US2020229144A1PendingUtilityA1

Resource reservation techniques for wireless communications

Assignee: QUALCOMM INCPriority: Jan 10, 2019Filed: Jan 8, 2020Published: Jul 16, 2020
Est. expiryJan 10, 2039(~12.5 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
H04W 72/20H04W 4/70H04W 28/26H04W 72/0446H04W 72/53H04W 4/40H04W 72/02H04W 92/18H04W 72/044H04W 72/0406
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Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that provide for dynamic resource avoidance and slot aggregation. The described techniques enable a user equipment (UE) in a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) system to select resources for varying transmission of a data packet (e.g., over multiple slots). The UE may determine a set of candidate transmission time intervals (TTIs) for transmission of the data packet based on a resource map, which may involve selecting resources that are unoccupied by other UEs as indicated by the resource map or preempting other UEs based on traffic priority or latency. The UE may transmit a reservation indication indicating resources to be reserved for subsequent transmissions (e.g., retransmission) and a UE receiving the reservation indication may update its resource map.

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for wireless communications, comprising:
 identifying, by a first wireless device in a vehicle-to-everything system, a data packet for transmission to a second wireless device in the vehicle-to-everything system, the data packet associated with a first latency type;   identifying a set of candidate transmission time intervals for the transmission of the data packet based at least in part on a resource window, wherein a size of the resource window is based at least in part on the first latency type;   selecting, from the set of candidate transmission time intervals, a set of transmission time intervals for the transmission of the data packet based at least in part on the resource window and a set of reserved resources for other wireless devices in the vehicle-to-everything system; and   transmitting the data packet to the second wireless device using the set of transmission time intervals.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining the size of the resource window based at least in part on the first latency type, an initial transmission of the data packet, a retransmission of the data packet, a capability of the first wireless device, a soft buffer of the second wireless device, or any combination thereof.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving a control channel from the second wireless device or another wireless device in the vehicle-to-everything system; and   determining the set of reserved resources for other wireless devices in the vehicle-to-everything system based at least in part on the control channel.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 maintaining, by the first wireless device, a map of the set of reserved resources for other wireless devices in the vehicle-to-everything system.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the set of transmission time intervals selected for the transmission of the data packet exclude the set of reserved resources for other wireless devices in the vehicle-to-everything system. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein selecting the set of transmission time intervals comprises:
 selecting an earliest unoccupied resource from the set of candidate transmission time intervals.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein selecting the set of transmission time intervals comprises:
 randomly selecting unoccupied transmission time intervals from the set of candidate transmission time intervals.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein selecting the set of transmission time intervals comprises:
 selecting unoccupied resources in a transmission time interval multiplexed in frequency with retransmissions from at least one other wireless device, the retransmissions from the at least one other wireless device corresponding to previously decoded data packets.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein selecting the set of transmission time intervals comprises:
 selecting unoccupied resources based at least in part on a size of the data packet.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein selecting the set of transmission time intervals comprises:
 selecting resources reserved for use by other wireless devices and associated with traffic having a lower priority than the data packet.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 receiving a reservation indication from at least one other wireless device, the reservation indication indicating a set of resources reserved for the at least one other wireless device; and   determining a signal strength of the reservation indication, wherein the resources are selected from the set of resources based at least in part on the signal strength.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 identifying a distance associated with the set of reserved resources, wherein the set of transmission time intervals exclude a subset of the set of reserved resources based at least in part on the distance and a distance threshold.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining an extended size of the resource window; and   selecting the set of transmission time intervals based at least in part on the extended size of the resource window.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 transmitting, via a control channel, a reservation indication that conveys the set of transmission time intervals selected for the transmission of the data packet, wherein the reservation indication comprises a slot index, a sub-channel index, or a combination thereof based at least in part on a defined number of bits.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the slot index is indicated with respect to a reference slot, the reference slot comprising one of a slot after a second control channel associated with the transmission of the data packet or a last slot used for the transmission of the data packet. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the sub-channel index indicates a sub-channel with respect to a start of a resource pool used for the transmission of the data packet. 
     
     
         17 . A method for wireless communications, comprising:
 identifying, by a first wireless device in a vehicle-to-everything system, a data packet for transmission to a second wireless device in the vehicle-to-everything system;   transmitting the data packet to the second wireless device via a set of transmission time intervals based at least in part on a resource window and a latency type associated with the data packet;   selecting, at a time of the transmission of the data packet, a set of reserved resources for transmission of a second data packet based at least in part on a second resource window and a second latency type associated with the second data packet; and   transmitting a reservation indication that conveys the set of reserved resources for the transmission of the second data packet.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 encoding the data packet across the set of transmission time intervals.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 encoding the data packet across a set of frequency resources based at least in part on a link budget for the transmission of the data packet.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein transmitting the reservation indication further comprises:
 transmitting, via a control channel, the reservation indication, wherein the reservation indication comprises a slot index, a sub-channel index, or a combination thereof based at least in part on a defined number of bits.   
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the slot index is indicated with respect to a reference slot, the reference slot comprising one of a slot after a second control channel associated with the transmission of the data packet or a last slot used for the transmission of the data packet. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the sub-channel index indicates a sub-channel with respect to a start of a resource pool used for the transmission of the data packet. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein selecting the set of reserved resources comprises:
 selecting an earliest unoccupied resource from the set of transmission time intervals.   
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein selecting the set of reserved resources comprises:
 randomly selecting unoccupied transmission time intervals from the set of transmission time intervals.   
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein selecting the set of reserved resources comprises:
 selecting unoccupied resources in a transmission time interval multiplexed in frequency with retransmissions from at least one other wireless device, the retransmissions from the at least one other wireless device corresponding to previously decoded data packets.   
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein selecting the set of reserved resources comprises:
 selecting unoccupied resources based at least in part on a size of the second data packet.   
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein selecting the set of reserved resources comprises:
 selecting resources reserved for use by other wireless devices and associated with traffic having a lower priority than the data packet.   
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 27 , further comprising:
 receiving a second reservation indication from at least one other wireless device, the second reservation indication indicating a set of resources reserved for the at least one other wireless device; and   determining a signal strength of the second reservation indication, wherein the resources are selected from the set of resources based at least in part on the signal strength.   
     
     
         29 . An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:
 a processor,   memory in electronic communication with the processor; and   instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
 identify, by a first wireless device in a vehicle-to-everything system, a data packet for transmission to a second wireless device in the vehicle-to-everything system, the data packet associated with a first latency type; 
 identify a set of candidate transmission time intervals for the transmission of the data packet based at least in part on a resource window, wherein a size of the resource window is based at least in part on the first latency type; 
 select, from the set of candidate transmission time intervals, a set of transmission time intervals for the transmission of the data packet based at least in part on the resource window and a set of reserved resources for other wireless devices in the vehicle-to-everything system; and 
 transmit the data packet to the second wireless device using the set of transmission time intervals. 
   
     
     
         30 . An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:
 a processor,   memory in electronic communication with the processor; and   instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
 identify, by a first wireless device in a vehicle-to-everything system, a data packet for transmission to a second wireless device in the vehicle-to-everything system; 
 transmit the data packet to the second wireless device via a set of transmission time intervals based at least in part on a resource window and a latency type associated with the data packet; 
 select, at a time of the transmission of the data packet, a set of reserved resources for transmission of a second data packet based at least in part on a second resource window and a second latency type associated with the second data packet; and 
 transmit a reservation indication that conveys the set of reserved resources for the transmission of the second data packet.

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