Methods for allocating and scheduling uplink and downlink transmissions and apparatuses thereof

摘要

At least one example embodiment discloses a method for allocating uplink transmissions from a plurality of user equipments (UEs) to a base station. The method includes allocating uplink transmission air-time of the base station to a plurality of groups, associating each of the plurality of UEs to the plurality of groups, a throughput of each associated UE in a same group being affected by the remaining UEs in the same group and determining a resource sharing mode associated with each of the plurality of groups, the resource sharing mode being one of a first mode and a second mode, the base station allocating the same throughput to each associated UE in the associated group in the first mode and the base station allocating a same transmission air-time to each associated UE in the associated group in the second mode.

主权项

1. A method for allocating uplink transmissions from a plurality of user equipments (UEs) to a base station, the method comprising:
allocating uplink transmission air-time of the base station to a plurality of groups; associating each of the plurality of UEs to the plurality of groups, a throughput of each associated UE in a same group being affected by remaining UEs in the same group; and determining a resource sharing mode associated with each of the plurality of groups, the resource sharing mode being one of a first mode and a second mode, the base station allocating a same throughput to each associated UE in an associated group of the plurality of groups in the first mode and the base station allocating a same transmission air-time to each associated UE in the associated group in the second mode, the determining the resource sharing mode includes,
determining a profile associated with the base station and a profile associated with each of the plurality of UEs based on the resource sharing mode, a size of the associated group, an average frame size of frames sent and received by the base station, a data rate of a UE associated with the profile and a highest data rate among all of the plurality of UEs and the base station, the allocated uplink transmission air-time for the associated group and air-time for a sum of downlink transmissions allocated to the plurality of groups by the base station, andtransmitting the associated profiles to the plurality of UEs, respectively; and receiving transmissions from the plurality of UEs based on the transmitted profiles.