Data sending method, resource measurement method, apparatus, and device

• US 10,299,296 B2
• Filed: 05/05/2017
• Issued: 05/21/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Han, Guanglin
• Primary Examiner(s): Mui, Gary
• Application Number:
  US15/588,157
• Publication Number:
  US 20170245301A1
• Time in Patent Office: 746 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/12 Wireless traffic scheduling
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/006 in the downlink, i.e. towards the terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/085 collision avoidance
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a data sending method, a resource measurement method, an apparatus, and a device. The method includes: generating, by user equipment, communication service data; obtaining competitive resource configuration information used for sending the communication service data; determining, according to the competitive resource configuration information, a competitive resource configured for the user equipment; and sending the communication service data on the competitive resource. Compared with a scenario in which all user equipments simultaneously use a same resource, in the present invention, competitive resources are respectively and flexibly configured for multiple user equipments that perform communication services.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

obtaining, by user equipment, communication service data and competitive resource configuration information for sending the communication service data, wherein the competitive resource configuration information comprises a competitive resource style and a preset strength threshold;

determining, by the user equipment according to the competitive resource style, a competitive resource configured for the user equipment;

measuring, by the user equipment, a strength of a wireless signal received on the competitive resource;

determining, by the user equipment, whether the competitive resource is available for sending the communication service data according to the preset strength threshold and the strength of the wireless signal; and

sending, by the user equipment, the communication service data on the competitive resource in response to determining that the competitive resource is available for sending the communication service data.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the competitive resource style comprises a distribution rule of multiple competitive resources, and determining the competitive resource comprises:

determining, by the user equipment, a plurality of competitive resources according to the distribution rule of the multiple competitive resources.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the competitive resource style comprises:

an allocation cycle of a plurality of competitive resources, and a resource start location and a resource length of each competitive resource in a corresponding allocation cycle.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining whether the competitive resource is available for sending the communication service data according to the preset strength threshold and the strength of the wireless signal comprises:

determining, by the user equipment, the competitive resource is available for sending the communication service data, when the strength of the wireless signal is less than the preset strength threshold.

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

obtaining, by the user equipment, measurement configuration information from a network device, wherein the measurement configuration information comprises a threshold for triggering reporting a measurement result.

6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising:

measuring, by the user equipment, a load amount of the competitive resources according to a distribution rule of multiple competitive resources to obtain a measurement result; and

determining, by the user equipment according to the obtained measurement result and the threshold for triggering reporting a measurement result, whether the obtained measurement result is to be sent to the network device.

7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising:

sending, by the user equipment, the obtained measurement result to the network device, when the obtained measurement result reaches the threshold for triggering reporting a measurement result.

8. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor;

a memory storing a program to be executed in the processor, the program comprising instructions when executed in the processor is configured to;

obtain communication service data and competitive resource configuration information for sending the communication service data, wherein the competitive resource configuration information comprises a competitive resource style and a preset strength threshold;

determine, according to the competitive resource style, a competitive resource configured for the apparatus;

measure a strength of a wireless signal received on the competitive resource;

determine whether the competitive resource is available for sending the communication service data according to the preset strength and the strength of the wireless signal; and

a transmitter, configured to send, on the competitive resource determined by the processor, the communication service data generated by the processor in response to determining that the competitive resource is available for sending the communication service data.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the competitive resource style comprises a distribution rule of multiple competitive resources, and the program comprises further instructions that cause the processor to:

determine the multiple competitive resources according to the distribution rule of the multiple competitive resources.

10. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the competitive resource style comprises:

an allocation cycle of a plurality of competitive resources, and a resource start location and a resource length of each competitive resource in a corresponding allocation cycle.

11. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the program comprises further instructions that cause the processor to:

determine that the competitive resource is available for sending the communication service data, when the strength of the wireless signal is less than the preset strength threshold.

12. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the program comprises further instructions that cause the processor to:

obtain measurement configuration information from a network device, wherein the measurement configuration information comprises a threshold for triggering reporting a measurement report.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the program comprises further instructions that cause the processor to:

measure a load amount of the competitive resources according to a distribution rule of multiple competitive resources to obtain a measurement result; and

determine, according to the obtained measurement result and the threshold for triggering reporting a measurement result, whether the obtained measurement result is to be sent to the network device.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the transmitter is further configured to:

send the measurement result to the network device, when the measurement result reaches the threshold for triggering reporting a measurement result.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a program recorded thereon;

wherein the program makes a computer execute the following operations;

obtaining communication service data and competitive resource configuration information for sending the communication service data, wherein the competitive resource configuration information comprises a competitive resource style and a preset strength threshold;

determining, according to the competitive resource style, a competitive resource configured for the user equipment;

measuring, by the user equipment, a strength of a wireless signal received on the competitive resource;

determining, by the user equipment, whether the competitive resource is available for sending the communication service data according to the preset strength threshold and the strength of the wireless signal; and

sending, by the user equipment, the communication service data on the competitive resource in response to determining that the competitive resource is available for sending the communication service data.

16. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15, wherein the competitive resource style comprises a distribution rule of multiple competitive resources, and the operation of determining the competitive resource comprises:

determining a plurality of competitive resources according to the distribution rule of the multiple competitive resources.

17. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15, wherein the competitive resource style comprises an allocation cycle of a plurality of competitive resources, and a resource start location and a resource length of each competitive resource in a corresponding allocation cycle.

18. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15, wherein the operation of determining whether the competitive resource is available for sending the communication service data comprises:

determining the competitive resource is available for sending the communication service data when the strength of the wireless signal is less than the preset strength threshold.

19. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15, the operations further comprising:

obtaining measurement configuration information from a network device, wherein the measurement configuration information comprises a threshold for triggering reporting a measurement result;

measuring a load amount of the competitive resources according to a distribution rule of multiple competitive resources to obtain a measurement result; and

determining, according to the obtained measurement result and the threshold for triggering reporting a measurement result, whether the obtained measurement result is to be sent to the network device.

20. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 19, the operations further comprising:

sending the obtained measurement result to the network device, when the obtained measurement result reaches the threshold for triggering reporting a measurement result.