Traffic-priority-based transmission power fallback for interference mitigation

• US 10,667,267 B2
• Filed: 12/22/2016
• Issued: 05/26/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Li, Chong, Li, Junyi
• Primary Examiner(s): Abad, Jackie Zuniga
• Application Number:
  US15/388,324
• Publication Number:
  US 20180184431A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,251 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/243 taking into account interferences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/245 taking into account received signal strength
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/281 taking into account user or data type priority
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/34 TPC management, i.e. sharing limited amount of power among users or channels or data types, e.g. cell loading
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/367 Power values between minimum and maximum limits, e.g. dynamic range
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0473 the resource being transmission power
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/541 using the level of interference
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/56 based on priority criteria
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/569 of the traffic information

Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described to provide priority traffic grant-less access to pre-defined communication resources that are semi-persistently scheduled. A set of semi-persistent communication resources may be reserved for use by priority traffic. If the semi-persistent resources are not used for priority traffic, the semi-persistent resources may be scheduled for use by other types of traffic. As priority traffic is identified, the priority traffic may be transmitted using the semi-persistent resource without having those communication resources granted by a scheduling entity. Such grant-less access to the semi-persistent resources may result in collisions between the scheduled traffic and the priority traffic. To mitigate interference between different traffic types, the scheduled traffic may be transmitted using a transmission power that ensures an interference parameter indicative of an amount of interference imposed by the scheduled traffic on the priority traffic satisfies an interference threshold.

Claims

1. A method for wireless communication, comprising:

identifying, by a base station, semi-persistent resources reserved for use by traffic of a first priority;

transmitting, by the base station, an assignment of communication resources to a user equipment (UE) in a grant, the communication resources at least partially overlapping with the semi-persistent resources and to be used for traffic of a second priority from the UE, the second priority being lower than the first priority, wherein the grant indicates a maximum transmission power for the traffic of the second priority, the maximum transmission power for the traffic of the second priority being configured such that an interference parameter indicative of an amount of interference imposed by the traffic of the second priority on the traffic of the first priority satisfies an interference threshold; and

receiving the traffic of the second priority at a reception power that is below an expected reception power of the traffic of the first priority when a transmit power associated with the traffic of the second priority is at or below the maximum transmission power indicated by the grant.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining the maximum transmission power for the traffic of the second priority to be transmitted when using the communication resources that are at least partially overlapping with the semi-persistent resources based at least in part on the expected reception power of the traffic of the first priority.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

establishing a communication link with a second UE; and

identifying that the second UE is a mission critical UE capable of generating traffic of the first priority, wherein identifying the semi-persistent resources is based at least in part on the second UE being a mission critical UE.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying a plurality of maximum transmission powers associated with the semi- persistent resources; and

assigning one of the plurality of maximum transmission powers to the traffic of the second priority as part of the grant, wherein the assigned maximum transmission power is based at least in part on the expected reception power of the traffic of the first priority.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

dividing a coverage area into resources pools based at least in part on a second UE being capable of generating traffic of the first priority; and

identifying the semi-persistent resources for the resource pool that is associated with the second UE.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving the traffic of the first priority using at least a portion of the communication resources granted to the traffic of the second priority in the grant.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

identifying that the traffic of the second priority scheduled to be received using the communication resources that are at least partially overlapping with the semi-persistent resources was not received; and

rescheduling the traffic of the second priority.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a data field indicating which of the communication resources are the semi-persistent resources reserved for use by traffic of the first priority.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

transmitting, via a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), the data field to the UE, wherein the UE is capable of generating traffic of the first priority as part of downlink control information.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

transmitting the data field to the UE as part of the grant of the communication resources.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an indication from a second UE that the second UE is capable of generating traffic of the first priority, wherein identifying the semi-persistent resources occurs after receiving the indication.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

transmitting a message to the second UE that indicates the semi-persistent resources being reserved for use by traffic of the first priority.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving a second indication from a third UE that the third UE is capable of generating traffic of the first priority; and

identifying additional semi-persistent resources based at least in part on receiving the second indication.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

comparing the semi-persistent resources reserved for use by traffic of the first priority to a semi-persistent resource threshold based at least in part on receiving the indication, wherein additional semi-persistent resources are not reserved based at least in part on the semi-persistent resources satisfying the semi-persistent resource threshold.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the traffic of the first priority is low-latency traffic.

16. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a zone associated with the semi-persistent resources used for the traffic of the second priority from the UE, wherein transmitting the assignment of communication resources is based at least in part on determining the zone.

17. An apparatus for wireless communication, in a system comprising:

a processor;

memory in electronic communication with the processor; and

instructions stored in the memory and operable, when executed by the processor, to cause the apparatus to;

identify, by a base station, semi-persistent resources reserved for use by traffic of a first priority;

transmit, by the base station, an assignment of communication resources to a user equipment (UE) in a grant, the communication resources at least partially overlapping with the semi-persistent resources and to be used for traffic of a second priority from the UE, the second priority being lower than the first priority, wherein the grant indicates a maximum transmission power for the traffic of the second priority, the maximum transmission power for the traffic of the second priority being configured such that an interference parameter indicative of an amount of interference imposed by the traffic of the second priority on the traffic of the first priority satisfies an interference threshold; and

receive the traffic of the second priority at a reception power that is below an expected reception power of the traffic of the first priority when a transmit power associated with the traffic of the second priority is at or below the maximum transmission power indicated by the grant.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

determine the maximum transmission power for the traffic of the second priority to be transmitted when using the communication resources that are at least partially overlapping with the semi-persistent resources based at least in part on the expected reception power of the traffic of the first priority.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

establish a communication link with a second UE; and

identify that the second UE is a mission critical UE capable of generating traffic of the first priority, wherein identifying the semi-persistent resources is based at least in part on the second UE being a mission critical UE.

20. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

identify a plurality of maximum transmission powers associated with the semi-persistent resources; and

assign one of the plurality of maximum transmission powers to the traffic of the second priority as part of the grant, wherein the assigned maximum transmission power is based at least in part on the expected reception power of the traffic of the first priority.

21. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

divide a coverage area into resources pools based at least in part on a second UE being capable of generating traffic of the first priority; and

identify the semi-persistent resources for the resource pool that is associated with the second UE.

22. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

receive the traffic of the first priority using at least a portion of the communication resources granted to the traffic of the second priority in the grant.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

identify that the traffic of the second priority scheduled to be received using the communication resources that are at least partially overlapping with the semi-persistent resources was not received; and

reschedule the traffic of the second priority.

24. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

generate a data field indicating which of the communication resources are the semi-persistent resources reserved for use by traffic of the first priority.

25. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

transmit, via a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), the data field to the UE, wherein the UE is capable of generating traffic of the first priority as part of downlink control information.

26. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

transmit the data field to the UE as part of the grant of the communication resources.

27. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

receive an indication from a second UE that the second UE is capable of generating traffic of the first priority, wherein identifying the semi-persistent resources occurs after receiving the indication.

28. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

transmit a message to the second UE that indicates the semi-persistent resources being reserved for use by traffic of the first priority.

29. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

means for identifying, by a base station, semi-persistent resources reserved for use by traffic of a first priority;

means for transmitting, by the base station, an assignment of communication resources to a user equipment (UE) in a grant, the communication resources at least partially overlapping with the semi-persistent resources and to be used for traffic of a second priority from the UE, the second priority being lower than the first priority, wherein the grant indicates a maximum transmission power for the traffic of the second priority, the maximum transmission power for the traffic of the second priority being configured such that an interference parameter indicative of an amount of interference imposed by the traffic of the second priority on the traffic of the first priority satisfies an interference threshold; and

means for receiving the traffic of the second priority at a reception power that is below an expected reception power of the traffic of the first priority when a transmit power associated with the traffic of the second priority is at or below the maximum transmission power indicated by the grant.

30. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to:

identify, by a base station, semi-persistent resources reserved for use by traffic of a first priority;

transmit, by the base station, an assignment of communication resources to a user equipment (UE) in a grant, the communication resources at least partially overlapping with the semi-persistent resources and to be used for traffic of a second priority from the UE, the second priority being lower than the first priority, wherein the grant indicates a maximum transmission power for the traffic of the second priority, the maximum transmission power for the traffic of the second priority being configured such that an interference parameter indicative of an amount of interference imposed by the traffic of the second priority on the traffic of the first priority satisfies an interference threshold; and

receive the traffic of the second priority at a reception power that is below an expected reception power of the traffic of the first priority when a transmit power associated with the traffic of the second priority is at or below the maximum transmission power indicated by the grant.