IP Library Granted Patent US 10,200,177
Granted Patent B2
US 10,200,177 · App. 15/159,629 · Granted Feb 5, 2019

Scheduling request on a secondary cell of a wireless device

Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan (Herndon, VA)
Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
H04L5/0053H04L5/0055H04L5/0057H04W74/0833H04W72/1284H04W74/006
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Patent No.
US 10,200,177
App. No.
15/159,629
Granted
Feb 5, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A plurality of cells comprise a primary cell with no configured scheduling request (SR) resources and a secondary cell with configured SR resources. A wireless device receives an activation command indicating activation of the secondary cell. The wireless device initiates a random access procedure when in a subframe: an SR process is pending; no uplink data channel resources are available for transmission; and a time alignment timer of an sTAG comprising the secondary cell is not running.

Claims (50)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, at least one message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of cells, the plurality of cells comprising:

a primary cell with no configured scheduling request (SR) resources; and

a secondary cell with configured SR resources, the secondary cell being in a secondary timing advance group (sTAG);

receiving an activation command indicating activation of the secondary cell; and

initiating a random access procedure when in a subframe:

an SR process is pending;

no uplink data channel resources are available for transmission; and

a time alignment timer of the sTAG is not running.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the secondary cell is in an activated state in the subframe.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting a random access preamble in random access resources of the primary cell.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of cells are grouped into a plurality of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) groups comprising:

a primary PUCCH group comprising the primary cell with a primary PUCCH transmitted to a base station; and

a secondary PUCCH group comprising the secondary cell with a secondary PUCCH transmitted to the base station.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of cells are grouped into a plurality of timing advance groups (TAGs) comprising:

a primary TAG comprising the primary cell; and

the sTAG comprising the secondary cell.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the SR resources are configured on the secondary cell in the subframe.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a random access response comprising an uplink grant.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one message comprises a time alignment timer parameter for the sTAG.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration parameters comprise:

first configuration parameters of a primary PUCCH for the primary cell; and

second configuration parameters of a secondary PUCCH for the secondary cell.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising initiating the SR process when the wireless device has one or more uplink packets for transmission.

11. A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the wireless device to:

receive at least one message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of cells, the plurality of cells comprising:

a primary cell with no configured scheduling request (SR) resources; and

a secondary cell with configured SR resources, the secondary cell being in a secondary timing advance group (sTAG);

receive an activation command indicating activation of the secondary cell; and

initiate a random access procedure when in a subframe:

an SR process is pending;

no uplink data channel resources are available for transmission; and

a time alignment timer of the sTAG is not running.

12. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the secondary cell is in an activated state in the subframe.

13. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the wireless device to transmit a random access preamble in random access resources of the primary cell.

14. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of cells are grouped into a plurality of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) groups comprising:

a primary PUCCH group comprising the primary cell with a primary PUCCH transmitted to a base station; and

a secondary PUCCH group comprising the secondary cell with a secondary PUCCH transmitted to the base station.

15. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of cells are grouped into a plurality of timing advance groups (TAGs) comprising:

a primary TAG comprising the primary cell; and

the sTAG comprising the secondary cell.

16. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the SR resources are configured on the secondary cell in the subframe.

17. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the wireless device to receive a random access response comprising an uplink grant.

18. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the at least one message comprises a time alignment timer parameter for the sTAG.

19. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the configuration parameters comprise:

first configuration parameters of a primary PUCCH for the primary cell; and

second configuration parameters of a secondary PUCCH for the secondary cell.

20. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the wireless device to initiate the SR process when the wireless device has one or more uplink packets for transmission.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 30, 2018
From: OFINNO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 046575/0253 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 27, 2016
From: DINAN, ESMAEL
To: OFINNO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 039870/0070 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62174595 · Jun 12, 2015
Related Publication 20160365959A1 · Dec 15, 2016
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