Resource allocation method and apparatus

• US 10,477,519 B2
• Filed: 12/01/2017
• Issued: 11/12/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Zhao, Zhenshan
• Primary Examiner(s): Thompson, Jr., Otis L
• Application Number:
  US15/829,583
• Publication Number:
  US 20180103456A1
• Time in Patent Office: 711 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/04 based on user or terminal location or mobility data, e.g. moving direction, speed
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/02 Selection of wireless resources by user or terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/04 Wireless resource allocation

Abstract

Methods and devices are provided for resource allocation. The method may include: receiving a resource allocation request sent by first UE, where the first UE is any UE within coverage of a base station; when the resource allocation request carries a transmission resource index obtained by the first UE through listening, allocating a transmission resource to the first UE according to the transmission resource index; and sending the allocated transmission resource to the first UE.

Claims

1. A base station, comprising:

a receiver, configured to receive a resource allocation request from first user equipment (UE) within coverage of the base station;

a processor, configured to allocate, when the resource allocation request received by the receiver carries a transmission resource index, a transmission resource to the first UE according to the transmission resource index; and

a transmitter, configured to send, to the first UE, the transmission resource allocated by the processor;

wherein when the resource allocation request does not carry any transmission resource index;

the processor is configured to obtain location information of the first UE when the processor determines that all transmission resources of the base station are already allocated;

the processor is configured to determine, according to the location information of the first UE and location information of UEs to which the processor currently has already allocated transmission resources, second UE that meets a preset condition, wherein the preset condition is that a distance between the second UE and the first UE is greater than a first preset distance; and

the processor is further configured to allocate, to the first UE, a transmission resource already allocated to the second UE.

2. The base station according to claim 1, wherein

the receiver is further configured to receive the location information of the first UE;

and

the processor is configured to obtain the location information, as the location information of the first UE;

or determine the location information of the first UE according to a transmit signal of the first UE;

or use location information of the first UE, as current location information of the first UE.

3. The base station according to claim 2, wherein the receiver is configured to receive at least one of the following:

global positioning system (GPS) location information of the first UE;

estimated location information of the first UE, wherein the estimated location information is location information obtained by the first UE through estimation according to a positioning reference signal transmitted by the base station; and

area index information of an area in which the first UE is currently located.

4. The base station according to claim 1, wherein the transmitter is further configured to send silence setting information to the first UE and the second UE separately after the processor allocates, to the first UE, the transmission resource already allocated to the second UE, wherein the silence setting information is used to instruct the UEs to keep silent in a specified transmission timeslot.

5. An apparatus, wherein the apparatus comprises:

a receiver, configured to receive listening setting information, wherein the listening setting information is used to notify the apparatus of a duration of listening;

a processor, configured to determine, according to the listening setting information received by the receiver, a duration of listening to be performed on transmission resources within coverage of a base station;

the processor, configured to listen to the transmission resources within the coverage of the base station; and

a transmitter, configured to send a resource allocation request to the base station when a duration of the listening performed by the processor reaches the preset duration;

wherein the receiver is further configured to receive the transmission resource allocated by the base station.

6. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein before the processor listens to the transmission resources within the coverage of the base station, the receiver is further configured to receive quantity setting information sent by the base station, wherein the quantity setting information is used to notify the UE of a quantity of transmission resource indexes to be carried when the resource allocation request is sent.

7. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the transmitter is further configured to send configured to send location information of the apparatus to the base station when it is determined that no transmission resource listened to by the processor is idle.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the transmitter is

specifically configured to:

send GPS location information to the base station;

or send estimated location information to the base station, wherein the estimated location information is location information obtained by the apparatus through estimation according to a positioning reference signal transmitted by the base station;

or send area index information of an area in which the apparatus is currently located to the base station.

9. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein after receiving the transmission resource allocated by the base station, the receiver is further configured to receive silence setting information sent by the base station, wherein the silence setting information is used to instruct the UE to keep silent in a specified transmission timeslot;

and

the processor is further configured to keep silent in the specified transmission timeslot according to the silence setting information received by the receiver;

the processor, configured to determine, when it is detected that a detected energy value of the transmission resource occupied by the apparatus in the specified transmission timeslot is greater than a second energy threshold, that a resource collision exists; and

the processor, configured to generate a resource collision message when the processor determines that the resource collision exists;

wherein

the transmitter is further configured to send the resource collision message generated by the processor to the base station.

10. A resource allocation method, comprising:

receiving a resource allocation request from a first user equipment (UE) within coverage of a base station;

when the resource allocation request carries a transmission resource index, allocating a transmission resource to the first UE according to the transmission resource index; and

sending the allocated transmission resource to the first UE; and

when the resource allocation request does not carry any transmission resource index;

when determining that all transmission resources of the base station are already allocated, obtaining location information of the first UE;

determining, according to the location information of the first UE and location information of UEs to which transmission resources are currently already allocated, second UE that meets a preset condition, wherein the preset condition is that a distance between the second UE and the first UE is greater than a first preset distance; and

allocating, to the first UE, a transmission resource already allocated to the second UE.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein obtaining location information of the first UE comprises at least one of the following:

receiving the location information of the first UE;

determining the location information of the first UE according to a transmit signal of the first UE; and

using previously obtained location information of the first UE as current location information of the first UE.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein receiving the location information sent by the first UE comprises receiving at least one of the following:

GPS location information of the first UE;

estimated location information of the first UE, wherein the estimated location information is location information obtained by the first UE through estimation according to a positioning reference signal transmitted by the base station; and

area index information of an area in which the first UE is currently located.

13. A resource allocation method performed by an apparatus, comprising:

receiving listening setting information, wherein listening setting information is used to notify the apparatus of a duration of listening;

determining, according to the listening setting information, a duration of listening to be performed on transmission resources within coverage of a base station;

listening to the transmission resources within the coverage of the base station;

when a duration of the listening reaches the preset duration, sending a resource allocation request to the base station, so that the base station allocates a transmission resource according to the resource allocation request; and

receiving the transmission resource allocated by the base station.

14. The method according to claim 13, before listening to the transmission resources within the coverage of the base station, further comprising:

receiving energy threshold information from the base station, wherein the energy threshold information is used to notify the UE of the first energy threshold in listening.

15. The method according to claim 13, before sending a resource allocation request to the base station when a duration of the listening reaches the preset duration, further comprising:

receiving quantity setting information sent by the base station, wherein the quantity setting information is used to notify the UE of a quantity of transmission resource indexes to be carried when the resource allocation request is sent; and

determining, according to the quantity setting request, the quantity of transmission resource indexes to be carried in the resource allocation request.

16. The method according to claim 13, further comprising:

when determining that no transmission resource that is listened to is idle, sending location information of the apparatus to the base station.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein sending the location information of the apparatus to the base station comprises sending at least one of the following:

GPS location information to the base station;

estimated location information to the base station, wherein the estimated location information is location information obtained by the apparatus through estimation according to a positioning reference signal transmitted by the base station; and

area index information of an area in which the apparatus is currently located to the base station.

18. The method according to claim 13, after receiving the transmission resource allocated by the base station, further comprising:

receiving a resource multiplex message sent by the base station; and

periodically sending location information of the apparatus to the base station, so that the base station determines, according to the location information of the apparatus, whether a resource collision exists.