System and method to facilitate subframe scheduling in a split medium access control radio access network environment
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a scheduling command for a subframe at a Remote Radio Unit (RRU), wherein the scheduling command provides a subframe configuration for the subframe;
determining whether the subframe configuration comprises at least one resource block gap for the subframe;
upon determining the subframe configuration comprises a resource block gap, utilizing the at least one resource block gap to accommodate one or more previously allocated resource blocks for one or more user equipment served by the RRU for which at least one of a previous downlink transmission has failed or a previous uplink grant has been delayed; and
reserving, by a Radio Access Network (RAN) controller, one or more resource block gaps within one or more subframes according to a first resource block gap reservation rate.
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Abstract
A method is provided in one example embodiment and may include receiving a scheduling command for a subframe at a Remote Radio Unit (RRU), wherein the scheduling command provides a subframe configuration for the subframe; determining whether the subframe configuration comprises at least one resource block gap for the subframe; and if the subframe configuration comprises a resource block gap, utilizing the at least one resource block gap to accommodate one or more previously allocated resource blocks for one or more user equipment served by the RRU for which at least one of a previous downlink transmission has failed or a previous uplink grant has been delayed. In some instances, the subframe configuration can be associated with downlink transmissions and uplink transmissions for one or more user equipment served by the RRU.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a scheduling command for a subframe at a Remote Radio Unit (RRU), wherein the scheduling command provides a subframe configuration for the subframe; determining whether the subframe configuration comprises at least one resource block gap for the subframe; upon determining the subframe configuration comprises a resource block gap, utilizing the at least one resource block gap to accommodate one or more previously allocated resource blocks for one or more user equipment served by the RRU for which at least one of a previous downlink transmission has failed or a previous uplink grant has been delayed; and reserving, by a Radio Access Network (RAN) controller, one or more resource block gaps within one or more subframes according to a first resource block gap reservation rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. One or more non-transitory tangible media encoding logic that includes instructions for execution that when executed by a processor, is operable to perform
operations comprising: -
receiving a scheduling command for a subframe at a Remote Radio Unit (RRU), wherein the scheduling command provides a subframe configuration for the subframe; determining whether the subframe configuration comprises at least one resource block gap for the subframe; upon determining the subframe configuration comprises at least one resource block gap, utilizing the at least one resource block gap to accommodate one or more previously allocated resource blocks for one or more user equipment served by the RRU for which at least one of a previous downlink transmission has failed or a previous uplink grant has been delayed; and reserving, by a Radio Access Network (RAN) controller, one or more resource block gaps within one or more subframes according to a first resource block gap reservation rate. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system, comprising:
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a memory element for storing data; and a processor that executes instructions associated with the data, wherein the processor and the memory element cooperate such that the system is configured for; receiving a scheduling command for a subframe at a Remote Radio Unit (RRU), wherein the scheduling command provides a subframe configuration for the subframe; determining whether the subframe configuration comprises at least one resource block gap for the subframe; upon determining the subframe configuration comprises at least one resource block gap, utilizing the at least one resource block gap to accommodate one or more previously allocated resource blocks for one or more user equipment served by the RRU for which at least one of a previous downlink transmission has failed or an uplink grant has been delayed; and reserving, by a Radio Access Network (RAN) controller, one or more resource block gaps within one or more subframes according to a first resource block gap reservation rate. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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