IP Library Granted Patent US 11,160,099
Granted Patent B2
US 11,160,099 · App. 15/834,834 · Granted Oct 26, 2021

Uplink transmission skipping

Inventors: Alireza Babaei (Fairfax, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (Herndon, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04W72/1268H04W72/042H04W72/1289H04W72/14H04W74/002H04W16/14H04W74/0808
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,160,099
App. No.
15/834,834
Granted
Oct 26, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device receives one or more messages. The one or messages comprise: configuration parameters for a plurality of cells comprising a licensed cell and a licensed assisted access (LAA) cell; and one or more skipping parameters indicating uplink transmission skipping is configured. A downlink control information is received indicating an uplink grant for uplink transmission of one or more packets via a first subframe of a first cell in the plurality of cells. The uplink transmission is skipped in response to: the first cell being the licensed cell; and first criteria being met. The one or more packets are transmitted in response to: the first cell being the LAA cell; and the first criteria being met.

Claims (37)

1. A method comprising: receiving, by a wireless device, one or more messages comprising:

configuration parameters for a plurality of cells comprising one or more licensed cells and one or more unlicensed cells; and

one or more skipping parameters indicating uplink transmission skipping is configured for the wireless device;

receiving, by the wireless device, a downlink control information indicating an uplink grant for an uplink transmission via a first subframe of a first cell in the plurality of cells; and based on the first cell being an unlicensed cell, transmitting the uplink transmission via the first subframe of the first cell when:

the one or more skipping parameters indicate uplink transmission skipping is configured for the wireless device in the first subframe;

the uplink transmission comprises a medium access control (MAC) packet data unit comprising:

zero MAC service data units; and

a MAC control element (CE) only for a padding buffer status report (BSR) or a periodic BSR; and

no aperiodic channel state information is requested for the first subframe.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the uplink transmission comprises one or more medium access control (MAC) packets.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more skipping parameters indicate that the uplink transmission skipping is configured for dynamic grants.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting the uplink transmission is further based on a listen before talk (LBT) procedure indicating a clear channel.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the uplink grant is a single-subframe grant.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the uplink grant is a multi-subframe grant.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more skipping parameters indicate that the uplink transmission skipping is configured for semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) grants.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the uplink transmission comprises a zero byte medium access control service data unit.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the one or more messages comprise configuration parameters for an SPS.

10. A wireless device comprising: one or more processors, memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive one or more messages comprising: configuration parameters for a plurality of cells comprising one or more licensed cells and one or more unlicensed cells; and

one or more skipping parameters indicating uplink transmission skipping is configured for the wireless device,

receive a downlink control information indicating an uplink grant for an uplink transmission via a first subframe of a first cell in the plurality of cells; and

based on the first cell being an unlicensed cell, transmit the uplink transmission via the first subframe of the first cell when:

the one or more skipping parameters indicate uplink transmission skipping is configured for the wireless device in the first subframe;

the uplink transmission comprises a medium access control (MAC) packet data unit comprising:

zero MAC service data units; and

a MAC control element (CE) only for a padding buffer status report (BSR) or a periodic BSR; and

no aperiodic channel state information is requested for the first subframe.

11. The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the uplink transmission comprises one or more medium access control (MAC) packets.

12. The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the one or more skipping parameters indicate that the uplink transmission skipping is configured for dynamic grants.

13. The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the instructions that cause the wireless device to transmit the uplink transmission further cause the wireless device to transmit the uplink transmission based on a listen before talk (LBT) procedure indicating a clear channel.

14. The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the uplink grant is a single-subframe grant.

15. The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the uplink grant is a multi-subframe grant.

16. The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the one or more skipping parameters indicate that the uplink transmission skipping is configured for semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) grants.

17. The wireless device of claim 16 , wherein the uplink transmission comprises a zero byte medium access control service data unit.

18. The wireless device of claim 16 , wherein the one or more messages comprise configuration parameters for an SPS.

19. The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the one or more messages are radio resource control messages.

20. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more messages are radio resource control messages.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2025
From: OFINNO, LLC
To: PENINSULA TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 069849/0289 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 26, 2019
From: BABAEI, ALIREZA; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 050165/0859 →