# US 2020/0396757 A1 · Downlink transmission resource allocation method and apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2020/0396757 A1 - Document ID: US20200396757A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/004,241 - Filed: 2020-08-27 - Published: 2020-12-17 - Earliest claimed: 2018-02-28 - Applicants: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Lei NING; Lang HE; Wenjie SUN; Aiying WANG - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200396757A1 ## CPC - H04W 72/1273: of downlink data flows - H04W 72/543: based on requested quality, e.g. QoS - H04W 72/0446: Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames - H04W 72/12: Wireless traffic scheduling - H04W 72/535: {based on resource usage policies} - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract This application provides a downlink transmission resource allocation method and apparatus. The method includes determining a first time domain resource length and a second time domain resource length, and adjusting the second time domain resource length if the first time domain resource length is greater than or equal to a preset threshold. The method also includes if a third time domain resource length is greater than or equal to a decreased second time domain resource length, determining the first time domain resource length as a first target time domain resource length, and determining the decreased second time domain resource length as a second target time domain resource length. A first time domain resource is used to switch from a first state to a second state, a second time domain resource is used to receive the downlink data, and a third time domain resource is used to transmit the downlink data. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A downlink transmission resource allocation method, comprising: determining, by a base station, a first time domain resource length and a second time domain resource length, wherein a first time domain resource is used by a terminal to switch from a first state to a second state, the first state is a state in which the terminal receives scheduling information, the second state is a state in which the terminal receives downlink data, and a second time domain resource is used by the terminal to receive the downlink data; decreasing, by the base station, the second time domain resource length if the first time domain resource length is greater than or equal to a preset threshold; and if a third time domain resource length is greater than or equal to a decreased second time domain resource length: determining, by the base station, the first time domain resource length as a first target time domain resource length; and determining, by the base station, the decreased second time domain resource length as a second target time domain resource length, wherein a third time domain resource is a next time domain resource that is adjacent to the first time domain resource and that is used to transmit the downlink data. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the decreasing, by the base station, the second time domain resource length if the first time domain resource length is greater than or equal to a preset threshold comprises: decreasing, by the base station, a first subframe quantity, wherein the decreased first subframe quantity meets a condition: N2≤N1≤N3, where N1 is the decreased first subframe quantity, N2 is a smallest value of a quantity of subframes required by the terminal to receive the downlink data, and N3 is a largest value of the quantity of subframes required by the terminal to receive the downlink data, and wherein the first subframe quantity is a quantity of subframes comprised in a current second time domain resource. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1 wherein if the third time domain resource length is less than the decreased second time domain resource length, the method further comprises: increasing, by the base station, the first time domain resource length; and if a fourth time domain resource length is greater than or equal to the decreased second time domain resource length: determining, by the base station, the increased first time domain resource length as the first target time domain resource length; and determining, by the base station, the decreased second time domain resource length as the second target time domain resource length, wherein a fourth time domain resource is a next time domain resource that is adjacent to an increased first time domain resource and that is used to transmit the downlink data; or decreasing, by the base station, the decreased second time domain resource length if a fourth time domain resource length is less than the decreased second time domain resource length. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein if the first time domain resource length is less than the preset threshold, the method further comprises: determining, by the base station, whether the third time domain resource length is greater than or equal to the second time domain resource length; and if the third time domain resource length is greater than or equal to the second time domain resource length: determining, by the base station, the first time domain resource length as the first target time domain resource length; and determining, by the base station, the second time domain resource length as the second target time domain resource length; or increasing, by the base station, the first time domain resource length if the third time domain resource length is less than the second time domain resource length. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The method according to claim 3, wherein the increasing, by the base station, the first time domain resource length comprises: sequentially increasing, by the base station, one or more first time domain resource lengths in ascending order based on a first time domain resource length candidate set, wherein the first time domain resource length candidate set comprises at least one candidate first time domain resource length. ### Claim 6 A base station, comprising: at least one processor; a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium coupled to the at least one processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor, wherein the programming instructions instruct the at least one processor to: determine a first time domain resource length and a second time domain resource length, wherein a first time domain resource is used by a terminal to switch from a first state to a second state, the first state is a state in which the terminal receives scheduling information, the second state is a state in which the terminal receives downlink data, and a second time domain resource is used by the terminal to receive the downlink data; decrease the second time domain resource length if the first time domain resource length is greater than or equal to a preset threshold; and if a third time domain resource length is greater than or equal to a decreased second time domain resource length: determine the first time domain resource length as a first target time domain resource length; and determine the decreased second time domain resource length as a second target time domain resource length, wherein a third time domain resource is a next time domain resource that is adjacent to the first time domain resource and that is used to transmit the downlink data. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The base station according to claim 6, wherein the programming instructions further instruct the at least one processor to: decrease a first subframe quantity, wherein the decreased. first subframe quantity meets a condition: N2≤N1≤N3, where Ni is the decreased first subframe quantity, N2 is a smallest value of a quantity of subframes required by the terminal to receive the downlink data, and N3 is a largest value of the quantity of subframes required by the terminal to receive the downlink data, and wherein the first subframe quantity is a quantity of subframes comprised in the third time domain resource. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The base station according to claim 6, wherein the programming instructions further instruct the at least one processor to: increase the first time domain resource length if the third time domain resource length is less than the decreased second time domain resource length; and if a fourth time domain resource length is greater than or equal to the decreased second time domain resource length: determine the increased first time domain resource length as the first target time domain resource length; and determine the decreased second time domain resource length as the second target time domain resource length, wherein a fourth time domain resource is a next time domain resource that is adjacent to an increased first time domain resource and that is used to transmit the downlink data; or decrease the decreased second time domain resource length if a fourth time domain resource length is less than the decreased second time domain resource length. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The base station according to claim 6, wherein the programming instructions further instruct the at least one processor to: determine whether the third time domain resource length is greater than or equal to the second time domain resource length; and if the third time domain resource length is greater than or equal to the second time domain resource length: determine the first time domain resource length as the first target time domain resource length; and determine the second time domain resource length as the second target time domain resource length; or increase the first time domain resource length if the third time domain resource length is less than the second time domain resource length. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The base station according to claim 8, wherein the programming instructions further instruct the at least one processor to: sequentially increase one or more first time domain resource lengths in ascending order based on a first time domain resource length candidate set, wherein the first time domain resource length candidate set comprises at least one candidate first time domain resource length. ### Claim 11 A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium storing one or more instructions executable by a base station to perform operations comprising: determining, by a base station, a first time domain resource length and a second time domain resource length, wherein a first time domain resource is used by a terminal to switch from a first state to a second state, the first state is a state in which the terminal receives scheduling information, the second state is a state in which the terminal receives downlink data, and a second time domain resource is used by the terminal to receive the downlink data; decreasing, by the base station, the second time domain resource length if the first time domain resource length is greater than or equal to a preset threshold; and if a third time domain resource length is greater than or equal to a decreased second time domain resource length: determining, by the base station, the first time domain resource length as a first target time domain resource length; and determining, by the base station, the decreased second time domain resource length as a second target time domain resource length, wherein a third time domain resource is a next time domain resource that is adjacent to the first time domain resource and that is used to transmit the downlink data.