# US 2020/0404544 A1 · Allocation of Transport Resources > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2020/0404544 A1 - Document ID: US20200404544A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/629,598 - Filed: 2017-07-21 - Published: 2020-12-24 - Earliest claimed: 2017-07-21 - Assignees: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) - Applicants: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) - Inventors: Filippo Ponzini; Giulio Bottari - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200404544A1 ## CPC - H04W 28/18: Negotiating wireless communication parameters - H04W 28/20: Negotiating bandwidth - H04B 7/0404: the mobile station comprising multiple antennas, e.g. to provide uplink diversity - H04B 7/0408: using two or more beams, i.e. beam diversity - H04B 7/0413: MIMO systems - H04B 7/0417: Feedback systems - H04B 7/043: {using best eigenmode, e.g. beam forming or beam steering} - H04B 7/0452: Multi-user MIMO systems - H04B 7/061: {using feedback from receiving side} - H04B 7/0617: {for beam forming} - H04B 7/0619: {using feedback from receiving side (feedback signaling for adaptive modulation/coding H04L1/0001)} - H04B 7/0626: {Channel coefficients, e.g. channel state information [CSI]} - H04B 7/0632: {Channel quality parameters, e.g. channel quality indicator [CQI]} - H04B 7/0634: {Antenna weights or vector/matrix coefficients} - H04B 7/088: {using beam selection} - H04B 17/336: Signal-to-interference ratio [SIR] or carrier-to-interference ratio [CIR] - H04W 16/28: using beam steering - H04W 24/10: Scheduling measurement reports {; Arrangements for measurement reports} - H04W 36/0061: {of neighbour cell information} - H04W 72/046: {the resource being in the space domain, e.g. beams} - H04W 72/21: in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04W 36/06: Reselecting a communication resource in the serving access point - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract A method of allocating transport resources to beams in a network area, wherein the beams comprise beam formed radio channels (505, 507, 513, 515) between antenna points (509, 511, 517) and wireless devices (501, 503) in the network area. The method comprises receiving candidate beam information relating to a plurality of candidate beams for use in future communications between antenna points and wireless devices (201); and allocating transport resources to one or more antenna points in the network area based on the candidate beam information (203). ## Claims ### Claim at position 1 1-34. (canceled) ### Claim 35 A method of allocating transport resources to beams in a network area, wherein the beams comprise beam formed radio channels between antenna points and wireless devices in the network area, the method comprising: receiving candidate beam information relating to a plurality of candidate beams for use in future communications between antenna points and wireless devices; and allocating transport resources to one or more antenna points in the network area based on the candidate beam information. ### Claim 36 (depends on 35) The method of claim 35, wherein the method comprises: receiving current beam information comprising information relating to a first beam providing communication between a first antenna point and a first wireless device; receiving transport resource information comprising information relating to a first plurality of transport resources with which the first wireless device is communicating with the first antenna point; receiving candidate beam information comprising information relating to a first candidate beam between a second antenna point and the first wireless device; and allocating at least a portion of the first plurality of transport resources to one of the first antenna point and second antenna point, or between the first antenna point and second antenna point, based on the current beam information, the transport resource information, and the candidate beam information. ### Claim 37 (depends on 36) The method of claim 36, wherein the receiving current beam information, the receiving candidate beam information, and the receiving transport resource information comprises: receiving a control message indicating that the first candidate beam is a candidate beam for the first wireless device, and indicating that a second amount of transport resources is required for communications over the first candidate beam. ### Claim 38 (depends on 37) The method of claim 37, wherein the allocating at least a portion of the first plurality of transport resources comprises allocating a portion of the first plurality of resources to the second antenna point such that at least the second amount of resources is allocated at the second antenna point. ### Claim 39 (depends on 38) The method of claim 38, further comprising determining an amount of available transport resources at the second antenna point; determining from the second amount of transport resources and the amount of available transport resources at the second antenna point, a required amount of transport resources which need to be allocated at the second antenna point such that there are resources available at the second antenna point equivalent to the second amount of transport resources; and allocating the required amount of transport resources to the second antenna point from the first plurality of transport resources. ### Claim 40 (depends on 37) The method of claim 37, wherein the receiving the control message comprises receiving the control message when at least one wireless device in the network area requires handover or at regular time intervals. ### Claim 41 (depends on 36) The method of claim 36: wherein the current beam information comprises information relating to a second beam providing communication between the second antenna point and a second wireless device; wherein the transport resource information comprises a second plurality of transport resources with which the second wireless device is communicating with the second antenna point; wherein the candidate beam information comprises information relating to a second candidate beam between the first antenna point and the second wireless device; and further comprising allocating at least a portion of the second plurality of transport resources to one of the first antenna point and second antenna point, or between the first antenna point and second antenna point, based on the current beam information, the transport resource information and the candidate beam information. ### Claim 42 (depends on 41) The method of claim 41, wherein the method comprises allocating the at least a portion of the second plurality of transport resources and the at least a portion of the first plurality of transport resources such that: at least a first amount of transport resources equivalent to the first plurality of antenna resources are allocated to the first antenna point; and at least a second amount of transport resources equivalent to the second plurality of antenna resources are allocated to the second antenna point. ### Claim 43 (depends on 36) The method of claim 36, further comprising: sending a request to the first wireless device to perform measurements of a plurality of candidate beams; receiving signaling from the first wireless device representative of the measurements on the plurality of candidate beams; and selecting the first candidate beam from the plurality of candidate beams based on the received signaling from the first wireless device. ### Claim 44 A transport management entity, comprising: processing circuitry; memory containing instructions executable by the processing circuitry whereby the transport management entity is operative to: receive candidate beam information relating to a plurality of candidate beams for use in future communications between antenna points and wireless devices; and allocate transport resources to one or more antenna points in the network area based on the candidate beam information. ### Claim 45 (depends on 44) The transport management entity of claim 44, wherein the instructions are such that the transport management entity is operative to: receive current beam information comprising information relating to a first beam providing communication between a first antenna point and a first wireless device; receive transport resource information comprising information relating to a first plurality of transport resources with which the first wireless device is communicating with the first antenna point; receive candidate beam information comprising information relating to a first candidate beam between a second antenna point and the first wireless device; and allocate at least a portion of the first plurality of transport resources to one of the first antenna point and second antenna point, or between the first antenna point and second antenna point, based on the current beam information, the transport resource information, and the candidate beam information. ### Claim 46 A beam mobility entity, comprising: processing circuitry; memory containing instructions executable by the processing circuitry whereby the beam mobility entity is operative to store: current beam information comprising information relating to a plurality of beams providing communication between a plurality of antenna points and wireless devices; transport resource information comprising information relating to transport resources with which the wireless devices are communicating with the antenna points; and candidate beam information comprising information relating to a plurality of candidate beams for each of the plurality of wireless devices, wherein the candidate beams are potential beams for use in future communications with each of the respective wireless devices. ### Claim 47 (depends on 46) The beam mobility entity of claim 46, wherein the instructions are such that the beam mobility entity is operative to: receive a first control signal indicating that a change in the current beam information, the transport resource information, and/or the candidate beam information has occurred; and update the current beam information, the transport resource information, and/or the candidate beam information based on the control signal. ### Claim 48 (depends on 47) The beam mobility entity of claim 47, wherein the instructions are such that the beam mobility entity is operative to: transmit a control message with beam status information comprising the current beam information, the transport resource information, and the candidate beam information; wherein the transmitting the beam status information is performed at regular time intervals and/or in response to at least one wireless device in the network area requiring handover to a candidate beam. ### Claim 49 (depends on 48) The beam mobility entity of claim 48, wherein the instructions are such that the beam mobility entity is operative to receive a second control signal indicating whether the at least one wireless device can handover to the candidate beam with a required amount of transport resources.