IP Library Patent Application 19335959
Patent Application
App. No. 19/335,959

Random Access Associated with Buffer Status Reporting

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19/335,959
Abstract

Wireless communications may comprise one or more random access procedures. A random access procedure may be associated with a buffer status report (BSR). The BSR report may be maintained based on one or more conditions associated with the RA procedure, such as awaiting a random access response, an ongoing RA delay trigger timer, and/or transmission of the BSR.

Claims (58)

1 . A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, configuration parameters for random access (RA) associated with buffer status reporting;

transmitting a first message for an RA procedure associated with a triggered BSR, wherein the first message comprises:

a preamble; and

a medium access control control element (MAC CE) comprising a buffer status report; and

transmitting a second message for the RA procedure and comprising the buffer status report, based on not receiving a response to the first message within an expiration of a random access response window.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration parameters indicate a value of an RA delay trigger timer, and wherein the method further comprises:

starting the RA delay trigger timer; and

initiating the RA procedure based on an expiry of the RA delay trigger timer.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving an uplink grant without receiving the response to the first message; and

transmitting, via the uplink grant, a second medium access control control element (MAC CE), associated with the BSR, indicating a quantity of data available for uplink transmission; and

based on the transmitting the second MAC CE, stopping the RA procedure.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the RA procedure is a 2-step RA procedure.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting the first message comprises:

transmitting the preamble via at least one random access channel (RACH) resource indicated by the configuration parameters; and

transmitting the MAC CE via at least one physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) resource indicated by the configuration parameters.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the MAC CE comprises a field indicating a quantity of data available for uplink transmission.

7 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising initiating the RA procedure based on an uplink radio resource not being available for uplink transmission of the data.

8 . 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 for random access (RA) associated with buffer status reporting;

transmit a first message for an RA procedure associated with a triggered BSR, wherein the first message comprises:

a preamble; and

a medium access control control element (MAC CE) comprising a buffer status report; and

transmit a second message for the RA procedure and comprising the buffer status report, based on not receiving a response to the first message within an expiration of a random access response window.

9 . The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the configuration parameters indicate a value of an RA delay trigger timer, and wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to:

start the RA delay trigger timer; and

initiate the RA procedure based on an expiry of the RA delay trigger timer.

10 . The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to:

receive an uplink grant without receiving the response to the first message; and

transmit, via the uplink grant, a second medium access control control element (MAC CE), associated with the BSR, indicating a quantity of data available for uplink transmission; and

based on the transmitting the second MAC CE, stop the RA procedure.

11 . The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the RA procedure is a 2-step RA procedure.

12 . The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to transmit the first message by:

transmitting the preamble via at least one random access channel (RACH) resource indicated by the configuration parameters; and

transmitting the MAC CE via at least one physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) resource indicated by the configuration parameters.

13 . The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the MAC CE comprises a field indicating a quantity of data available for uplink transmission.

14 . The wireless device of claim 13 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to initiate the RA procedure based on an uplink radio resource not being available for uplink transmission of the data.

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

receive configuration parameters for random access (RA) associated with buffer status reporting;

transmit a first message for an RA procedure associated with a triggered BSR, wherein the first message comprises:

a preamble; and

a medium access control control element (MAC CE) comprising a buffer status report; and

transmit a second message for the RA procedure and comprising the buffer status report, based on not receiving a response to the first message within an expiration of a random access response window.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the configuration parameters indicate a value of an RA delay trigger timer, and wherein the instructions, when executed, further configure the wireless device to:

start the RA delay trigger timer; and

initiate the RA procedure based on an expiry of the RA delay trigger timer.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further configure the wireless device to:

receive an uplink grant without receiving the response to the first message; and

transmit, via the uplink grant, a second medium access control control element (MAC CE), associated with the BSR, indicating a quantity of data available for uplink transmission; and

based on the transmitting the second MAC CE, stop the RA procedure.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the RA procedure is a 2-step RA procedure.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed, configure the wireless device to transmit the first message by:

transmitting the preamble via at least one random access channel (RACH) resource indicated by the configuration parameters; and

transmitting the MAC CE via at least one physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) resource indicated by the configuration parameters.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the MAC CE comprises a field indicating a quantity of data available for uplink transmission.