IP Library Granted Patent US 11,212,838
Granted Patent B2
US 11,212,838 · App. 16/421,019 · Granted Dec 28, 2021

Method and apparatus for transmitting uplink data on uplink resources

Inventors: Benoit Pelletier (Roxboro, CA); Diana Pani (Montreal, CA); Rocco DiGirolamo (Laval, CA); Christopher R. Cave (Dollard-des-Ormeaux, CA); Vincent Roy (Longueuil, CA); Paul Marinier (Brossard, CA); Eldad M. Zeira (Huntington, NY)
Assignee: Pantech Wireless, LLC
H04W74/0833H04L1/1812H04L5/0053H04L5/0055H04W28/04H04W72/04H04W72/0406H04W72/12H04W76/27H04W76/38H04W88/08
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Patent No.
US 11,212,838
App. No.
16/421,019
Granted
Dec 28, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and an apparatus is provided for transmitting uplink data on uplink resources. The method and apparatus includes receiving a radio resource control (RRC) message indicating uplink resources for wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) and medium access control (MAC) timer information, transmitting uplink data based on the indicated uplink resources, and deactivating the indicated uplink resources in response to a MAC timer expiring, wherein the MAC timer is configured based on the MAC timer information.

Claims (21)

1. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) comprising:

a receiver;

a transmitter; and

a processor;

wherein

the receiver and the processor are configured to receive at least one radio resource control (RRC) message indicating uplink resources for WTRU and medium access control (MAC) timer information,

the transmitter and the processor are configured to transmit uplink data based on the indicated uplink resources,

the processor is configured to deactivate the indicated uplink resources in response to a MAC timer expiring, and

the MAC timer is configured based on the MAC timer information indicated by the received RRC message.

2. The WTRU of claim 1 wherein the receiver and the processor are configured to receive an uplink grant associated with the indicated uplink resources and the transmitter and the processor are configured to transmit using the indicated uplink resources based on the grant.

3. The WTRU of claim 2 wherein based on the receipt of the uplink grant, the WTRU does not deactivate the indicated uplink resources.

4. The WTRU of claim 1 wherein the receiver and the processor are configured to receive a deactivation message and the processor is configured to deactivate the uplink resources based on the received deactivation message.

5. The WTRU of claim 1 wherein the MAC timer is based on a number of frames.

6. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), at least one radio resource control (RRC) message indicating uplink resources for WTRU and medium access control (MAC) timer information;

transmitting, by the WTRU, uplink data based on the indicated uplink resources; and

deactivating, by the WTRU, the indicated uplink resources in response to a MAC timer expiring, wherein the MAC timer is configured based on the MAC timer information indicated by the received RRC message.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising receiving, by the WTRU, an uplink grant associated with the indicated uplink resources and transmitting, by the WTRU, using the indicated uplink resources based on the grant.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein based on the receipt of the uplink grant, the WTRU does not deactivate the indicated uplink resources.

9. The method of claim 7 further comprising receiving, by the WTRU, a deactivation message and deactivating, by the WTRU, the uplink resources based on the received deactivation message.

10. The method of claim 7 wherein the MAC timer is based on a number of frames.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2021
From: RNB WIRELESS LLC
To: PANTECH WIRELESS, LLC
Reel/Frame 056682/0095 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2021
From: SIGNAL TRUST FOR WIRELESS INNOVATION
To: RNB WIRELESS LLC
Reel/Frame 055170/0866 →
Continuity (11)
Continuation 14876337 · Oct 6, 2015
Continuation 14319608 · Jun 30, 2014
Continuation 12238910 · Sep 26, 2008
Provisional Application 60975985 · Sep 28, 2007
Provisional Application 60982528 · Oct 25, 2007
Provisional Application 61018999 · Jan 4, 2008
Provisional Application 61025441 · Feb 1, 2008
Provisional Application 61038576 · Mar 21, 2008
Provisional Application 61074288 · Jun 20, 2008
Provisional Application 61083409 · Jul 24, 2008
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