METHODS, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING COMMUNICATION PRIORITY

• US 20170041942A1
• Filed: 05/08/2015
• Published: 02/09/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Original Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Inventors: WALLENTIN, Pontus, SORRENTINO, Stefano
• Granted Patent: US 10,462,807 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/08 Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/542 using measured or perceived quality
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/569 of the traffic information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/08 Non-scheduled access, e.g. ALOHA hybrid access H04W74/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/18 between terminal devices

Abstract

A method includes determining, by a network device, a priority for communicating data. The method further includes determining a priority indicator based on the determined priority. The method further includes communicating, by the network device, the priority indicator included within a scheduling assignment (SA) to a data transmitter. The method further includes communicating, by the network device, the data. The data has a priority level that exceeds a predetermined priority threshold.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining, by a network device, a priority for communicating data;

determining a priority indicator based on the determined priority;

communicating, by the network device, the priority indicator included within a scheduling assignment (SA) to a data transmitter; and

communicating by the network device, the data, in response to a priority level, of the determined priority, that exceeds a predetermined priority threshold.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

measuring by the network device, an amount of traffic for a resource, wherein the determined priority is based on at least the measured amount of traffic, and

wherein the resource is associated with a cellular network and time and frequencies associated with the cellular network.

3. The method according to any claim 1, wherein the determined priority is based on different sets of values associated with different levels of quality of service (QoS).

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the SA may be sent to multiple receivers within a broadcast transmission and using particular values as part of the SA.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the communication of the data is associated with device-to-device (D2D) communications.

6. The method according to claim 2, wherein the priority indicator provides an indication to use or not use the resource, and a user equipment (UE) that receives the priority indicator uses the resource in accordance with the priority indicator.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the priority indicator indicates priority based on a distance between different devices.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein a user equipment (UE) modifies its own behavior based upon reception of the priority indicator.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the priority indicator is communicated to a receiving device that uses the resource in accordance with the priority indicator.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the receiving device refrains from using the resource in response to determining that the priority indicator indicates that the resource is not free.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein, in response to determining that the priority indicator indicates that the resource is free, the receiving device communicates data that has a priority level that is below the predetermined priority threshold.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the SA does not carry an address and is read by all receivers.

13. A device comprising:

a processor; and

a computer readable medium coupled to the processor, said computer readable medium containing instructions executable by the processor, whereby the device is operative to;

determine priority for communicating data;

determine a priority indicator based on the determined priority;

communicate the priority indicator included within a scheduling assignment (SA) to a data transmitter; and

communicate the data, in response to a priority level, of the determined priority, that exceeds a predetermined priority threshold.

14. The device according to claim 13, wherein the device is further operative to:

measure an amount traffic for a resource, wherein the determined priority is based on at least the measured amount of traffic, and wherein the resource is associated with a cellular network and time and frequencies associated with the cellular network.

15. The device according to claim 13, wherein the determined priority is based on different sets of values associated with different levels of quality of service (QoS).

16. The device according to claim 13, wherein the SA may be sent to multiple receivers within a broadcast transmission and using particular values as part of the SA.

17. The device according to claim 13, wherein the transmission of the data is associated with device-to-device (D2D) communications.

18. The device according to claim 14, wherein the priority indicator provides an indication to use or not use the resource, and a user equipment (UE) that receives the priority indicator uses the resource in accordance with the priority indicator.

19. The device according to claim 13, wherein the SA does not carry an address and is read by all receivers.

20. The device according to claim 13, wherein the device is at least one of a base station and a user equipment.

21. The device according to claim 13, wherein the priority indicator is communicated to a receiving device that uses the resource in accordance with the priority indicator.

22. The device according to claim 13, wherein the receiving device refrains from using the resource in response to determining that the priority indicator indicates that the resource is not free.

23. The device according to claim 22, wherein, in response to determining that the priority indicator indicates that the resource is free, the receiving device communicates data that has a priority level that is below the predetermined priority threshold.

24. The method according to claim 13, wherein the priority indicator indicates priority based on a distance between different devices.

25. The method according to claim 13, wherein a user equipment (UE) modifies its own behavior based upon reception of the priority indicator.