APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED SCHEDULING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

• US 20160183286A1
• Filed: 07/14/2014
• Published: 06/23/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Park, Seung-Hoon, Kim, Kyung-Kyu, Kim, Dae-Gyun, Ryu, Hyun-Seok, Mok, Young-Joong, Baek, Sang-Kyu, Lim, Chi-Woo, Chang, Young-Bin
• Granted Patent: US 9,730,187 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/02 Selection of wireless resources by user or terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/21 in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/535 based on resource usage policies

Abstract

An apparatus is configured to perform a method for performing distributed scheduling by a reception device configuring a target link corresponding to one of a plurality of links in a network in which the plurality of links for device to device communication exist. The method includes adding up resource allocation demand amounts included in resource information broadcasted by a counterpart device configuring the target link and one or more adjacent transmission devices by a preset Resource Unit (RU), and adjusting self resource information in consideration of resource position information included in the broadcasted resource information and the added resource allocation demand amount and transmitting the adjusted self resource information to the counterpart transmission device.

Claims

1. A method of performing distributed scheduling by a reception device configuring a target link corresponding to one of a plurality of links in a communication network, the method comprising:

adding up resource allocation demand amounts included in resource information broadcasted by a counterpart transmission device configuring the target link and one or more adjacent transmission devices by a preset Resource Unit (RU);

adjusting self-resource information in consideration of resource position information included in the broadcasted resource information and the added resource allocation demand amount and transmitting the adjusted self-resource information to the counterpart transmission device;

measuring channel quality by a pilot signal received from the counterpart transmission device until data transmission using resources determined based on a predetermined distributed scheduling rule of the broadcasted resource information is performed; and

feeding back channel quality information according to the measurement to the counterpart transmission device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the broadcasted resource information includes link identification information, a resource allocation start position, and a resource allocation demand amount.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the adjusted resource information includes at least one of an adjusted resource allocation start position, an adjusted resource allocation demand amount, or link identification information.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting a response signal according to a reception of data transmitted from the counterpart transmission device and an additional resource bit indicating whether there are resources left in all resources corresponding to the resource allocation demand amount included in the adjusted resource information to the counterpart transmission device.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the resource information comprises 12 bits including a link ID of 6 bits, a slot start point of 4 bits, and a resource allocation demand amount of 4 bits.

5. A reception device configuring a target link corresponding to one of a plurality of links in a communication network and performing distributed scheduling for allocating resources to be used for transmitting data through a session in the configured target link, the reception device comprising:

a receiver configured to receive resource information broadcasted by a counterpart transmission device configuring the target link and one or more adjacent transmission devices;

a controller configured to;

adjust self-resource information in consideration of resource position information included in the broadcasted resource information and an added resource allocation demand amount,

add up resource allocation demand amounts included in the broadcasted resource information by a preset Resource Unit (RU), and

measure a channel quality by a pilot signal received from the counterpart transmission device until data transmission using resources determined based on a predetermined distributed scheduling rule of the broadcasted resource information is performed; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the adjusted resource information to the counterpart transmission device and feed back channel quality information according to the measurement to the counterpart transmission device.

6. The reception device of claim 5, wherein the broadcasted resource information includes link identification information, a resource allocation start position, and a resource allocation demand amount.

7. The reception device of claim 6, wherein the adjusted resource information includes at least one of an adjusted resource allocation start position, an adjusted resource allocation demand amount, or link identification information.

8. The reception device of claim 5, wherein the receiver is configured to transmit a response signal according to a reception of data transmitted from the counterpart transmission device and an additional resource bit indicating whether there are resources left in all resources corresponding to the resource allocation demand amount included in the adjusted resource information to the counterpart transmission device by a control of the controller.

18. The reception device of claim 5, wherein the resource information comprises 12 bits including a link ID of 6 bits, a slot start point of 4 bits, and a resource allocation demand amount of 4 bits.

9. A method of performing distributed scheduling by a transmission device configuring a target link corresponding to one of a plurality of links in a communication network, the method comprising:

broadcasting resource information configured for the target link;

receiving resource information adjusted by a counterpart reception device configuring the target link;

transmitting a pilot signal and data based on the resource information configured for the target link;

receiving channel quality information corresponding to the transmitted pilot signal from the counterpart reception device;

when data transmission using allocated resources is completed, determining a resource allocation demand amount for a next device to device communication in consideration of the received channel quality information;

when the data transmission using the allocated resources is completed, updating a resource allocation start position for the next device to device communication by the received adjusted resource information; and

broadcasting resource information including the determined resource allocation demand amount, the updated resource allocation start position, and identification information of a link for performing the next device to device communication.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the resource information configured for the target link includes identification information for identifying the target link, a resource allocation start position, and a resource allocation demand amount randomly determined when a session starts.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the adjusted resource information includes at least one of an adjusted resource allocation start position, an adjusted resource allocation demand amount, or link identification information.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising receiving a response signal according to a reception of data transmitted from the counterpart transmission device and an additional resource bit indicating whether there are resources left in all resources corresponding to the resource allocation demand amount included in the adjusted resource information from the counterpart reception device.

19. The method of claim 9, wherein the resource information comprises 12 bits including a link ID of 6 bits, a slot start point of 4 bits, and a resource allocation demand amount of 4 bits.

13. A transmission device configuring a target link corresponding to one of a plurality of links in a communication network and performing distributed scheduling for allocating resources to be used for transmitting data through a session in the configured target link, the transmission device comprising:

a transmitter configured to;

broadcast resource information configured for the target link, and

transmit a pilot signal and data based on the resource information configured for the target link;

a receiver configured to;

receive resource information adjusted by a counterpart reception device configuring the target link, and

receive channel quality information corresponding to the transmitted pilot signal from the counterpart reception device; and

a controller that, when data transmission using allocated resources is completed, is configured to;

determine a resource allocation demand amount for a next device to device communication in consideration of the received channel quality information,

update a resource allocation start position for the next device to device communication by the received adjusted resource information, and

broadcast resource information including the determined resource allocation demand amount, the updated resource allocation start position, and identification information of a link for performing the next device to device communication.

14. The transmission device of claim 13, wherein the resource information configured for the target link includes identification information for identifying the target link, a resource allocation start position, and a resource allocation demand amount randomly determined when a session starts.

15. The transmission device of claim 14, wherein the adjusted resource information includes at least one of an adjusted resource allocation start position, an adjusted resource allocation demand amount, or link identification information.

16. The transmission device of claim 14, wherein the receiver is configured to receive a response signal according to a reception of data transmitted from the counterpart transmission device and an additional resource bit indicating whether there are resources left in all resources corresponding to the resource allocation demand amount included in the adjusted resource information from the counterpart reception device.

20. The transmission device of claim 13, wherein the resource information comprises 12 bits including a link ID of 6 bits, a slot start point of 4 bits, and a resource allocation demand amount of 4 bits.