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Resource allocation method, transmission method, and apparatuses

US10448255B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 11, 2016
Grant dateOct 15, 2019
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Expiry dateOct 15, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W74/0808
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention disclose a resource allocation method, a transmission method, and apparatuses. The resource allocation method comprises: sending a scheduling instruction, wherein the scheduling instruction is used to instruct a user equipment to prepare for transmission; determining an available carrier in an unlicensed spectrum; and sending a resource allocation message in response to that an available carrier exists, wherein the resource allocation message is used to instruct to allocate the available carrier to the transmission of the user equipment. According to the method and apparatus of the embodiments of the present invention, after an available carrier is determined, a resource allocation message is sent again to explicitly inform a user equipment of the available transmission resource, thereby avoiding the problem of resource unavailability and/or resource waste caused by the unpredictability of whether an unlicensed spectrum is available.

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