Method, apparatus and computer program product for allocating resources in wireless communication network
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- transmitting, by a user equipment to a base station, a communication channel status report regarding device-to-device direct communication;
receiving, by the user equipment, resource allocation instructions generated by the base station based on at least the communication channel status report, wherein the resource allocation instructions is received based on at least the base station coordinating resources with another base station in at least one neighbor cell, when a collision and/or interference between user equipments in device-to-device direct communication and at least one cellular user equipment in the at least one neighbor cell is determined based on at least the communication channel status report; and
performing device-to-device direct communication between user equipments based on at least the received resource allocation instructions.
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Abstract
The present application discloses a method, an apparatus and a computer program product for allocating resources for a Device-to-Device (D2D) direct communication user equipment in a wireless communication network, wherein the method comprise: transmitting a communication channel status report regarding Device-to-Device direct communication to a base station; receiving resource allocation instructions generated by the base station based on the communication channel status report; and performing Device-to-Device direct communication between user equipments on the allocated resources; the disclosed apparatus comprises transmitting means for transmitting a communication channel status report regarding Device-to-Device direct communication to a base station; receiving means for receiving resource allocation instructions generated by the base station based on the communication channel status report; and performing means for performing Device-to-Device direct communication between user equipments on the allocated resources. By using the method, apparatus and computer program product disclosed in the present application, resource sharing/allocation collision between the D2D user equipment and cellular user equipment can be effectively reduced and use rate of resources can be improved.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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transmitting, by a user equipment to a base station, a communication channel status report regarding device-to-device direct communication; receiving, by the user equipment, resource allocation instructions generated by the base station based on at least the communication channel status report, wherein the resource allocation instructions is received based on at least the base station coordinating resources with another base station in at least one neighbor cell, when a collision and/or interference between user equipments in device-to-device direct communication and at least one cellular user equipment in the at least one neighbor cell is determined based on at least the communication channel status report; and performing device-to-device direct communication between user equipments based on at least the received resource allocation instructions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a base station, a communication channel status report from a user equipment in device-to-device direct communication; generating, by the base station, resource allocation instructions based on at least the communication channel status report; and transmitting, by the base station, the resource allocation instructions to the user equipment so that the user equipment performs device-to-device direct communication on the allocated resources, wherein the resource allocation instructions is transmitted based on at least the base station coordinating resources with another base station in at least one neighbor cell, when a collision and/or interference between user equipments in device-to-device direct communication and at least one cellular user equipment in the at least one neighbor cell is determined based on at least the communication channel status report. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor and at least one memory including compute program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform at least the following; transmit a communication channel status report regarding device-to-device direct communication to a base station; receive resource allocation instructions generated by the base station based on at least the communication channel status report, wherein the resource allocation instructions is received based on at least the base station coordinating resources with another base station in at least one neighbor cell, when a collision and/or interference between user equipments in device-to-device direct communication and at least one cellular user equipment in the at least one neighbor cell is determined based on the communication channel status report; and perform device-to-device direct communication between user equipments on the received resource allocation instructions. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor and at least one memory including compute program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform at least the following; receive a communication channel status report from a user equipment in device-to-device direct communication; generate resource allocation instructions based on at least the communication channel status report; and transmit the resource allocation instructions to the user equipment so that the user equipment performs device-to-device direct communication on the allocated resources, wherein the resource allocation instructions is transmitted based on at least the base station coordinating resources with another base station in at least one neighbor cell, when a collision and/or interference between user equipments in device-to-device direct communication and at least one cellular user equipment in the at least one neighbor cell is determined based on at least the communication channel status report. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, perform at least the following:
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transmitting a communication channel status report regarding device-to-device direct communication to a base station; receiving resource allocation instructions generated by the base station based on at least the communication channel status report, wherein the resource allocation instructions is received based on at least the base station coordinating resources with another base station in at least one neighbor cell, when a collision and/or interference between user equipments in device-to-device direct communication and at least one cellular user equipment in the at least one neighbor cell is determined based on at least the communication channel status report; and performing device-to-device direct communication between user equipments on the received resource allocation instructions.
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, perform at least the following:
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receiving a communication channel status report from a user equipment in device-to-device direct communication; generating resource allocation instructions based on at least the communication channel status report; and transmitting the resource allocation instructions to the user equipment so that the user equipment performs device-to-device direct communication on the allocated resources, wherein the resource allocation instructions is transmitted based on at least the base station coordinating resources with another base station in at least one neighbor cell, when a collision and/or interference between user equipments in device-to-device direct communication and at least one cellular user equipment in the at least one neighbor cell is determined based on at least the communication channel status report.
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