NETWORK ASSISTANCE FOR DISTRIBUTED UNSCHEDULED TRANSMISSIONS
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1. A method for transmitting unscheduled uplink transmissions, comprising:
- receiving unscheduled assistance information from a scheduling entity, wherein the unscheduled assistance information comprises, for at least a subset of available resources, a respective probability for use in selecting each resource from the subset of available resources;
selecting at least one selected resource from the available resources for an unscheduled uplink transmission based on the unscheduled assistance information; and
transmitting the unscheduled uplink transmission using the at least one selected resource.
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Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure provide network assistance for distriuted unscheduled transmissions. A scheduling entity may provide unscheduled assistance information to a subordinate entity indicating a respective probability for use in selecting each resource from a subset of available resources for an unscheduled uplink transmissions. The subordinate entity may select at least one resource from the available resources for the unscheduled uplink transmission based on the unscheduled assistance information.
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1. A method for transmitting unscheduled uplink transmissions, comprising:
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receiving unscheduled assistance information from a scheduling entity, wherein the unscheduled assistance information comprises, for at least a subset of available resources, a respective probability for use in selecting each resource from the subset of available resources; selecting at least one selected resource from the available resources for an unscheduled uplink transmission based on the unscheduled assistance information; and transmitting the unscheduled uplink transmission using the at least one selected resource. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A user equipment for communicating with a scheduling entity in a wireless communication network, comprising:
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a wireless transceiver configured to communicate with the scheduling entity; a memory; and a processor communicatively coupled to the wireless transceiver and the memory, the processor configured to; determine available resources for communicating with the scheduling entity on an uplink carrier; receive unscheduled assistance information from the scheduling entity via the wireless transceiver, wherein the unscheduled assistance information comprises, for at least a subset of available resources, a respective probability for use in selecting each resource from the subset of available resources for unscheduled uplink transmissions; select at least one selected resource from the available resources for an unscheduled uplink transmission based on the unscheduled assistance information; and transmit the unscheduled uplink transmission to the scheduling entity via the wireless transceiver, the unscheduled uplink transmission utilizing the at least one selected resource. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A subordinate entity apparatus for communicating with a scheduling entity in a wireless communication network, comprising:
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means for receiving unscheduled assistance information from the scheduling entity, wherein the unscheduled assistance information comprises, for at least a subset of available resources, a respective probability for use in selecting each resource from the subset of available resources; means for selecting at least one selected resource from the available resources for an unscheduled uplink transmission based on the unscheduled assistance information; and means for transmitting the unscheduled uplink transmission to the scheduling entity, the unscheduled uplink transmission utilizing the at least one selected resource. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer executable code, comprising code for:
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receiving unscheduled assistance information from the scheduling entity, wherein the unscheduled assistance information comprises, for at least a subset of available resources, a respective probability for use in selecting each resource from the subset of available resources; selecting at least one selected resource from the available resources for an unscheduled uplink transmission based on the unscheduled assistance information; and transmitting the unscheduled uplink transmission using the at least one selected resource. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. A method for a scheduling entity to support unscheduled uplink transmissions, the method comprising:
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determining unscheduled assistance information comprising, for at least a subset of available resources, a respective probability for use by a set of one or more subordinate entities in selecting each resource from the subset of available resources for unscheduled uplink transmissions; transmitting a control message including the unscheduled assistance information to the set of one or more subordinate entities; and receiving an unscheduled uplink transmission from a subordinate entity of the set of one or more subordinate entities, the unscheduled uplink transmission utilizing at least one selected resource from the available resources selected by the subordinate entity based on the unscheduled assistance information. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A scheduling entity configured to manage wireless communication with a set of one or more subordinate entities in a wireless communication network, comprising:
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a wireless transceiver configured to communicate with the set of subordinate entities; a memory; and a processor communicatively coupled to the wireless transceiver and the memory, the processor configured to; determine available resources for communicating with the set of one or more subordinate entities on an uplink carrier; determine unscheduled assistance information comprising, for at least a subset of the available resources, a respective probability for use by the set of one or more subordinate entities in selecting each resource from the subset of available resources for unscheduled uplink transmissions; transmit a control message including the unscheduled assistance information to the set of one or more subordinate entities via the wireless transceiver; and receive an unscheduled uplink transmission from a subordinate entity of the set of one or more subordinate entities via the wireless transceiver, the unscheduled uplink transmission utilizing at least one selected resource from the available resources selected by the subordinate entity based on the unscheduled assistance information. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A scheduling entity apparatus configured to manage wireless communication with a set of subordinate entities in a wireless communication network, comprising:
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means for determining unscheduled assistance information comprising, for at least a subset of available resources, a respective probability for use by a set of one or more subordinate entities in selecting each resource from the subset of available resources for unscheduled uplink transmissions; means for transmitting a control message including the unscheduled assistance information to the set of one or more subordinate entities; and means for receiving an unscheduled uplink transmission from a subordinate entity of the set of one or more subordinate entities, the unscheduled uplink transmission utilizing at least one selected resource from the available resources selected by the subordinate entity based on the unscheduled assistance information. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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