CN111031604A

CN111031604A - Semi-persistent scheduling resource configuration method, network equipment and terminal

Info

Publication number: CN111031604A
Application number: CN201811180270.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吴昱民
Original assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Current assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-10-10
Filing date: 2018-10-10
Publication date: 2020-04-17

Abstract

The invention discloses a semi-persistent scheduling resource allocation method, network equipment and a terminal, wherein the method comprises the following steps: data is transmitted or received on a portion of the resources available within a semi-persistent scheduling, SPS, period. In the embodiment of the invention, the terminal or the network equipment sends or receives data on part of the plurality of available resources in the SPS period, and the terminal does not use the residual available resources in the SPS period after sending or receiving the corresponding service data, so that the power consumption of the terminal can be saved; after the network device sends or receives the corresponding service data, the network device can dispatch the remaining available resources in the SPS period to other terminals, so that the resource utilization rate is improved.

Description

Semi-persistent scheduling resource configuration method, network equipment and terminal

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a method for configuring semi-persistent scheduling resources, a network device, and a terminal.

Background

In a mobile communication system, a network device may configure a terminal with Semi-Persistent data transmission and reception resources, such as Downlink Semi-Persistent Scheduling (DL SPS) and Uplink Semi-Persistent Scheduling (UL SPS). Wherein the UL SPS comprises: uplink configuration grant Type 1(UL configured grant Type 1), Uplink configuration grant Type 2(UL configured grant Type 2), and Autonomous Uplink (AUL). In order to allow the terminal to have more transmission opportunities and reception opportunities in each period of the semi-persistent scheduling, as shown in fig. 1, for each period (interval) of the semi-persistent scheduling, the network device may configure a plurality of available Resource locations (Resource allocations) to the terminal for receiving and transmitting data, but additional power consumption of the terminal may be caused.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the invention provides a method for allocating resources for semi-persistent scheduling, network equipment and a terminal, and aims to solve the problem of power consumption of the terminal in semi-persistent scheduling.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for configuring semi-persistent scheduling resources, which is applied to a communication device, and includes:

data is transmitted or received on a portion of the resources available within a semi-persistent scheduling, SPS, period.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a communication device, including:

and the transceiver module is used for transmitting or receiving data on part of the available resources in the semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) period.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a network device, where the network device includes a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored in the memory and running on the processor, and the processor implements the steps of the method for configuring semi-persistent scheduling resources when executing the computer program.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a terminal, where the terminal includes a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored in the memory and running on the processor, and when the computer program is executed by the processor, the steps of the method for configuring semi-persistent scheduling resources described above are implemented.

In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a computer-readable storage medium, where a computer program is stored on the computer-readable storage medium, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the method for configuring semi-persistent scheduling resources described above are implemented.

Therefore, the terminal or the network equipment of the embodiment of the invention sends or receives data on part of the plurality of available resources in the SPS period, and the terminal does not use the residual available resources in the SPS period after sending or receiving the corresponding service data, so that the power consumption of the terminal can be saved; after the network device sends or receives the corresponding service data, the network device can dispatch the remaining available resources in the SPS period to other terminals, so that the resource utilization rate is improved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments of the present invention will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art that other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without inventive labor.

Fig. 1 shows a block diagram of a mobile communication system to which an embodiment of the present invention is applicable;

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for allocating semi-persistent scheduling resources according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a diagram illustrating mapping of downlink SPS resources according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating mapping of uplink SPS resources according to an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 5 is a block diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 shows a block diagram of a network device of an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 7 shows a block diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While exemplary embodiments of the invention are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the invention can be embodied in various forms and should not be limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.

The terms first, second and the like in the description and in the claims of the present application are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the data so used is interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the application described herein are, for example, capable of operation in sequences other than those illustrated or otherwise described herein. Furthermore, the terms "comprises," "comprising," and "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not necessarily limited to those steps or elements expressly listed, but may include other steps or elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. In the description and in the claims "and/or" means at least one of the connected objects.

The techniques described herein are not limited to Long Term Evolution (LTE)/LTE Evolution (LTE-Advanced) systems, and may also be used for various wireless communication systems, such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single-carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA), and other systems. The terms "system" and "network" are often used interchangeably. The techniques described herein may be used for both the above-mentioned systems and radio technologies, as well as for other systems and radio technologies. However, the following description describes the NR system for purposes of example, and NR terminology is used in much of the description below, although the techniques may also be applied to applications other than NR system applications.

The following description provides examples and does not limit the scope, applicability, or configuration set forth in the claims. Changes may be made in the function and arrangement of elements discussed without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. Various examples may omit, substitute, or add various procedures or components as appropriate. For example, the described methods may be performed in an order different than described, and various steps may be added, omitted, or combined. In addition, features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a block diagram of a wireless communication system to which an embodiment of the present invention is applicable. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 11 and a network device 12. The terminal 11 may also be referred to as a terminal Device or a User Equipment (UE), where the terminal 11 may be a Mobile phone, a Tablet Personal Computer (Tablet Personal Computer), a Laptop Computer (Laptop Computer), a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a Mobile Internet Device (MID), a Wearable Device (Wearable Device), or a vehicle-mounted Device, and the specific type of the terminal 11 is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention. The network device 12 may be a Base Station or a core network, wherein the Base Station may be a 5G or later-version Base Station (e.g., a gNB, a 5G NR NB, etc.), or a Base Station in other communication systems (e.g., an eNB, a WLAN access point, or other access points, etc.), wherein the Base Station may be referred to as a node B, an evolved node B, an access point, a Base Transceiver Station (BTS), a radio Base Station, a radio Transceiver, a Basic Service Set (BSS), an Extended Service Set (ESS), a node B, an evolved node B (eNB), a home node B, a home evolved node B, a WLAN access point, a WiFi node, or some other suitable terminology in the field, as long as the same technical effect is achieved, the Base Station is not limited to a specific technical vocabulary, it should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, only the Base Station in the NR system is taken as an example, but does not limit the specific type of base station.

The base stations may communicate with the terminals 11 under the control of a base station controller, which may be part of the core network or some of the base stations in various examples. Some base stations may communicate control information or user data with the core network through a backhaul. In some examples, some of the base stations may communicate with each other, directly or indirectly, over backhaul links, which may be wired or wireless communication links. A wireless communication system may support operation on multiple carriers (waveform signals of different frequencies). A multi-carrier transmitter can transmit modulated signals on the multiple carriers simultaneously. For example, each communication link may be a multi-carrier signal modulated according to various radio technologies. Each modulated signal may be transmitted on a different carrier and may carry control information (e.g., reference signals, control channels, etc.), overhead information, data, and so on.

The base station may communicate wirelessly with the terminal 11 via one or more access point antennas. Each base station may provide communication coverage for a respective coverage area. The coverage area of an access point may be divided into sectors that form only a portion of the coverage area. A wireless communication system may include different types of base stations (e.g., macro, micro, or pico base stations). The base stations may also utilize different radio technologies, such as cellular or WLAN radio access technologies. The base stations may be associated with the same or different access networks or operator deployments. The coverage areas of different base stations (including coverage areas of base stations of the same or different types, coverage areas utilizing the same or different radio technologies, or coverage areas belonging to the same or different access networks) may overlap.

The communication links in a wireless communication system may comprise an Uplink for carrying Uplink (UL) transmissions (e.g., from terminal 11 to network device 12) or a Downlink for carrying Downlink (DL) transmissions (e.g., from network device 12 to terminal 11). The UL transmission may also be referred to as reverse link transmission, while the DL transmission may also be referred to as forward link transmission. Downlink transmissions may be made using licensed frequency bands, unlicensed frequency bands, or both. Similarly, uplink transmissions may be made using licensed frequency bands, unlicensed frequency bands, or both.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for configuring semi-persistent scheduling resources, which is applied to a communication device, and as shown in fig. 2, the method includes the following steps:

step 21: data is transmitted or received on a portion of the resources available within a semi-persistent scheduling, SPS, period.

The communication device in the embodiment of the present invention includes a network device or a terminal, and the data includes uplink data or downlink data. In order to ensure that the network device or the terminal has more transmission or reception opportunities in each period of the semi-persistent scheduling, especially for the unlicensed frequency band resources, in each SPS period, the network device configures a plurality of available resources for the terminal to transmit and receive data. The plurality of available resources within 1 SPS period may be a plurality of time domain locations (a plurality of resources at different times), frequency domain locations (a plurality of resources at different frequency ranges), or spatial domain locations (a plurality of resources at different beams), etc. When the communication device is a network device, the network device transmits downlink data on a part of resources available in the SPS period, and receives uplink data on a part of resources available in the SPS period. When the communication device is a terminal, the terminal receives downlink data on part of the available resources in the SPS period, and transmits uplink data on part of the available resources in the SPS period.

The communication device sends or receives data on part of the available resources in the SPS period, and in order to distinguish data of different terminals, the data carries identification information of the terminal, where the identification information of the terminal may be a Cell Radio Network Temporary Identity (C-RNTI). The data may be Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) data or Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) data.

The communication device in the embodiment of the present invention may be a network device or a terminal. The following embodiment will further describe an SPS resource configuration method of a communication device under different identities with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1. The communication equipment being network equipment

Step 21 comprises: transmitting downlink data on a part of downlink SPS resources in available resources in an SPS period; alternatively, uplink data is received on a portion of the uplink SPS resources in the available resources during the SPS period.

Taking downlink data as an example, the network device sends the downlink data to the terminal on M downlink SPS resources in available resources in an SPS period; wherein the number of available resources in the SPS period is greater than M, and M is predefined (as agreed by the protocol) or configured by the network device. As shown in fig. 3, a network device configures a downlink semi-persistent scheduling (DL SPS) resource for a terminal, where one period (Interval) of the DL SPS resource includes a plurality of (e.g., X ═ 6) available resources. The network device actually transmits downlink data to the terminal (e.g., UE1) on M (e.g., M ═ 2) downlink SPS resources of the 6 available resources.

The step of sending downlink data to the terminal on M downlink SPS resources in the available resources in the SPS period further includes: sending downlink data to other terminals on the residual downlink SPS resources in the SPS period; wherein, the remaining downlink SPS resources are: available resources after the M downlink SPS resources within the SPS period, other terminals are different from the terminal (UE1), such as UE 2.

That is, when the network device uses the semi-persistent scheduling resource, if the network device transmits M signals of the terminal (for example, M PDSCH signals for the UE1) on the X available resources configured in one SPS period, the network device does not perform transmission of the corresponding semi-persistent configured downlink signal to the UE any more on the remaining available resources (i.e., remaining resource locations) in the SPS period. For the remaining available resources in the SPS period in fig. 3, the network device may schedule the PDSCH data transmission of the other terminal (e.g., UE2) through a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH), that is, for the remaining resource locations in the SPS period, the network device may schedule the PDSCH Channel transmission of the other terminal through the PDCCH.

Taking uplink data as an example, the network device receives the uplink data sent by the terminal on N uplink SPS resources in available resources in an SPS period; wherein the number of available resources in the SPS period is greater than N, where N is predefined (as agreed by the protocol) or configured by the network device. As shown in fig. 4, the network device configures a semi-persistent scheduling (UL SPS) resource, such as UL configured grant Type 1, UL configured grant Type 2, or AUL, for the terminal. Wherein one cycle (Interval) of the uplink semi-persistent scheduling resource includes a plurality of (e.g., Y ═ 6) available resources. The network device actually receives uplink data sent by the terminal (e.g., UE1) on N (e.g., N-2) downlink SPS resources among the 6 available resources.

The step of receiving uplink data transmitted by the terminal on N uplink SPS resources among the available resources in the SPS period further includes: receiving uplink data sent by other terminals on the residual uplink SPS resources in the SPS period; wherein, the remaining uplink SPS resources are: the available resources after the N uplink SPS resources within the SPS period, other terminals are different from the terminal (UE1), such as UE 2.

That is, when the network device uses the semi-persistent scheduling resource, if the network device receives signals of N UEs 1 on Y resources in the configuration during one SPS period (e.g., the network device receives data of N PUSCH channels including an identifier of the UE 1; or the network device receives a transmission of a related signal on N resource locations and exceeds a threshold, e.g., a Reference signal Received Strength (RSRP) of the Received signal exceeds a threshold), the network device does not receive uplink data of the semi-persistent configuration of the UE1 on the remaining available resource locations. For the remaining available resources in the SPS period in fig. 4, the network device may schedule transmission of PUSCH data by other terminals (e.g., UE2) through the PDCCH, and accordingly, the network device receives uplink data transmitted by UE2 on the remaining available resources in the SPS period.

After the network device of this embodiment sends or receives the corresponding service data, it may schedule the remaining available resources in the SPS period to other terminals, so as to improve the resource utilization rate.

2. The communication equipment being a terminal

Step 21 comprises: receiving downlink data on a part of downlink SPS resources in available resources in an SPS period; or, the uplink data is transmitted on a part of the uplink SPS resources in the available resources in the SPS period.

Taking downlink data as an example, the terminal receives the downlink data sent by the network device on M downlink SPS resources in available resources in an SPS period; wherein the number of available resources in the SPS period is greater than M, and M is predefined (as agreed by the protocol) or configured by the network device. As shown in fig. 3, a network device configures a downlink semi-persistent scheduling (DL SPS) resource for a terminal, where one period (Interval) of the DL SPS resource includes a plurality of (e.g., X ═ 6) available resources. The terminal actually receives downlink data transmitted by the network device on M (e.g., M ═ 2) downlink SPS resources in the 6 available resources.

Specifically, when the terminal uses the semi-persistent scheduling resource, if the terminal receives M signals of the terminal (for example, the received PDSCH data includes the identifier of the UE1) from the X available resources in one SPS period, the terminal does not receive the corresponding semi-persistent configured downlink data any more from the remaining available resources (i.e., the remaining resource locations) in the SPS period. For the remaining available resources in the SPS period in fig. 3, the network device may schedule the transmission of PDSCH data of other terminals (e.g., UE2) through the PDCCH, and for the PDSCH channel in the remaining resource position in the SPS period, if the terminal does not receive the scheduling signaling of the downlink dynamically scheduled PDCCH and transmits the PDSCH in the remaining resource position, the terminal no longer receives the PDSCH at the semi-persistently configured PDSCH channel position.

Taking uplink data as an example, the terminal sends the uplink data on N uplink SPS resources in the available resources in the SPS period; wherein the number of available resources in the SPS period is greater than N, where N is predefined (as agreed by the protocol) or configured by the network device. As shown in fig. 4, the network device configures a semi-persistent scheduling (UL SPS) resource, such as UL configured grant Type 1, UL configured grant Type 2, or AUL, for the terminal. Wherein one cycle (Interval) of the uplink semi-persistent scheduling resource includes a plurality of (e.g., Y ═ 6) available resources. The terminal actually transmits uplink data on N (e.g., N-2) downlink SPS resources among the 6 available resources.

Specifically, when the terminal uses the semi-persistent scheduling resource, if the terminal transmits N signals of the terminal (for example, the terminal transmits N PUSCH signals) on the configured Y resources in one SPS period, the terminal does not perform transmission of the corresponding semi-persistent configured uplink data on the remaining available resources (i.e., the remaining resource positions) in the SPS period. For the remaining available resources within the SPS period in fig. 4, the network device may schedule transmission of PUSCH data for other terminals (e.g., UE2) via the PDCCH. Then the terminal sends the PUSCH at the resource position for the PUSCH channels at the remaining resource positions in the SPS period, and if the terminal does not receive the scheduling signaling of the downlink dynamic scheduling PDCCH, the terminal no longer sends the PUSCH at the semi-persistently configured PUSCH channel position.

The terminal of the embodiment of the invention does not use the residual available resources in the SPS period after the terminal sends or receives the corresponding service data, thereby saving the power consumption of the terminal.

In the embodiment of the invention, when the network equipment configures the semi-continuous resources for the terminal, if a plurality of available resources are configured in 1 SPS period, the network equipment also configures or agrees to agree the number of the available resources which can be actually used by the terminal in one SPS period. For the transmission of downlink data, for the terminal side, if the terminal receives the downlink data transmitted by the network device at the positions of M available resources in one SPS period, the terminal does not receive the downlink data at the positions of the remaining available resources in the SPS period. For the network device side, if the network device sends downlink data to the terminal at the positions of M available resources in one SPS period, the network device may reallocate the remaining available resources in the SPS period to the signal transceiving of other terminals. For the transmission of uplink data, for the terminal side, if the terminal transmits uplink data to the network device at the positions of N available resources in one SPS period, the terminal does not perform transmission of uplink data at the positions of the remaining available resources in the SPS period. For the network device side, if the network device receives uplink data sent by the terminal at the positions of N available resources in one SPS period, the network device may reallocate the remaining available resources in the SPS period for signal transceiving of other terminals.

To sum up, the terminal or the network device of the embodiment of the present invention sends or receives data on a part of the plurality of available resources in the SPS period, and the terminal does not use the remaining available resources in the SPS period after sending or receiving the corresponding service data, so that the power consumption of the terminal can be saved; after the network device sends or receives the corresponding service data, the network device can dispatch the remaining available resources in the SPS period to other terminals, so that the resource utilization rate is improved.

The foregoing embodiments respectively describe in detail the semi-persistent scheduling resource allocation methods in different scenarios, and the following embodiments further describe corresponding communication devices with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in fig. 5, the communication device 500 according to the embodiment of the present invention can implement the details of the method for sending or receiving data on part of the resources available in the SPS period in the foregoing embodiment, and achieve the same effect, where the communication device 500 specifically includes the following functional modules:

a transceiver module 510 for transmitting or receiving data on a portion of the resources available in the semi-persistent scheduling SPS period.

Wherein, the data carries the terminal identification information.

Optionally, the communication device is a network device, and the transceiver module 510 includes:

a first sending submodule, configured to send downlink data on a part of downlink SPS resources in available resources in an SPS period;

alternatively, the first and second electrodes may be,

and the first receiving submodule is used for receiving uplink data on part of the uplink SPS resources in the available resources in the SPS period.

Wherein the first sending submodule comprises:

a first sending unit, configured to send downlink data to a terminal on M downlink SPS resources in available resources in an SPS period; wherein the number of available resources within the SPS period is greater than M.

Wherein the first sending sub-module further comprises:

a second sending unit, configured to send downlink data to other terminals on the remaining downlink SPS resources in the SPS period; wherein, the remaining downlink SPS resources are: and the other terminals are different from the terminal in the available resources behind the M downlink SPS resources in the SPS period.

Wherein, the first receiving submodule includes:

a first receiving unit, configured to receive uplink data sent by a terminal on N uplink SPS resources in available resources in an SPS period; wherein the number of available resources within the SPS period is greater than N.

Wherein, the first receiving submodule further comprises:

a second receiving unit, configured to receive uplink data sent by another terminal on the remaining uplink SPS resources in the SPS period; wherein, the remaining uplink SPS resources are: and the other terminals are different from the terminal in the available resources positioned after the N uplink SPS resources in the SPS period.

Optionally, the communication device is a terminal, and the transceiver module 510 further includes:

a second receiving submodule, configured to receive downlink data on a part of downlink SPS resources in available resources in an SPS period;

alternatively, the first and second electrodes may be,

and the second sending submodule is used for sending the uplink data on part of the uplink SPS resources in the available resources in the SPS period.

Wherein the second receiving submodule includes:

a third receiving unit, configured to receive downlink data sent by the network device on M downlink SPS resources in available resources in an SPS period; wherein the number of available resources within the SPS period is greater than M.

Wherein the second sending submodule includes:

a third sending unit, configured to send uplink data on N uplink SPS resources in available resources in an SPS period; wherein the number of available resources within the SPS period is greater than N.

It is worth pointing out that, the network device in the embodiment of the present invention transmits or receives data on a part of resources in a plurality of available resources in an SPS period, and after the terminal has transmitted or received corresponding service data, the terminal no longer uses the remaining available resources in the SPS period, which can save the power consumption of the terminal; after the network device sends or receives the corresponding service data, the network device can dispatch the remaining available resources in the SPS period to other terminals, so that the resource utilization rate is improved.

It should be noted that the division of the modules of the network device and the terminal is only a logical division, and the actual implementation may be wholly or partially integrated into one physical entity, or may be physically separated. And these modules can be realized in the form of software called by processing element; or may be implemented entirely in hardware; and part of the modules can be realized in the form of calling software by the processing element, and part of the modules can be realized in the form of hardware. For example, the determining module may be a processing element separately set up, or may be implemented by being integrated in a chip of the apparatus, or may be stored in a memory of the apparatus in the form of program code, and the function of the determining module is called and executed by a processing element of the apparatus. Other modules are implemented similarly. In addition, all or part of the modules can be integrated together or can be independently realized. The processing element described herein may be an integrated circuit having signal processing capabilities. In implementation, each step of the above method or each module above may be implemented by an integrated logic circuit of hardware in a processor element or an instruction in the form of software.

For example, the above modules may be one or more integrated circuits configured to implement the above methods, such as: one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), or one or more microprocessors (DSPs), or one or more Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), etc. For another example, when some of the above modules are implemented in the form of a processing element scheduler code, the processing element may be a general-purpose processor, such as a Central Processing Unit (CPU) or other processor that can call code. As another example, these modules may be integrated together, implemented in the form of a system-on-a-chip (SOC).

To better achieve the above object, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a network device, which includes a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored in the memory and running on the processor, and the processor executes the computer program to implement the steps in the semi-persistent scheduling resource configuration method as described above. Embodiments of the present invention also provide a computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, where the computer program, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the semi-persistent scheduling resource configuration method described above.

Specifically, the embodiment of the invention also provides a network device. As shown in fig. 6, the network device 600 includes: antenna 61, radio frequency device 62, baseband device 63. The antenna 61 is connected to a radio frequency device 62. In the uplink direction, the rf device 62 receives information via the antenna 61 and sends the received information to the baseband device 63 for processing. In the downlink direction, the baseband device 63 processes information to be transmitted and transmits the information to the radio frequency device 62, and the radio frequency device 62 processes the received information and transmits the processed information through the antenna 61.

The above-mentioned band processing means may be located in the baseband means 63, and the method performed by the network device in the above embodiment may be implemented in the baseband means 63, where the baseband means 63 includes a processor 64 and a memory 65.

The baseband device 63 may include at least one baseband board, for example, and a plurality of chips are disposed on the baseband board, as shown in fig. 6, wherein one chip, for example, the processor 64, is connected to the memory 65 to call up the program in the memory 65 to perform the network device operation shown in the above method embodiment.

The baseband device 63 may further include a network interface 66 for exchanging information with the radio frequency device 62, such as a Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI).

The processor may be a single processor or a combination of multiple processing elements, for example, the processor may be a CPU, an ASIC, or one or more integrated circuits configured to implement the methods performed by the network devices, for example: one or more microprocessors DSP, or one or more field programmable gate arrays FPGA, or the like. The storage element may be a memory or a combination of a plurality of storage elements.

The memory 65 may be either volatile memory or nonvolatile memory, or may include both volatile and nonvolatile memory. The non-volatile Memory may be a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Programmable ROM (PROM), an Erasable PROM (EPROM), an Electrically Erasable PROM (EEPROM), or a flash Memory. Volatile Memory can be Random Access Memory (RAM), which acts as external cache Memory. By way of illustration and not limitation, many forms of RAM are available, such as Static random access memory (Static RAM, SRAM), Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), Synchronous Dynamic random access memory (Synchronous DRAM, SDRAM), Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic random access memory (ddr Data Rate SDRAM, ddr SDRAM), Enhanced Synchronous SDRAM (ESDRAM), Synchlink DRAM (SLDRAM), and Direct Rambus RAM (DRRAM). The memory 65 described herein is intended to comprise, without being limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

Specifically, the network device of the embodiment of the present invention further includes: a computer program stored in the memory 65 and executable on the processor 64, the processor 64 calling the computer program in the memory 65 to execute the method performed by each module shown in fig. 5.

In particular, the computer program when invoked by the processor 64 is operable to perform: data is transmitted or received on a portion of the resources available within a semi-persistent scheduling, SPS, period.

Specifically, the data carries terminal identification information.

In particular, the computer program when invoked by the processor 64 is operable to perform: transmitting downlink data on a part of downlink SPS resources in available resources in an SPS period;

alternatively, the first and second electrodes may be,

uplink data is received on a portion of the uplink SPS resources in the available resources for the SPS period.

In particular, the computer program when invoked by the processor 64 is operable to perform: sending downlink data to the terminal on M downlink SPS resources in the available resources in the SPS period; wherein the number of available resources within the SPS period is greater than M.

In particular, the computer program when invoked by the processor 64 is operable to perform: sending downlink data to other terminals on the residual downlink SPS resources in the SPS period; wherein, the remaining downlink SPS resources are: and the other terminals are different from the terminal in the available resources behind the M downlink SPS resources in the SPS period.

In particular, the computer program when invoked by the processor 64 is operable to perform: receiving uplink data sent by a terminal on N uplink SPS resources in available resources in an SPS period; wherein the number of available resources within the SPS period is greater than N.

In particular, the computer program when invoked by the processor 64 is operable to perform: receiving uplink data sent by other terminals on the residual uplink SPS resources in the SPS period; wherein, the remaining uplink SPS resources are: and the other terminals are different from the terminal which is positioned in the available resources behind the N uplink SPS resources in the SPS period.

The network equipment in the embodiment of the invention can dispatch the residual available resources in the SPS period to other terminals after sending or receiving the corresponding service data, thereby improving the resource utilization rate.

To better achieve the above object, further, fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of a terminal implementing various embodiments of the present invention, where the terminal 70 includes, but is not limited to: radio frequency unit 71, network module 72, audio output unit 73, input unit 74, sensor 75, display unit 76, user input unit 77, interface unit 78, memory 79, processor 710, and power supply 711. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the terminal configuration shown in fig. 7 is not intended to be limiting, and that the terminal may include more or fewer components than shown, or some components may be combined, or a different arrangement of components. In the embodiment of the present invention, the terminal includes, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a palm computer, a vehicle-mounted terminal, a wearable device, a pedometer, and the like.

The radio frequency unit 71 is configured to receive and transmit data under the control of the processor 710, and specifically configured to transmit or receive data on a part of resources in available resources in a semi-persistent scheduling SPS period;

wherein, the data carries the terminal identification information.

Wherein, the radio frequency unit 71 is further configured to: receiving downlink data on a part of downlink SPS resources in available resources in an SPS period;

alternatively, the first and second electrodes may be,

and transmitting uplink data on part of the uplink SPS resources in the available resources in the SPS period.

Wherein, the radio frequency unit 71 is further configured to: receiving downlink data sent by the network equipment on M downlink SPS resources in the available resources in the SPS period; wherein the number of available resources within the SPS period is greater than M.

Wherein, the radio frequency unit 71 is further configured to: transmitting uplink data on N uplink SPS resources in the available resources in the SPS period; wherein the number of available resources within the SPS period is greater than N.

It should be understood that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the radio frequency unit 71 may be used for receiving and sending signals during a message sending and receiving process or a call process, and specifically, the processor 710 is configured to receive downlink data from a base station and process the received downlink data; in addition, the uplink data is transmitted to the base station. Typically, the radio frequency unit 71 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low noise amplifier, a duplexer, and the like. In addition, the radio frequency unit 71 can also communicate with a network and other devices through a wireless communication system.

The terminal provides wireless broadband internet access to the user via the network module 72, such as to assist the user in sending and receiving e-mails, browsing web pages, and accessing streaming media.

The audio output unit 73 may convert audio data received by the radio frequency unit 71 or the network module 72 or stored in the memory 79 into an audio signal and output as sound. Also, the audio output unit 73 may also provide audio output related to a specific function performed by the terminal 70 (e.g., a call signal reception sound, a message reception sound, etc.). The audio output unit 73 includes a speaker, a buzzer, a receiver, and the like.

The input unit 74 is for receiving an audio or video signal. The input Unit 74 may include a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) 741 and a microphone 742, and the Graphics processor 741 processes image data of a still picture or video obtained by an image capturing device (e.g., a camera) in a video capturing mode or an image capturing mode. The processed image frames may be displayed on the display unit 76. The image frames processed by the graphic processor 741 may be stored in the memory 79 (or other storage medium) or transmitted via the radio frequency unit 71 or the network module 72. The microphone 742 may receive sounds and may be capable of processing such sounds into audio data. The processed audio data may be converted into a format output transmittable to a mobile communication base station via the radio frequency unit 71 in case of the phone call mode.

The terminal 70 also includes at least one sensor 75, such as a light sensor, motion sensor, and other sensors. Specifically, the light sensor includes an ambient light sensor that adjusts the brightness of the display panel 761 according to the brightness of ambient light, and a proximity sensor that turns off the display panel 761 and/or a backlight when the terminal 70 moves to the ear. As one of the motion sensors, the accelerometer sensor can detect the magnitude of acceleration in each direction (generally three axes), detect the magnitude and direction of gravity when stationary, and can be used to identify the terminal posture (such as horizontal and vertical screen switching, related games, magnetometer posture calibration), vibration identification related functions (such as pedometer, tapping), and the like; the sensors 75 may also include a fingerprint sensor, a pressure sensor, an iris sensor, a molecular sensor, a gyroscope, a barometer, a hygrometer, a thermometer, an infrared sensor, etc., which are not described in detail herein.

The display unit 76 is used to display information input by the user or information provided to the user. The Display unit 76 may include a Display panel 761, and the Display panel 761 may be configured in the form of a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), an Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED), or the like.

The user input unit 77 may be used to receive input numeric or character information and generate key signal inputs related to user settings and function control of the terminal. Specifically, the user input unit 77 includes a touch panel 771 and other input devices 772. The touch panel 771, also referred to as a touch screen, may collect touch operations by a user on or near the touch panel 771 (e.g., operations by a user on or near the touch panel 771 using a finger, stylus, or any suitable object or attachment). The touch panel 771 may include two parts of a touch detection device and a touch controller. The touch detection device detects the touch direction of a user, detects a signal brought by touch operation and transmits the signal to the touch controller; the touch controller receives touch information from the touch sensing device, converts the touch information into touch point coordinates, sends the touch point coordinates to the processor 710, receives a command from the processor 710, and executes the command. In addition, the touch panel 771 can be implemented by various types such as a resistive type, a capacitive type, an infrared ray, and a surface acoustic wave. In addition to the touch panel 771, the user input unit 77 may also include other input devices 772. In particular, other input devices 772 may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (e.g., volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, and a joystick, which are not described in detail herein.

Further, the touch panel 771 may be overlaid on the display panel 761, and when the touch panel 771 detects a touch operation thereon or nearby, the touch operation is transmitted to the processor 710 to determine the type of the touch event, and then the processor 710 provides a corresponding visual output on the display panel 761 according to the type of the touch event. Although the touch panel 771 and the display panel 761 are shown as two separate components in fig. 7 to implement the input and output functions of the terminal, in some embodiments, the touch panel 771 and the display panel 761 may be integrated to implement the input and output functions of the terminal, and is not limited herein.

The interface unit 78 is an interface for connecting an external device to the terminal 70. For example, the external device may include a wired or wireless headset port, an external power supply (or battery charger) port, a wired or wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio input/output (I/O) port, a video I/O port, an earphone port, and the like. The interface unit 78 may be used to receive input (e.g., data information, power, etc.) from an external device and transmit the received input to one or more elements within the terminal 70 or may be used to transmit data between the terminal 70 and an external device.

The memory 79 may be used to store software programs as well as various data. The memory 79 may mainly include a program storage area and a data storage area, wherein the program storage area may store an operating system, an application program required for at least one function (such as a sound playing function, an image playing function, etc.), and the like; the storage data area may store data (such as audio data, a phonebook, etc.) created according to the use of the cellular phone, and the like. Further, the memory 79 may include high speed random access memory and may also include non-volatile memory, such as at least one magnetic disk storage device, flash memory device, or other volatile solid state storage device.

The processor 710 is a control center of the terminal, connects various parts of the entire terminal using various interfaces and lines, performs various functions of the terminal and processes data by operating or executing software programs and/or modules stored in the memory 79 and calling data stored in the memory 79, thereby performing overall monitoring of the terminal. Processor 710 may include one or more processing units; preferably, the processor 710 may integrate an application processor, which mainly handles operating systems, user interfaces, application programs, etc., and a modem processor, which mainly handles wireless communications. It will be appreciated that the modem processor described above may not be integrated into processor 710.

The terminal 70 may further include a power supply 711 (e.g., a battery) for supplying power to various components, and preferably, the power supply 711 may be logically connected to the processor 710 through a power management system, so as to manage charging, discharging, and power consumption management functions through the power management system.

In addition, the terminal 70 includes some functional modules that are not shown, and will not be described in detail herein.

Preferably, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a terminal, including a processor 710, a memory 79, and a computer program stored in the memory 79 and capable of running on the processor 710, where the computer program is executed by the processor 710 to implement each process of the foregoing semi-persistent scheduling resource allocation method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect, and in order to avoid repetition, details are not described here again. A terminal may be a wireless terminal or a wired terminal, and a wireless terminal may be a device providing voice and/or other service data connectivity to a user, a handheld device having a wireless connection function, or other processing devices connected to a wireless modem. Wireless terminals, which may be mobile terminals such as mobile telephones (or "cellular" telephones) and computers having mobile terminals, such as portable, pocket, hand-held, computer-included, or vehicle-mounted mobile devices, may communicate with one or more core networks via a Radio Access Network (RAN), which may exchange language and/or data with the RAN. For example, Personal Communication Service (PCS) phones, cordless phones, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) phones, Wireless Local Loop (WLL) stations, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), and the like. A wireless Terminal may also be referred to as a system, a Subscriber Unit (Subscriber Unit), a Subscriber Station (Subscriber Station), a Mobile Station (Mobile), a Remote Station (Remote Station), a Remote Terminal (Remote Terminal), an access Terminal (access Terminal), a User Terminal (User Terminal), a User Agent (User Agent), and a User Equipment (User device User Equipment), which are not limited herein.

The embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer-readable storage medium, where a computer program is stored on the computer-readable storage medium, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the computer program implements each process of the foregoing semi-persistent scheduling resource allocation method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect, and in order to avoid repetition, details are not repeated here. The computer-readable storage medium may be a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the various illustrative elements and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented as electronic hardware or combinations of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the implementation. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present invention.

It is clear to those skilled in the art that, for convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the above-described systems, apparatuses and units may refer to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, and are not described herein again.

In the embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and method may be implemented in other ways. For example, the above-described apparatus embodiments are merely illustrative, and for example, the division of the units is only one logical division, and other divisions may be realized in practice, for example, a plurality of units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not executed. In addition, the shown or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, and may be in an electrical, mechanical or other form.

The units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment.

In addition, functional units in the embodiments of the present invention may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated into one unit.

The functions, if implemented in the form of software functional units and sold or used as a stand-alone product, may be stored in a computer readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present invention may be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium and includes instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device) to execute all or part of the steps of the method according to the embodiments of the present invention. And the aforementioned storage medium includes: various media capable of storing program codes, such as a U disk, a removable hard disk, a ROM, a RAM, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

Furthermore, it is to be noted that in the device and method of the invention, it is obvious that the individual components or steps can be decomposed and/or recombined. These decompositions and/or recombinations are to be regarded as equivalents of the present invention. Also, the steps of performing the series of processes described above may naturally be performed chronologically in the order described, but need not necessarily be performed chronologically, and some steps may be performed in parallel or independently of each other. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that all or any of the steps or elements of the method and apparatus of the present invention may be implemented in any computing device (including processors, storage media, etc.) or network of computing devices, in hardware, firmware, software, or any combination thereof, which can be implemented by those skilled in the art using their basic programming skills after reading the description of the present invention.

Thus, the objects of the invention may also be achieved by running a program or a set of programs on any computing device. The computing device may be a general purpose device as is well known. The object of the invention is thus also achieved solely by providing a program product comprising program code for implementing the method or the apparatus. That is, such a program product also constitutes the present invention, and a storage medium storing such a program product also constitutes the present invention. It is to be understood that the storage medium may be any known storage medium or any storage medium developed in the future. It is further noted that in the apparatus and method of the present invention, it is apparent that each component or step can be decomposed and/or recombined. These decompositions and/or recombinations are to be regarded as equivalents of the present invention. Also, the steps of executing the series of processes described above may naturally be executed chronologically in the order described, but need not necessarily be executed chronologically. Some steps may be performed in parallel or independently of each other.

While the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the following claims.

Claims

1. A method for configuring semi-persistent scheduling resources is applied to communication equipment, and is characterized by comprising the following steps:

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the data carries terminal identification information.

3. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the communication device is a network device, and the step of transmitting or receiving data on a part of resources in the available resources in the SPS period comprises:

transmitting downlink data on a part of downlink SPS resources in the available resources in the SPS period;

alternatively, the first and second electrodes may be,

and receiving uplink data on a part of uplink SPS resources in the available resources in the SPS period.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the step of transmitting downlink data on a part of downlink SPS resources in the available resources in the SPS period comprises:

sending downlink data to the terminal on M downlink SPS resources in the available resources in the SPS period; wherein the number of available resources within the SPS period is greater than M.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein after the step of sending downlink data to the terminal on M downlink SPS resources from the available resources in the SPS period, the method further comprises:

sending downlink data to other terminals on the residual downlink SPS resources in the SPS period; wherein the remaining downlink SPS resources are: and available resources after the M downlink SPS resources in the SPS period, wherein the other terminals are different from the terminal.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the step of receiving uplink data on a portion of uplink SPS resources in the available resources in the SPS period comprises:

receiving uplink data sent by a terminal on N uplink SPS resources in the available resources in the SPS period; wherein the number of available resources within the SPS period is greater than N.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein after the step of receiving uplink data transmitted by the terminal on N uplink SPS resources among the available resources in the SPS period, the method further comprises:

receiving uplink data sent by other terminals on the residual uplink SPS resources in the SPS period; wherein the remaining uplink SPS resources are: available resources after the N uplink SPS resources within the SPS period, the other terminals being different from the terminal.

8. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the step of the communication device being a terminal transmitting or receiving data on a part of the available resources in the SPS period comprises:

receiving downlink data on a part of downlink SPS resources in the available resources in the SPS period;

alternatively, the first and second electrodes may be,

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of receiving downlink data on a portion of downlink SPS resources in the available resources in the SPS period comprises:

receiving downlink data sent by network equipment on M downlink SPS resources in the available resources in the SPS period; wherein the number of available resources within the SPS period is greater than M.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of transmitting uplink data on a part of uplink SPS resources in the available resources in the SPS period comprises:

transmitting uplink data on N uplink SPS resources in the available resources in the SPS period; wherein the number of available resources within the SPS period is greater than N.

11. A communication device, comprising:

12. The communications device according to claim 11, wherein the data carries terminal identification information.

13. The communication device according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the communication device is a network device, and the transceiver module comprises:

a first sending submodule, configured to send downlink data on a part of downlink SPS resources in the available resources in the SPS period;

alternatively, the first and second electrodes may be,

14. The communications device of claim 13, wherein the first transmission submodule comprises:

a first sending unit, configured to send downlink data to a terminal on M downlink SPS resources in the available resources in the SPS period; wherein the number of available resources within the SPS period is greater than M.

15. The communications device of claim 14, wherein the first transmission sub-module further comprises:

a second sending unit, configured to send downlink data to other terminals on the remaining downlink SPS resources in the SPS period; wherein the remaining downlink SPS resources are: and available resources after the M downlink SPS resources in the SPS period, wherein the other terminals are different from the terminal.

16. The communications device of claim 13, wherein the first receiving submodule comprises:

a first receiving unit, configured to receive uplink data sent by a terminal on N uplink SPS resources in available resources in the SPS period; wherein the number of available resources within the SPS period is greater than N.

17. The communications device of claim 16, wherein the first receive sub-module further comprises:

a second receiving unit, configured to receive uplink data sent by another terminal on the remaining uplink SPS resources in the SPS period; wherein the remaining uplink SPS resources are: available resources after the N uplink SPS resources within the SPS period, the other terminals being different from the terminal.

18. The communication device according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the communication device is a terminal, and the transceiver module further comprises:

a second receiving submodule, configured to receive downlink data on a part of downlink SPS resources in the available resources in the SPS period;

alternatively, the first and second electrodes may be,

and the second sending submodule is used for sending uplink data on part of the uplink SPS resources in the available resources in the SPS period.

19. The communications device of claim 18, wherein the second receive submodule comprises:

a third receiving unit, configured to receive downlink data sent by a network device on M downlink SPS resources in the available resources in the SPS period; wherein the number of available resources within the SPS period is greater than M.

20. The communications device of claim 18, wherein the second transmit submodule comprises:

a third sending unit, configured to send uplink data on N uplink SPS resources in the available resources in the SPS period; wherein the number of available resources within the SPS period is greater than N.

21. A network device comprising a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored on the memory and running on the processor, the processor when executing the computer program implementing the steps of the semi-persistent scheduling resource configuration method according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

22. A terminal, characterized in that the terminal comprises a processor, a memory and a computer program stored on the memory and running on the processor, which computer program, when executed by the processor, implements the steps of the semi-persistent scheduling resource configuration method according to any of claims 1, 2, 8 to 10.

23. A computer-readable storage medium, having stored thereon a computer program which, when being executed by a processor, carries out the steps of the method for configuring semi-persistently scheduled resources according to any of the claims 1 to 10.