Resource allocation in communication networks
First Claim
1. A method for allocating resources to communication links, comprising the steps of:
- determining a current value of a quality indicator for a signal transmitted over a communication link from a transmitting unit to a receiving unit based on a mutual information relationship, comprising the steps of;
modeling mutual information parameters at a symbol-level using a modulation model with a representation of the signal-to-interference ratio as input; and
,combining the mutual information parameters into block-level mutual information; and
,deciding resource allocation for the communication link in response to the current value of the quality indicator.
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Abstract
A method of adapting resource allocation parameters to reach one or more quality targets with improved accuracy is proposed. New information measurements based on the so-called mutual information, preferably at block-level, are introduced. The MI-based information measurements of a previous transmission, the channel prediction of a subsequent transmission and one or more quality requirements, are used to determine the amount and type of resources, e.g. time, frequency and power resources, that are to be used for the subsequent transmission. The resource allocation can for example comprise power allocation and/or link adaptation and the invention enables an advantageous implementation with cooperative link-adaptation and power allocation. The proposed method is useful in connection with ARQ/HARQ retransmissions.
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38 Claims
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1. A method for allocating resources to communication links, comprising the steps of:
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determining a current value of a quality indicator for a signal transmitted over a communication link from a transmitting unit to a receiving unit based on a mutual information relationship, comprising the steps of; modeling mutual information parameters at a symbol-level using a modulation model with a representation of the signal-to-interference ratio as input; and
,combining the mutual information parameters into block-level mutual information; and
,deciding resource allocation for the communication link in response to the current value of the quality indicator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A communication unit in a system with means for allocating resources to communication links, comprising:
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means for determining a current value of a quality indicator for a signal transmitted over a communication link based on a mutual information relationships, wherein the means for determining the quality indicator comprises; means for modeling mutual information parameters at symbol-level including a modulation model with a representation of the signal-to-interference ratio as input; and
,means for combining the mutual information parameters into block-level mutual information; and
,means for deciding resource allocation for the communication link in response to the current value of the quality indicator. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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