IP Library Granted Patent US 11,102,672
Granted Patent B2
US 11,102,672 · App. 16/800,546 · Granted Aug 24, 2021

Transmitting a truncated buffer status report by a wireless device

Inventors: Alireza Babaei (Fairfax, VA); Esmael Dinan (McLan, VA)
Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
H04W28/0278H04W24/08H04W72/042H04W72/1284
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Patent No.
US 11,102,672
App. No.
16/800,546
Granted
Aug 24, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device receives configuration of logical channels grouped into logical channel groups comprising a first logical channel group. A truncated buffer status report is transmitted. The truncated buffer status report comprises: a presence bit, and a plurality of buffer size fields. The presence bit indicates a presence of a buffer size field for the first logical channel group. The plurality of buffer size fields are for logical channel groups with logical channels having data for transmission following a decreasing order of priority. A number of the plurality of buffer size fields are determined based on a number of padding bits.

Claims (49)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, configuration of logical channels grouped into logical channel groups comprising a first logical channel group;

transmitting a truncated buffer status report comprising:

a presence bit indicating a presence of a buffer size field for the first logical channel group; and

a plurality of buffer size fields for logical channel groups with logical channels having data for transmission following a decreasing order of priority, a number of the plurality of buffer size fields being determined based on a number of padding bits.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a downlink control information comprising an uplink grant indicating an uplink resource assignment, wherein the number of padding bits is at least based on a size of the uplink grant.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the truncated buffer status report (BSR) comprises a field comprising a plurality of presence bits comprising the presence bit, wherein a first bit position within the field corresponds to a first logical channel group identifier of the first logical channel group of the logical channel groups.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the truncated buffer status report (BSR) is associated with a medium access control subheader comprising a logical channel identifier and a length field, wherein the length field indicates a length of the truncated BSR.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of buffer size fields is determined based on a size of the truncated BSR that fits in the padding bits.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the truncated BSR is transmitted in response to the number of padding bits being:

larger than a size of a short BSR plus a short BSR subheader; and

smaller than a size of a long BSR plus a long BSR subheader.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration indicates a priority for a logical channel of the logical channels.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein a first position of the presence bit identifies a logical channel group identifier.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

a first value of one for the presence bit indicates that the buffer size field for the first logical channel group corresponds to the presence bit is present in the truncated BSR; and

a second value of zero for the presence bit indicates that the buffer size field for the first logical channel group corresponding to the presence bit is not present in the truncated BSR.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting the truncated BSR is further in response to the number of padding bits being equal to a size of a short BSR plus a short BSR subheader.

11. 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 configuration of logical channels grouped into logical channel groups comprising a first logical channel group;

transmit a truncated buffer status report comprising:

a presence bit indicating a presence of a buffer size field for the first logical channel group; and

a plurality of buffer size fields for logical channel groups with logical channels having data for transmission following a decreasing order of priority, a number of the plurality of buffer size fields being determined based on a number of padding bits.

12. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the wireless device to receive a downlink control information comprising an uplink grant indicating an uplink resource assignment, wherein the number of padding bits is at least based on a size of the uplink grant.

13. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the truncated buffer status report (BSR) comprises a field comprising a plurality of presence bits comprising the presence bit, wherein a first bit position within the field corresponds to a first logical channel group identifier of the first logical channel group of the logical channel groups.

14. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the truncated buffer status report (BSR) is associated with a medium access control subheader comprising a logical channel identifier and a length field, wherein the length field indicates a length of the truncated BSR.

15. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of buffer size fields is determined based on a size of the truncated BSR that fits in the padding bits.

16. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the truncated BSR is transmitted in response to the number of padding bits being:

larger than a size of a short BSR plus a short BSR subheader; and

smaller than a size of a long BSR plus a long BSR subheader.

17. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the configuration indicates a priority for a logical channel of the logical channels.

18. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein a first position of the presence bit identifies a logical channel group identifier.

19. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein:

a first value of one for the presence bit indicates that the buffer size field for the first logical channel group corresponds to the presence bit is present in the truncated BSR; and

a second value of zero for the presence bit indicates that the buffer size field for the first logical channel group corresponding to the presence bit is not present in the truncated BSR.

20. 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 of logical channels grouped into logical channel groups comprising a first logical channel group; 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:

receive the configuration of logical channels grouped into logical channel groups;

transmit a truncated buffer status report comprising:

a presence bit indicating a presence of a buffer size field for the first logical channel group; and

a plurality of buffer size fields for logical channel groups with logical channels having data for transmission following a decreasing order of priority, a number of the plurality of buffer size fields being determined based on a number of padding bits.

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jul 9, 2021
From: OFINNO, LLC
To: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 056808/0609 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2020
From: BABAEI, ALIREZA; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 053152/0382 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 15924064 · Mar 16, 2018
Provisional Application 62472029 · Mar 16, 2017
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