IP Library Granted Patent US 11,825,487
Granted Patent B2
US 11,825,487 · App. 17/324,713 · Granted Nov 21, 2023

Scheduling request configurations for logical channels in a wireless device

Inventors: Alireza Babaei (Fairfax, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Kyungmin Park (Vienna, VA); Hyoungsuk Jeon (Centreville, VA)
Assignee: ResMed Inc.
H04W72/23H04W72/21H04W74/08H04W74/0833
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Patent No.
US 11,825,487
App. No.
17/324,713
Granted
Nov 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device receives a first SR configuration corresponding to first logical channel(s); and a second SR configuration corresponding to second logical channel(s). Based on the first logical channel(s) having data available for uplink transmission: a first counter, of the first SR configuration, is set to a first initial value and incremented based on transmission of a first SR associated with the first logical channel(s); and a random access preamble is transmitted in response to the first counter reaching a first counter value. Based on the second logical channel(s) having data available for uplink transmission: a second counter, of the second SR configuration, is set to a second initial value and incremented based on transmission of a second SR associated with the at least one second logical channel; and a random access preamble is transmitted in response to the second counter reaching a second counter value.

Claims (76)

1. A method comprising the following acts performed by a wireless device:

receiving:

a first scheduling request (SR) configuration corresponding to at least one first logical channel; and

a second SR configuration corresponding to at least one second logical channel;

based on the at least one first logical channel having data available for uplink transmission:

setting a first counter of the first SR configuration to a first initial value;

incrementing the first counter based on a transmission of a first SR associated with the at least one first logical channel; and

transmitting a random access preamble in response to the first counter reaching a first counter value; and

based on the at least one second logical channel having data available for uplink transmission:

setting a second counter of the second SR configuration to a second initial value;

incrementing the second counter based on a transmission of a second SR associated with the at least one second logical channel; and

transmitting a random access preamble in response to the second counter reaching a second counter value.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one first logical channel and the at least one second logical channel are for data transmission to a same base station.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first initial value is zero.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second initial value is zero.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving an indication of a first SR configuration index for the first SR configuration and a second SR configuration index for the second SR configuration.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving an indication that:

the at least one first logical channel corresponds to the first SR configuration; and

the at least one second logical channel corresponds to the second SR configuration.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the first SR configuration indicates one or more first SR prohibit timer values; and

the second SR configuration indicates one or more second SR prohibit timer values.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one first logical channel corresponds to a first quality of service requirement and the at least one second logical channel corresponds to a second quality of service requirement.

9. 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:

a first scheduling request (SR) configuration corresponding to at least one first logical channel; and

a second SR configuration corresponding to at least one second logical channel;

based on the at least one first logical channel having data available for uplink transmission:

set a first counter of the first SR configuration to a first initial value;

increment the first counter based on a transmission of a first SR associated with the at least one first logical channel; and

transmit a random access preamble in response to the first counter reaching a first counter value; and

based on the at least one second logical channel having data available for uplink transmission:

set a second counter of the second SR configuration to a second initial value;

increment the second counter based on a transmission of a second SR associated with the at least one second logical channel; and

transmit a random access preamble in response to the second counter reaching a second counter value.

10. The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the at least one first logical channel and the at least one second logical channel are for data transmission to a same base station.

11. The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the first initial value is zero.

12. The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the second initial value is zero.

13. The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to receive an indication of a first SR configuration index for the first SR configuration and a second SR configuration index for the second SR configuration.

14. The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to receive an indication that:

the at least one first logical channel corresponds to the first SR configuration; and

the at least one second logical channel corresponds to the second SR configuration.

15. The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein:

the first SR configuration indicates one or more first SR prohibit timer values; and

the second SR configuration indicates one or more second SR prohibit timer values.

16. The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the at least one first logical channel corresponds to a first quality of service requirement and the at least one second logical channel corresponds to a second quality of service requirement.

17. A method comprising the following acts performed by a base station:

transmitting to a wireless device:

a first scheduling request (SR) configuration corresponding to at least one first logical channel, wherein the first SR configuration includes a first SR counter threshold for a first SR counter and the first SR counter threshold configures a first maximum value of the first SR counter after which the wireless device transmits a random access preamble; and

a second SR configuration corresponding to at least one second logical channel, wherein the second SR configuration includes a second SR counter threshold for a second SR counter and the second SR counter threshold configures a second maximum value of the second SR counter after which the wireless device transmits a random access preamble; and

receiving the random access preamble from the wireless device.

18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising transmitting to the wireless device an indication of a first SR configuration index for the first SR configuration and a second SR configuration index for the second SR configuration.

19. The method of claim 17 , further comprising transmitting to the wireless device:

an indication that the at least one first logical channel corresponds to the first SR configuration; and

an indication that the at least one second logical channel corresponds to the second SR configuration.

20. The method of claim 17 , wherein:

the first SR configuration indicates one or more first SR prohibit timer values; and

the second SR configuration indicates one or more second SR prohibit timer values.

21. The method of claim 17 , wherein the at least one first logical channel corresponds to a first quality of service requirement and the at least one second logical channel corresponds to a second quality of service requirement.

22. A base station comprising:

one or more processors; and

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

transmit to a wireless device:

a first scheduling request (SR) configuration corresponding to at least one first logical channel, wherein the first SR configuration includes a first SR counter threshold for a first SR counter and the first SR counter threshold configures a first maximum value of the first SR counter after which the wireless device transmits a random access preamble; and

a second SR configuration corresponding to at least one second logical channel, wherein the second SR configuration includes a second SR counter threshold for a second SR counter and the second SR counter threshold configures a second maximum value of the second SR counter after which the wireless device transmits a random access preamble; and

receive the random access preamble from the wireless device.

23. The base station of claim 22 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the base station to transmit to the wireless device an indication of a first SR configuration index for the first SR configuration and a second SR configuration index for the second SR configuration.

24. The base station of claim 22 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the base station to transmit to the wireless device:

an indication that the at least one first logical channel corresponds to the first SR configuration; and

an indication that the at least one second logical channel corresponds to the second SR configuration.

25. The base station of claim 22 , wherein:

the first SR configuration indicates one or more first SR prohibit timer values; and

the second SR configuration indicates one or more second SR prohibit timer values.

26. The base station of claim 22 , wherein the at least one first logical channel corresponds to a first quality of service requirement and the at least one second logical channel corresponds to a second quality of service requirement.

Assignments (2)
PATENT PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND ASSIGNMENT (EXHIBIT B) Recorded Feb 15, 2022
From: OFINNO, LLC
To: RESMED INC.
Reel/Frame 059111/0846 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 24, 2021
From: BABAEI, ALIREZA; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; PARK, KYUNGMIN; JEON, HYOUNGSUK
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 056330/0852 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 15971255 · May 4, 2018
Provisional Application 62514292 · Jun 2, 2017
Provisional Application 62501600 · May 4, 2017
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