Methods, apparatuses, and systems for resource allocation for terminals

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor, and
• at least one memory including computer program instructions, the memory and computer program instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the processor, cause the apparatus to:
• determine a data stream is to be transported over a radio bearer in an aggregated data stream;
• determine if the data stream is a first data stream to be transported over the radio bearer;
• in an instance where the data stream is the first data stream, send a signaling message at least comprising a periodicity of the first data stream and a packet size to a network node;
• in an instance where the data stream is an additional data stream to be transported t over the radio bearer, send the signaling message at least comprising a periodicity of the additional data stream, an offset from the first data stream, and a packet size to the network node;
• receive a persistent/semi-persistent scheduled grant for data message from the network node if the network node determined that persistent/semi-persistent scheduling is beneficial, otherwise the network node may chose dynamic scheduling, wherein the network node determines that persistent/semi-persistent scheduling is beneficial based at least in part on a control channel load associated with the data stream being determined to exceed a predetermined threshold;
• and
• send the aggregated data stream to the network node.

A method comprising:

• receiving data from a terminal comprising one of:
• a periodicity of a first data stream or a periodicity of an additional data stream and an offset from the first data stream;
• determining if a persistent/semi-persistent scheduling control table exists for the data stream;
• in an instance where the persistent/semi-persistent scheduling control table does not already exist, creating the persistent/semi-persistent scheduling control table based at least on the data from the terminal;
• in an instance where the persistent/semi-persistent scheduling control table already exists, modifying the persistent/semi-persistent scheduling control table based at least on the data from the terminal;
• determining scheduling based at least in part upon the persistent/semi-persistent scheduling control table;
• and
• sending a persistent/semi-persistent grant for data message to the terminal if it is determined that persistent/semi-persistent scheduling is beneficial, otherwise choosing dynamic scheduling, wherein persistent/semi-persistent scheduling is determined to be beneficial based at least in paint on a control channel load associated with the data stream being determined to exceed a predetermined threshold.

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor, and
• at least one memory including computer program instructions, the memory and computer program instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the processor, cause the apparatus to:
• receive data from a terminal comprising one of a periodicity of a first data stream or a periodicity of an additional data stream and an offset from the first data stream;
• determine if a persistent/semi-persistent scheduling control table exists for the data stream;
• in an instance where the persistent/semi-persistent scheduling control table does not already exist, create the persistent/semi-persistent scheduling control table based at least on the data from the terminal;
• in an instance where the persistent/semi-persistent scheduling control table already exists, modify the persistent/semi-persistent scheduling control table based at least on the data from the terminal;
• determine scheduling based at least in part upon the persistent/semi-persistent scheduling control table;
• and
• send a persistent/semi-persistent grant for data message to the terminal if the apparatus determines that persistent/semi-persistent scheduling is beneficial, otherwise the apparatus may choose dynamic scheduling, wherein the apparatus is further configured to determine persistent/semi-persistent scheduling to be beneficial based at least in part on a control channel load associated with the data stream being determined to exceed a predetermined threshold.

A method comprising:

• receiving, by a terminal, data from one or more local-access devices;
• determining a fixed periodicity and a specific packet size for sending the data in an aggregated data stream to a network node;
• sending a signaling message at least comprising the fixed periodicity of the aggregated data stream and the specific packet size to the network node;
• receiving a persistent/semi-persistent grant for data message from the network node if the network node determines that persistent/semi-persistent scheduling is beneficial, otherwise the network node may choose dynamic scheduling, wherein the network node determines that persistent/semi-persistent scheduling is beneficial based at least in part on a control channel load associated with the single data stream being determined to exceed a predetermined threshold;
• and
• sending the aggregated data stream with the fixed periodicity and the specific packet size to the network node if the network node has chosen persistent/semi-persistent scheduling.

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor, and
• at least one memory including computer program instructions, the memory and computer program instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the processor, cause the apparatus to:
• receive data from one or more local-access devices;
• determine a fixed periodicity and a specific packet size for sending the data in an aggregated data stream to a network node;
• send a signaling message at least comprising the fixed periodicity of the aggregated data stream and the specific packet size to the network node;
• receive a persistent/semi-persistent grant for data message from the network node if the network node determines that persistent/semi-persistent scheduling is beneficial, otherwise the network node may choose dynamic scheduling, wherein the network node determines that persistent/semi-persistent scheduling is beneficial based at least in part on a control channel load associated with the single data stream being determined to exceed a predetermined threshold;
• and
• send the aggregated data stream with the fixed periodicity and the specific packet size to the network node if the network node has chosen persistent/semi-persistent scheduling.

A method comprising:

• identifying data streams from one or more applications running on a device;
• determining a fixed periodicity for sending the data comprising the data streams from the one or more applications as a single data stream;
• sending a signaling message at least comprising the fixed periodicity of the single data stream and a packet size to a network node;
• receiving a persistent/semi-persistent grant for data message from the network node if the network node determines that persistent/semi-persistent scheduling is beneficial, otherwise the network node may choose dynamic scheduling, wherein the network node determines that persistent/semi-persistent scheduling is beneficial based at least in part on a control channel load associated with the single data stream being-determined to exceed a predetermined threshold;
• and
• sending the single data stream with the fixed periodicity and the packet size to the network node if the network node has chosen persistent/semi-persistent scheduling.

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor, and
• at least one memory including computer program instructions, the memory and computer program instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the processor, cause the apparatus to:
• identify data streams from one or more applications running on a device;
• determine a fixed periodicity for sending the data comprising the data streams from the one or more applications as a single data stream;
• send a signaling message at least comprising the fixed periodicity of the single data stream and a packet size to a network node;
• receive a persistent/semi-persistent grant for data message from the network node if the network node determines that persistent/semi-persistent scheduling is beneficial, otherwise the network node may choose dynamic scheduling, wherein the network node determines that persistent/semi-persistent scheduling is beneficial based at least in part on a control channel load associated with the single data stream being determined to exceed a predetermined threshold;
• and
• send the single data stream with the fixed periodicity and the packet size to the network node if the network node has chosen persistent/semi-persistent scheduling.

A system comprising:

• a terminal;
• and
• a network node;
• the terminal comprising:
• at least one processor, and
• at least one memory including computer program instructions, the memory and computer program instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the processor, cause the terminal to:
• determine a data stream is to be transported over a radio bearer in an aggregated data stream;
• determine if the data stream is a first data stream to be transported over the radio bearer;
• in an instance where the data stream is the first data stream, send a signaling message at least comprising a periodicity of the first data stream and a packet size to the network node;
• in an instance where the data stream is an additional data stream to be transported over the radio bearer, send the signaling message at least comprising a periodicity of the additional data stream, an offset from the first data stream, and a packet size to the network node;
• receive a persistent/semi-persistent grant for data message from the network node if the network node determines that persistent/semi-persistent scheduling is beneficial, otherwise the network node may choose dynamic scheduling;
• and
• send the aggregated data stream to the network node;
• and
• the network node comprising:
• at least one processor, and
• at least one memory including computer program instructions, the memory and computer program instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the processor, cause the network node to:
• receive data from the terminal comprising one of:
• a periodicity of a first data stream or a periodicity of an additional data stream and an offset from the first data stream;
• determine if a persistent/semi-persistent scheduling control table exists for the data stream;
• in the instance where the persistent/semi-persistent scheduling control table does not already exist, create the persistent/semi-persistent scheduling control table based at least on the data from the terminal;
• in the instance where the persistent/semi-persistent scheduling control table already exists, modify the persistent/semi-persistent scheduling control table based at least on the data from the terminal;
• determine scheduling based at least in part upon the persistent/semi-persistent scheduling control table;
• and
• send a persistent/semi-persistent grant for data message to the terminal if the network node determined that persistent/semi-persistent scheduling is beneficial, otherwise the network node may chose dynamic scheduling, wherein the network node determines that persistent/semi-persistent scheduling is beneficial based at least in part on a control channel load associated with the data stream being determined to exceed a predetermined threshold.