Method and arrangement in a wireless communication network
View Patent ↗Method and arrangement in a first node for requesting a status report from a second node. The first node and the second node are both comprised within a wireless communication network. The status report comprises positive and/or negative acknowledgement of data sent from the first node, to be received by the second node. The first node comprises a first counter configured to count the number of transmitted Protocol Data Units, PDUs, and a second counter configured to count the number of transmitted data bytes. The method and arrangements comprises initializing the first and the second counter to zero, transmitting data to be received by the second node, comparing the value of the first and the second counters with a first threshold limit value and a second threshold limit value and requesting a status report from the second node if any of the threshold limit values is reached or exceeded.
1. Method in a first node for requesting a status report from a second node, the first node and the second node both being comprised within a wireless communication network, the status report comprising at least one of positive and negative acknowledgement of data sent from the first node to be received by the second node, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
transmitting a sequence of data units or data unit segments to be received by the second node,
incrementing a first counter based on a number of data units transmitted,
incrementing a second counter based on a number of bytes of data transmitted,
comparing a count of the first counter to a first predefined value,
comparing a count of the second counter to a second predefined value, and
in response to determining that either the count of the first counter exceeds the first predefined value or the count of the second counter exceeds the second predefined value:
requesting a status report from the second node, and
resetting both the first counter and the second counter.
2. Method according to claim 1 , wherein the first predefined value and the second predefined value are configured by, and obtained from, a higher layer.
3. Method according to claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:
initialising the first counter to zero, and
initialising the second counter to zero.
4. Method according to claim 1 , further comprising the step of:
obtaining a number of configured or active radio bearers, and wherein the step of obtaining the second predefined value comprises obtaining a parameter value representing a bytes threshold limit value and dividing that parameter value with the obtained number of configured or active radio bearers.
5. Method according to claim 1 wherein the first node is represented by a user equipment.
6. Method according to claim 1 wherein the first node is represented by a base station, a Radio Network Controller, or an evolved NodeB.
7. An apparatus in a first node for requesting a status report from a second node, the first node and the second node both being comprised within a wireless communication network, the status report comprising at least one of positive and negative acknowledgement of data sent from the first node to be received by the second node, wherein the apparatus comprises:
a transmitter, adapted to transmit a sequence of data units or data unit segments to be received by the second node,
a counting mechanism, adapted to:
increment a first counter based on a number of data units transmitted, and
increment a second counter based on a number of bytes of data transmitted,
a first comparison unit, adapted to compare a count of the first counter to a first predefined value,
a second comparison unit, adapted to compare a count of the second counter to a second predefined value,
a requesting unit, adapted to request a status report from the second node if either the count of the first counter exceeds the first predefined value or the count of the second counter exceeds the second predefined value,
a first resetting unit, adapted to reset the first counter if either the count of the first counter exceeds the first predefined value or the count of the second counter exceeds the second predefined value, and
a second resetting unit, adapted to reset the second counter if either the count of the first counter exceeds the first predefined value or the count of the second counter exceeds the second predefined value.
8. An apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the first node comprises a user equipment.
9. An apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the first node comprises a base station.
10. An apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the first node comprises a control node.