Spreading options for non-orthogonal multiple access
First Claim
1. An apparatus configured to be employed in an evolved NodeB (“
- eNB”
) comprising;
one or more processors configured to;
designate a first plurality of physical resource blocks (“
PRBs”
) as a non-orthogonal multiple access (“
NOMA”
) zone and a second plurality of PRBs as an orthogonal multiple access (“
OMA”
) zone to enable multiplexing user equipments (“
UEs”
) for uplink transmissions;
schedule a first UE of the UEs to generate the uplink transmissions among the first plurality of PRBs within the NOMA zone without an explicit grant message based on a first transmission packet size or a first transmission rate;
enable the first UE to transmit data without the explicit grant message by using the first plurality of PRBs as long as the first transmission packet size of the data, or the first transmission rate of the data is smaller than a predefined threshold;
signal the predefined threshold to the first UE via explicit signaling and as an Internet of Things (“
IoT”
) threshold associated with an IoT standard for the first transmission packet size or the first transmission rate; and
schedule the first UE to generate a different transmission in the OMA zone with an explicit grant message by using the second plurality of PRBs based on the first transmission packet size or the first transmission rate reaching or exceeding the IoT threshold; and
a radio frequency (RF) interface, coupled to the one or more processors, configured to receive or transmit transmission data with an RF circuitry.
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Abstract
A network device (e.g., an evolved Node B (eNB), user equipment (UE) or the like) can operate to enable scheduling of transmissions within physical resource blocks (PRBs) as a non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) zone and as an orthogonal multiple access (OMA) zone to enable multiplexing UEs over a long term evolution (LTE) or next generation (NextGen) 5G based network for uplink transmissions. A first UE of the UEs can be scheduled to generate uplink transmissions from PRBs within the NOMA zone without an explicit grant message based on predefined threshold of a first transmission packet size or a first transmission rate. Another UE can also be scheduled to utilize resources of the NOMA zone or the OMA zone based on the predefined threshold.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus configured to be employed in an evolved NodeB (“
- eNB”
) comprising;one or more processors configured to; designate a first plurality of physical resource blocks (“
PRBs”
) as a non-orthogonal multiple access (“
NOMA”
) zone and a second plurality of PRBs as an orthogonal multiple access (“
OMA”
) zone to enable multiplexing user equipments (“
UEs”
) for uplink transmissions;schedule a first UE of the UEs to generate the uplink transmissions among the first plurality of PRBs within the NOMA zone without an explicit grant message based on a first transmission packet size or a first transmission rate; enable the first UE to transmit data without the explicit grant message by using the first plurality of PRBs as long as the first transmission packet size of the data, or the first transmission rate of the data is smaller than a predefined threshold; signal the predefined threshold to the first UE via explicit signaling and as an Internet of Things (“
IoT”
) threshold associated with an IoT standard for the first transmission packet size or the first transmission rate; andschedule the first UE to generate a different transmission in the OMA zone with an explicit grant message by using the second plurality of PRBs based on the first transmission packet size or the first transmission rate reaching or exceeding the IoT threshold; and a radio frequency (RF) interface, coupled to the one or more processors, configured to receive or transmit transmission data with an RF circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- eNB”
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8. An apparatus configured to be employed in a user equipment (“
- UE”
) comprising;one or more processors configured to; receive one or more downlink signals to schedule uplink transmissions, wherein the one or more downlink signals comprise a first plurality of physical resource blocks (“
PRBs”
) corresponding to a non-orthogonal multiple access (“
NOMA”
) zone and a second plurality of PRBs corresponding to an orthogonal multiple access (“
OMA”
) zone for an uplink transmission;determine whether to generate the uplink transmission within the NOMA zone or the OMA zone based on at least one of;
a transmission packet size or a transmission rate;perform a frequency hopping operation with a designated set of PRBs among the first plurality of PRBs by using a set of first allocated PRBs of the designated set of PRBs to generate the uplink transmission and afterwards using one or more second allocated resources of the designated set of PRBs that are different from the first allocated resources to generate another uplink transmission without an explicit grant message; and a communication interface, coupled to the one or more processors, configured to receive or transmit communication transmissions. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- UE”
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause one or more processors of an evolved NodeB (“
- eNB”
) to perform operations, comprising;multiplexing a plurality of user equipments (“
UEs”
) in a downlink transmission that enables an uplink transmission by providing a first plurality of physical resource blocks (“
PRBs”
) as a non-orthogonal multiple access (“
NOMA”
) zone and a second plurality of PRBs as an orthogonal multiple access (“
OMA”
) zone;scheduling a first UE of the plurality of UEs to generate the uplink transmission with the first plurality of PRBs within the NOMA zone based on a first transmission packet size or a first transmission rate satisfying a predefined threshold; and receiving a request for an explicit grant message to change from using a first PRB of the NOMA zone to using a second PRB of the OMA zone for the uplink transmission, based on the transmission packet size or the transmission rate exceeding the predefined threshold, wherein the predefined threshold comprises a threshold related to an IoT standard. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
- eNB”
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