Method and a device for sharing resource
US11533124B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 2017 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W72/566
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method implemented by a network device in a communication network is provided. The network device is operable to communicate with a User Equipment UE and a Narrow Band Internet Of Things NB-IoT terminal device in the communication network. Said method may comprise configuring NB-IoT Physical Resource Blocks PRBs. Said method may further comprise when scheduling said UE, if said configured NB-IoT PRBs have not been allocated to said NB-IoT terminal device and if available PRBs other than said configured NB-IOT PRBs are not enough for said UE, attempting to allocate said configured NB-IoT PRBs for said UE. A network device performing said method is also provided. Further, a communication network comprising said network device is also provided.
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