IP Library Granted Patent US 12,641,474
Granted Patent B2
US 12,641,474 · App. 18/136,882 · Granted May 26, 2026

Method and device for quality of service in wireless communications

Inventors: Yu Chen (Shanghai, CN); Xiaobo Zhang (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Apogee 5G Global, LLC
H04W28/0268
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Patent No.
US 12,641,474
App. No.
18/136,882
Granted
May 26, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application discloses a method and a device for wireless communications, comprising: transmitting a first data block; QoS information of the first data block being used for the action of transmitting a first data block; herein a first data block set comprises the first data block and a second data block; any data block comprised in the first data block set is linked with a first QoS flow; the QoS information of the first data block is different from QoS information of the second data block; the QoS information of the first data block comprises a delay requirement; and the QoS information of the second data block comprises a delay requirement; any data block in the first data block set is generated by a same protocol layer. With the QoS information the present application offers the transmission flexibility for more diverse and complicated services.

Claims (44)

1 . A user equipment (UE), comprising:

a transmitter configured to transmit a first data block set comprising a first data block and a second data block associated with a first Quality of Service (QoS) flow, wherein the first data block is associated with first QoS information and the second data block is associated with second QoS information that is different from the first QoS information,

wherein:

the first QoS information and the second QoS information each include a delay requirement,

the first QoS information is determined based on a number of data blocks included in the first data block set, and

the first data block and the second data block are generated by the same protocol layer.

2 . The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the first data block is generated by a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layer or a protocol layer that is higher than the PDCP layer.

3 . The UE according to claim 2 , wherein:

the transmitter is configured to transmit a second data block set comprising at least one data block associated with a second QoS flow, wherein QoS information associated with any two data blocks in the second data block set are identical and determined based on a QoS parameter of the second QoS flow.

4 . The UE according to claim 2 , wherein:

the transmitter is further configured to transmit first information indicating that the first data block is associated with the first data block set.

5 . The UE according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a receiver configured to receive second information indicating that the first data block is associated with the first data block set.

6 . The UE according to claim 2 , wherein the first QoS information is further determined based on a first parameter that is not a QoS parameter or a QoS feature of the first QoS flow.

7 . The UE according to claim 2 , wherein the first QoS information is further determined based on an arrival time of the first data block or the second data block.

8 . The UE according to claim 2 , wherein the first QoS information and the second QoS information each indicate a priority.

9 . The UE according to claim 2 , wherein the first QoS information is determined based on timing information of the first data block and timing information of the second data block.

10 . The UE according to claim 2 , wherein:

the UE further comprises a receiver configured to receive a first candidate identifier set having a plurality of candidate identifiers that are each linked with a candidate delay requirement,

the first QoS information is based on a candidate identifier of the first candidate identifier set, and

the first QoS information indicates a first priority, the second QoS information indicates a second priority that is different from the first priority, and

the first priority or the second priority is the same as a priority indicated by a QoS parameter or a QoS feature of the first QoS flow.

11 . The UE according to claim 2 , wherein the UE is further configured to map the first packet to radio bearers (RBs) in a first radio bearer set according to the first QoS information, wherein the first radio bearer set includes at least two RBs.

12 . The UE according to claim 2 , wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit a first measurement report including a delay report of the first data block that is based on QoS information of packets associated with the first QoS flow.

13 . The UE according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a receiver configured to receive information indicating a dependency between the first data block and the second data block.

14 . The UE according to claim 13 , wherein the first QoS information and the second QoS information each indicate a priority.

15 . The UE according to claim 11 , wherein the first QoS information and the second QoS information each indicate a priority.

16 . The UE according to claim 11 , wherein:

the transmitter is further configured to transmit at least one data block associated a second QoS flow, and QoS information of any two packets associated with the second QoS flow are identical and determined based on a QoS parameter of the second QoS flow.

17 . The UE according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a receiver configured to receive information indicating a dependency between the first data block and the second data block.

18 . A base station, comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a first data block set comprising a first data block and a second data block associated with a first Quality of Service (QoS) flow, wherein the first data block is associated with first QoS information and the second data block is associated with second QoS information that is different from the first QoS information,

wherein:

the first QoS information and the second QoS information each include a delay requirement,

the first QoS information is based on a number of data blocks included in the first data block set, and

the first data block and the second data block are generated by the same protocol layer.

19 . A method, comprising:

transmitting a first data block set comprising a first data block and a second data block associated with a first Quality of Service (QoS) flow, wherein the first data block is associated with first QoS information that is different from the first QoS information,

wherein:

the first QoS information and the second QoS information each include a delay requirement,

the first QoS information is based on a number of data blocks included in the first data block set, and

the first data block and the second data block are generated by the same protocol layer.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 7, 2026
From: APOGEE NETWORKS, LLC
To: APOGEE 5G GLOBAL, LLC
Reel/Frame 075344/0441 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 4, 2025
From: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
To: APOGEE NETWORKS, LLC
Reel/Frame 070741/0575 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2024
From: CHEN, YU; ZHANG, XIAOBO
To: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 067068/0818 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202210441060.1 · Apr 25, 2022 · national
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