US 12,273,863 B2
Method and apparatus for resource allocation
Esa Tiirola, Oulu (FI); and Ilkka Keskitalo, Oulu (FI)
Assigned to Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy, Espoo (FI)
Appl. No. 17/271,253
Filed by Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy, Espoo (FI)
PCT Filed Sep. 27, 2018, PCT No. PCT/EP2018/025253
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 25, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/064076, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 2, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0345322 A1, Nov. 4, 2021
Int. Cl. H04W 72/04 (2023.01); H04W 72/0446 (2023.01); H04W 72/1263 (2023.01)
CPC H04W 72/0446 (2013.01) [H04W 72/1263 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory including computer program code;
the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
receive resource configuration from at least one of a parent node or donor node, said resource configuration comprising information defining at least one resource type for at least one backhaul link and at least one access link for at least one time and at least one resource;
receive further configuration information indicating resources of a flexible resource type, of the at least one resource type, are reserved on a link with said parent node or donor node; and
in dependence on said information defining the at least one resource type for the at least one backhaul link and the at least one access link for the at least one time and the at least one resource, and the further configuration information indicating the resources reserved on the link with said parent node or donor node, allocate one or more resources of said at least one resource type for said at least one time to at least one link of the at least one backhaul link or the at least one access link, wherein allocating one or more resources comprises at least one of:
determining that at least one time and at least one resource is not allocatable to any one of a plurality of child links that are operating according to the further configuration information,
determining that at least one time and at least one resource are allocatable to downlink child links in an instance said at least one time and at least one resource is reserved for uplink parent node backhaul, or
determining that at least one time and at least one resource are allocatable to uplink child links in an instance said at least one time and at least one resource is reserved for downlink parent node backhaul.