Method for reducing serving cell interruption due to prose operation

Abstract

A method in a network node is disclosed. The method comprises determining whether a wireless device is configured with discontinuous reception on a first communication link. The method comprises comparing a target quality for a second communication link with an interruption probability or rate due to operation of the first communication link, and selecting a scheduling scheme based at least in part on the comparison of the target quality for the second communication link with the interruption probability or rate due to operation of the first communication link. The method comprises scheduling one or more resources for the wireless device according to the selected scheduling scheme.

1 . A method in a network node, comprising:
 determining whether a wireless device is configured with discontinuous reception on a first communication link;   comparing a target quality for a second communication link with an interruption probability or rate due to operation of the first communication link;   selecting a scheduling scheme based at least in part on the comparison of the target quality for the second communication link with the interruption probability or rate due to operation of the first communication link; and   scheduling one or more resources for the wireless device according to the selected scheduling scheme.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein selecting the scheduling scheme comprises:
 selecting a first scheduling scheme upon determining that the wireless device is not configured with discontinuous reception on the first communication link and that the target quality for the second communication link is less than the interruption probability or rate due to operation of the first communication link.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein scheduling one or more resources for the wireless device according to the selected first scheduling scheme comprises scheduling one or more resources for the second communication link that at least partly overlap in time with one or more resources configured for the first communication link. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein selecting the scheduling scheme comprises:
 selecting a second scheduling scheme upon determining that the wireless device is not configured with discontinuous reception on the first communication link and that the target quality for the second communication link is not less than the interruption probability or rate due to operation of the first communication link.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein scheduling one or more resources for the wireless device according to the selected second scheduling scheme comprises scheduling one or more resources for the second communication link in any subframe or slot. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 upon determining that the wireless device is configured with discontinuous reception on the first communication link, determining whether a discontinuous reception cycle for the first communication link is the same as a discontinuous reception cycle for the second communication link.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein selecting the scheduling scheme comprises:
 selecting a third scheduling scheme upon determining that the discontinuous reception cycle for the first communication link is not the same as the discontinuous reception cycle for the second communication link and that the target quality for the second communication link is less than the interruption probability or rate due to operation of the first communication link.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein scheduling one or more resources for the wireless device according to the selected third scheduling scheme comprises scheduling one or more resources for the second communication link that at least partly overlap with an ON duration of the discontinuous reception cycle for the first communication link. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein selecting the scheduling scheme comprises:
 selecting a fourth scheduling scheme upon determining that the discontinuous reception cycle of the first communication link is not the same as the discontinuous reception cycle for the second communication link and that the target quality for the second communication link is not less than the interruption probability or rate due to operation of the first communication link.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein scheduling one or more resources for the wireless device according to the selected fourth scheduling scheme comprises scheduling one or more resources for the second communication link regardless of whether the one or more resources overlap with an ON duration of the discontinuous reception cycle for the first communication link. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein selecting the scheduling scheme comprises:
 selecting a fifth scheduling scheme upon determining that the discontinuous reception cycle for the first communication link is the same as the discontinuous reception cycle for the second communication link.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein scheduling one or more resources for the wireless device according to the selected fifth scheduling scheme comprises scheduling one or more resources for the second communication link that at least partly overlap with an ON duration of the discontinuous reception cycle for the second communication link. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving, from the wireless device, information about at least one of an actual quality for the second communication link and an actual interruption rate for the first communication link.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 changing a discontinuous reception cycle configuration for the wireless device based on the received information.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the target quality for the second communication link comprises one of a target block error ratio and a target frame error rate. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first communication link comprises sidelink communication and the second communication link comprises wide area network communication. 
     
     
         17 - 24 . (canceled) 
     
     
         25 . A network node, comprising:
 one or more processors, the one or more processors configured to:   determine whether a wireless device is configured with discontinuous reception on a first communication link;   compare a target quality for a second communication link with an interruption probability or rate due to operation of the first communication link;   select a scheduling scheme based at least in part on the comparison of the target quality for the second communication link with the interruption probability or rate due to operation of the first communication link; and   schedule one or more resources for the wireless device according to the selected scheduling scheme.   
     
     
         26 . The network node of  claim 25 , wherein the one or more processors configured to select the scheduling scheme comprise one or more processors configured to:
 select a first scheduling scheme upon determining that the wireless device is not configured with discontinuous reception on the first communication link and that the target quality for the second communication link is less than the interruption probability or rate due to operation of the first communication link.   
     
     
         27 . The network node of  claim 26 , wherein the one or more processors configured to schedule one or more resources for the wireless device according to the selected first scheduling scheme comprise one or more processors configured to schedule one or more resources for the second communication link that at least partly overlap in time with one or more resources configured for the first communication link. 
     
     
         28 . The network node of  claim 26 , wherein the one or more processors configured to select the scheduling scheme comprise one or more processors configured to:
 select a second scheduling scheme upon determining that the wireless device is not configured with discontinuous reception on the first communication link and that the target quality for the second communication link is not less than the interruption probability or rate due to operation of the first communication link.   
     
     
         29 . The network node of  claim 28 , wherein the one or more processors configured to schedule one or more resources for the wireless device according to the selected second scheduling scheme comprise one or more processors configured to schedule one or more resources for the second communication link in any subframe or slot. 
     
     
         30 . The network node of  claim 25 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
 upon determining that the wireless device is configured with discontinuous reception on the first communication link, determine whether a discontinuous reception cycle for the first communication link is the same as a discontinuous reception cycle for the second communication link.   
     
     
         31 . The network node of  claim 30 , wherein the one or more processors configured to select the scheduling scheme comprise one or more processors configured to:
 select a third scheduling scheme upon determining that the discontinuous reception cycle for the first communication link is not the same as the discontinuous reception cycle for the second communication link and that the target quality for the second communication link is less than the interruption probability or rate due to operation of the first communication link.   
     
     
         32 . The network node of  claim 31 , wherein the one or more processors configured to schedule one or more resources for the wireless device according to the selected third scheduling scheme comprise one or more processors configured to schedule one or more resources for the second communication link that at least partly overlap with an ON duration of the discontinuous reception cycle for the first communication link. 
     
     
         33 - 48 . (canceled)