Systems and methods for allocating and transmitting uplink data block transmissions with piggy-backed ACK/NACK bitmap field
View Patent ↗Systems and methods for allocating and transmitting uplink data block transmissions with piggy-backed ACK/NACK bitmap field are provided. In a specific example, a mobile station receives a request for a data block combined with control information (DBCCI). The mobile station responds by transmitting a DBCCI using at least one timeslot corresponding to a timeslot used for the request. At least some of the time, the mobile station sends data blocks in an order different than that would be otherwise used (e.g. block sequence order).
1. A method for a mobile station, the method comprising:
receiving over a wireless channel a request for a DBCCI (Data Block Combined with Control Information);
upon receiving the request, encoding data blocks and the DBCCI prior to receiving Uplink Allocation for Data Blocks (UADBs) defining a particular order for transmitting the data blocks and DBCCI;
transmitting the DBCCI in response to the request using at least one timeslot corresponding to a timeslot used for the request for DBCCI; and
transmitting the data blocks out of the particular order within at least one radio block period where the mobile station is responding to the request for the DBCCI.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein transmitting a DBCCI in response to the request using at least one timeslot corresponding to a timeslot used for the request for DBCCI comprises:
transmitting a BTTI (Basic Transmit Time Interval) block using an uplink slot having the same number as a downlink slot used for the request.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein transmitting a DBCCI in response to the request using at least one timeslot corresponding to a timeslot used for the request for DBCCI comprises:
transmitting an RTTI (Reduced Transmit Time Interval) block using an uplink slot pair corresponding with a downlink slot pair used for the request.
4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
receiving at least one UADB (uplink allocation for data block), each UADB indicating an allocation of a respective uplink block;
transmitting within a given radio block period one or more uplink data blocks using the uplink timeslot(s) allocated by the at least one UADB other than the timeslot used to transmit the DBCCI, each such data block having a higher block sequence number than the block sequence number(s) of data block(s) being sent as part of the DBCCI.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the particular order involves initial transmissions occurring in block sequence number order.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the request for a DBCCI (Data Block Combined with Control Information) is a poll for RLC (radio link control) data block+PAN (piggy backed ACK/NACK).
7. The method of claim 2 wherein the request for a DBCCI (Data Block Combined with Control Information) is a poll for RLC (radio link control) data block+PAN (piggy backed ACK/NACK).
8. The method of claim 3 wherein the request for a DBCCI (Data Block Combined with Control Information) is a poll for RLC (radio link control) data block+PAN (piggy backed ACK/NACK).
9. The method of claim 4 wherein the request for a DBCCI (Data Block Combined with Control Information) is a poll for RLC (radio link control) data block+PAN (piggy backed ACK/NACK).
10. The method of claim 5 wherein the request for a DBCCI (Data Block Combined with Control Information) is a poll for RLC (radio link control) data block+PAN (piggy backed ACK/NACK).
11. The method of claim 4 wherein each UADB is a USF (uplink state flag).
12. A non-transitory, computer readable medium having computer executable instructions stored thereon for execution by a mobile station which when executed, cause the mobile station to perform a method comprising:
receiving over a wireless channel a request for a DBCCI (Data Block Combined with Control Information);
upon receiving the request, encoding data blocks and the DBCCI prior to receiving Uplink Allocation for Data Blocks (UADBs) defining a particular order for transmitting the data blocks and DBCCI;
transmitting the DBCCI in response to the request using at least one timeslot corresponding to a timeslot used for the request for DBCCI; and
transmitting the data blocks out of the particular order within at least one radio block period where the mobile station is responding to the request for the DBCCI.
13. The computer readable medium of claim 12 wherein the method further comprises:
transmitting a DBCCI in response to the request using at least one timeslot corresponding to a timeslot used for the request for DBCCI comprises:
transmitting a BTTI (Basic Transmit Time Interval) block using an uplink slot having the same number as a downlink slot used for the request.
14. The computer readable medium of claim 12 wherein transmitting a DBCCI in response to the request using at least one timeslot corresponding to a timeslot used for the request for DBCCI comprises:
transmitting an RTTI (Reduced Transmit Time Interval) block using an uplink slot pair corresponding with a downlink slot pair used for the request.
15. The computer readable medium of claim 12 further comprising:
receiving at least one UADB (uplink allocation for data block), each UADB indicating an allocation of a respective uplink block;
transmitting within a given radio block period one or more uplink data blocks using the uplink timeslot(s) allocated by the at least one UADB other than the timeslot used to transmit the DBCCI, each such data block having a higher block sequence number than the block sequence number(s) of data block(s) being sent as part of the DBCCI.
16. The computer readable medium of claim 12 wherein the request for a DBCCI (Data Block Combined with Control Information) is a poll for RLC (radio link control) data block+PAN (piggy backed ACK/NACK).
17. The computer readable medium of claim 15 wherein the request for a DBCCI (Data Block Combined with Control Information) is a poll for RLC (radio link control) data block+PAN (piggy backed ACK/NACK).
18. A mobile station comprising:
at least one antenna;
at least one wireless access radio;
a one or a combination of components configured to control the mobile station to:
receive over a wireless channel a request for a DBCCI (Data Block Combined with Control Information);
upon receiving the request, encode data blocks and the DBCCI prior to receiving Uplink Allocation for Data Blocks (UADBs) defining a particular order for transmitting the data blocks and DBCCI;
transmit the DBCCI in response to the request using at least one timeslot corresponding to a timeslot used for the request for DBCCI; and
transmit the data blocks out of the particular order within at least one radio block period where the mobile station is responding to the request for the DBCCI.
19. The mobile station of claim 18 wherein the one or a combination of components is further configure control the mobile station to:
transmit a DBCCI in response to the request using at least one timeslot corresponding to a timeslot used for the request for DBCCI comprises:
transmit a BTTI (Basic Transmit Time Interval) block using an uplink slot having the same number as a downlink slot used for the request.
20. The mobile station of claim 18 wherein the one or a combination of components is further configured to control the mobile station to:
transmit the DBCCI in response to the request using at least one timeslot corresponding to the timeslot used for the request for DBCCI comprises by transmitting an RTTI (Reduced Transmit Time Interval) block using an uplink slot pair corresponding with a downlink slot pair used for the request.
21. The mobile station of claim 18 wherein the one or a combination of components is further configured to control the mobile station to:
receive at least one UADB (uplink allocation for data block), each UADB indicating an allocation of a
respective uplink block;
transmit within a given radio block period one or more uplink data blocks using the uplink timeslot(s) allocated by the at least one UADB other than the timeslot used to transmit the DBCCI, each such data block having a higher block sequence number than the block sequence number(s) of data block(s) being sent as part of the DBCCI.
22. The mobile station of claim 18 wherein the request for a DBCCI (Data Block Combined with Control Information) is a poll for RLC (radio link control) data block+PAN (piggy backed ACK/NACK).
23. The mobile station of claim 20 wherein the request for a DBCCI (Data Block Combined with Control Information) is a poll for RLC (radio link control) data block+PAN (piggy backed ACK/NACK).