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Granted Patent B2
US 12,750,726 · App. 19/462,036 · Granted Sep 29, 2026

Delay status reporting

Inventors: Hsin-Hsi Tsai (Reston, VA); Hyoungsuk Jeon (Centreville, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Kyungmin Park (Vienna, VA); Mohammad Ghadir Khoshkholgh Dashtaki (Reston, VA)
H04W28/0278H04L5/0044H04L47/286H04W80/02
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Patent No.
US 12,750,726
App. No.
19/462,036
Granted
Sep 29, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device transmits a delay status reporting (DSR) medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) indicating a data volume comprising a radio link control (RLC) data volume of an RLC data unit. The RLC data volume is based on: a discard timer, of a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) data unit associated with the RLC data unit, being running; and a remaining time value, of the discard timer, being less than a threshold.

Claims (46)

1 . A method comprising:

determining, by a wireless device, that a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) data unit is a delay-critical PDCP data unit, based on:

a discard timer, of the PDCP data unit, being running; and

a remaining time value, of the discard timer, being less than a threshold;

determining that a radio link control (RLC) data unit is a delay-critical RLC data unit, based on:

the RLC data unit corresponding to the PDCP data unit; and

the PDCP data unit being the delay-critical PDCP data unit;

determining, based on the RLC data unit being the delay-critical RLC data unit, that an RLC data volume comprises an amount of the RLC data unit; and

transmitting, by the wireless device, a delay status reporting (DSR) medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) indicating a data volume comprising the RLC data volume of the delay-critical RLC data unit.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless device comprises an RLC layer and a PDCP layer.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the RLC layer receives, from the PDCP layer, an indication for the PDCP data unit associated with the RLC data unit.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining a remaining time of the discard timer before the transmitting.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the DSR MAC CE further indicates the remaining time.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving remaining time information, wherein the remaining time information indicates a shortest remaining time value of a discard timer of a PDCP data unit among one or more PDCP data units.

7 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising determining the remaining time information at a time of a first symbol of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission that includes the DSR MAC CE.

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:

determine that a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) data unit is a delay-critical PDCP data unit, based on:

a discard timer, of the PDCP data unit, being running; and

a remaining time value, of the discard timer, being less than a threshold;

determine that a radio link control (RLC) data unit is a delay-critical RLC data unit, based on:

the RLC data unit corresponding to the PDCP data unit; and

the PDCP data unit being the delay-critical PDCP data unit;

determine, based on the RLC data unit being the delay-critical RLC data unit, that an RLC data volume comprises an amount of the RLC data unit; and

transmit a delay status reporting (DSR) medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) indicating a data volume comprising the RLC data volume of the delay-critical RLC data unit.

9 . The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the wireless device comprises an RLC layer and a PDCP layer.

10 . The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the RLC layer receives, from the PDCP layer, an indication for the PDCP data unit associated with the RLC data unit.

11 . The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to determine a remaining time of the discard timer before the transmitting.

12 . The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the DSR MAC CE further indicates the remaining time.

13 . The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to receive remaining time information, wherein the remaining time information indicates a shortest remaining time value of a discard timer of a PDCP data unit among one or more PDCP data units.

14 . The wireless device of claim 13 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to determine the remaining time information at a time of a first symbol of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission that includes the DSR MAC CE.

15 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a wireless device, cause the wireless device to:

determine that a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) data unit is a delay-critical PDCP data unit, based on:

a discard timer, of the PDCP data unit, being running; and

a remaining time value, of the discard timer, being less than a threshold;

determine that a radio link control (RLC) data unit is a delay-critical RLC data unit, based on:

the RLC data unit corresponding to the PDCP data unit; and

the PDCP data unit being the delay-critical PDCP data unit;

determine, based on the RLC data unit being the delay-critical RLC data unit, that an RLC data volume comprises an amount of the RLC data unit; and

transmit a delay status reporting (DSR) medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) indicating a data volume comprising the RLC data volume of the delay-critical RLC data unit.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the wireless device comprises an RLC layer and a PDCP layer.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the RLC layer receives, from the PDCP layer, an indication for the PDCP data unit associated with the RLC data unit.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to determine a remaining time of the discard timer before the transmitting.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the DSR MAC CE further indicates the remaining time.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to receive remaining time information, wherein the remaining time information indicates a shortest remaining time value of a discard timer of a PDCP data unit among one or more PDCP data units.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 26, 2026
From: OFINNO, LLC
To: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Reel/Frame 075095/0927 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2026
From: TSAI, HSIN-HSI; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; PARK, KYUNGMIN; KHOSHKHOLGH DASHTAKI, MOHAMMAD GHADIR
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 074410/0906 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation PCTUS2024047775 · Sep 20, 2024
Provisional Application 63539480 · Sep 20, 2023
Related Publication 20260156525A1 · Jun 4, 2026
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