Wireless uplink resource allocation

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, configuration parameters of a plurality of cells comprising:

a primary cell that is not configured with scheduling request (SR) resources; and

a secondary cell that is configured with SR resources and that is in a secondary timing advance group (sTAG);

determining to perform an SR process; and

based on the wireless device not having an uplink data channel resource available in a time interval and not having a valid timing advance for the secondary cell in the time interval, initiating a random access procedure.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the initiating the random access procedure comprises transmitting a random access preamble.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the secondary cell is in an activated state in the time interval.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein an SR prohibit timer is not running.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining to cancel the SR process.

6. 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, wherein the primary cell is configured for a transmission of a primary PUCCH signal to a base station; and

a secondary PUCCH group comprising the secondary cell, wherein the secondary cell is configured for a transmission of a secondary PUCCH signal to the base station.

7. 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.

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

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration parameters comprise a time alignment timer parameter for the sTAG.

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

first configuration parameters of a primary physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) for the primary cell; and

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

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining to perform the SR process is based on the wireless device having one or more uplink packets for transmission.

12. A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

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

receive configuration parameters of a plurality of cells comprising:

a primary cell that is not configured with scheduling request (SR) resources; and

a secondary cell that is configured with SR resources and that is in a secondary timing advance group (sTAG);

determine to perform an SR process; and

based on the wireless device not having an uplink data channel resource available in a time interval and not having a valid timing advance for the secondary cell in the time interval, initiate a random access procedure.

13. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to initiate the random access procedure by transmitting a random access preamble.

14. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the secondary cell is in an activated state in the time interval.

15. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein an SR prohibit timer is not running.

16. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to determine to cancel the SR process.

17. The wireless device of claim 12 , 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, wherein the primary cell is configured for a transmission of a primary PUCCH signal to a base station; and

a secondary PUCCH group comprising the secondary cell, wherein the secondary cell is configured for a transmission of a secondary PUCCH signal to the base station.

18. The wireless device of claim 12 , 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.

19. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to receive a random access response comprising an uplink grant.

20. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the configuration parameters comprises a time alignment timer parameter for the sTAG.

21. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the configuration parameters comprise:

first configuration parameters of a primary physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) for the primary cell; and

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

22. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to determine to perform the SR process based on the wireless device having one or more uplink packets for transmission.

23. A system comprising:

a base station comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors of the base station, cause the base station to:

transmit configuration parameters of a plurality of cells comprising:

a primary cell that is not configured with scheduling request (SR) resources; and

a secondary cell that is configured with SR resources and that is in a secondary timing advance group (sTAG); and

a wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors of the wireless device, cause the wireless device to:

determine to perform an SR process; and

based on the wireless device not having an uplink data channel resource available in a time interval and not having a valid timing advance for the secondary cell in the time interval, initiate a random access procedure.

24. The system of claim 23 , wherein the instructions stored in the memory of the wireless device, when executed by the one or more processors of the wireless device, cause the wireless device to initiate the random access procedure by transmitting a random access preamble.

25. The system of claim 23 , wherein the instructions stored in the memory of the wireless device, when executed by the one or more processors of the wireless device, further cause the wireless device to determine to cancel the SR process.

26. The system of claim 23 , 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, wherein the primary cell is configured for a transmission of a primary PUCCH signal to the base station; and

a secondary PUCCH group comprising the secondary cell, wherein the secondary cell is configured for a transmission of a secondary PUCCH signal to the base station.

27. The system of claim 23 , 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.

28. The system of claim 23 , wherein the instructions stored in the memory of the base station, when executed by the one or more processors of the base station, further cause the base station to transmit a random access response comprising an uplink grant.

29. The system of claim 23 , wherein the instructions stored in the memory of the wireless device, when executed by the one or more processors of the wireless device, cause the wireless device to determine to perform the SR process based on the wireless device having one or more uplink packets for transmission.

30. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, configure a wireless device to:

receive configuration parameters of a plurality of cells comprising:

a primary cell that is not configured with scheduling request (SR) resources; and

a secondary cell that is configured with SR resources and that is in a secondary timing advance group (sTAG);

transmit, via the SR resources of the secondary cell, an SR associated with an SR process; and

based on the wireless device not having an uplink data channel resource available in a time interval and not having a valid timing advance for the secondary cell in the time interval, initiate a random access procedure.

31. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 30 , wherein the instructions, when executed, configure the wireless device to initiate the random access procedure by transmitting a random access preamble.

32. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 30 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further configure the wireless device to determine to cancel the SR process.

33. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 30 , 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, wherein the primary cell is configured for a transmission of a primary PUCCH signal to a base station; and

a secondary PUCCH group comprising the secondary cell, wherein the secondary cell is configured for a transmission of a secondary PUCCH signal to the base station.

34. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 30 , 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.

35. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 30 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further configure the wireless device to receive a random access response comprising an uplink grant.

36. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 30 , wherein the instructions, when executed, configure the wireless device to determine to perform the SR process based on the wireless device having one or more uplink packets for transmission.