Flexible resource usage between scheduling-based and contention-based resource access for wireless networks
US10966243B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 23, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W74/006
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A technique includes determining a number of available resources for a category of user devices, determining a number of user devices, within the category of user devices, that are connected to a base station, determining whether the number of available resources is greater than or equal to the number of connected user devices, allocating resources to one or more user devices within the category of user devices using a scheduling-based resource allocation if the number of available resources for the category is greater than or equal to the number of connected user devices within the category of user devices, and otherwise, allocating resources to one or more user devices within the category of user devices using a contention-based resource allocation if the number of available resources for the category is less than the number of connected user devices within the category of user devices.
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