at a symbol level. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the higher layer signaling further indicates a time-domain pattern for the first one or more resources. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the one or more processors further causes the apparatus to determine, based on the at least one resource allocation pattern of the configured plurality of resource allocation patterns, a second one or more resources available to use for PDSCH communication with the BS. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the first one or more resources and the second one or more resources are associated with different frequency resources in a same symbol. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the first one or more resources is associated with a first symbol and the second one or more resources is associated with a second symbol, and wherein the second symbol is different from the first symbol. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the indication of the at least one resource allocation pattern of the configured plurality of resource allocation patterns is based on at least one parameter associated with a transmission. ### Claim 19 An apparatus for wireless communications, the apparatus comprising: means for receiving higher layer signaling, from a base station (BS), semi-statically configuring a plurality of resource allocation patterns at the apparatus, wherein each of the plurality of configured resource allocation patterns indicates a first one or more resources excluded for physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) communication with the BS; means for receiving, from the BS, dynamic control signaling indicating at least one resource allocation pattern of the configured plurality of resource allocation patterns to use for communicating data with the BS; and means for communicating data with the BS based on the indicated at least one resource allocation pattern. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the first one or more resources are indicated at a resource level and at a symbol level. ### Claim 21 (depends on 19) The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the higher layer signaling further indicates a time-domain pattern for the first one or more resources. ### Claim 22 (depends on 19) The apparatus of claim 19, further comprising means for determining, based on the at least one resource allocation pattern of the configured plurality of resource allocation patterns, a second one or more resources available to use for PDSCH communication with the BS. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the first one or more resources and the second one or more resources are associated with different frequency resources in a same symbol. ### Claim 24 (depends on 22) The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the first one or more resources is associated with a first symbol and the second one or more resources is associated with a second symbol, and wherein the second symbol is different from the first symbol. ### Claim 25 A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a user equipment (UE), cause the UE to: receive higher layer signaling, from a base station (BS), semi-statically configuring a plurality of resource allocation patterns at the UE, wherein each of the plurality of configured resource allocation patterns indicates a first one or more resources excluded for physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) communication with the BS; receive, from the BS, dynamic control signaling indicating at least one resource allocation pattern of the configured plurality of resource allocation patterns to use for communicating data with the BS; and communicate data with the BS based on the indicated at least one resource allocation pattern. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 25, wherein the first one or more resources are indicated at a resource level and at a symbol level. ### Claim 27 (depends on 25) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 25, wherein the higher layer signaling further indicates a time-domain pattern for the first one or more resources. ### Claim 28 (depends on 25) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 25, wherein the computer executable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor of the UE, further cause the UE to: determine, based on the at least one resource allocation pattern of the configured plurality of resource allocation patterns, a second one or more resources available to use for PDSCH communication with the BS. ### Claim 29 (depends on 28) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 28, wherein the first one or more resources and the second one or more resources are associated with different frequency resources in a same symbol. ### Claim 30 (depends on 28) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 28, wherein the first one or more resources is associated with a first symbol and the second one or more resources is associated with a second symbol, and wherein the second symbol is different from the first symbol.