IP Library Granted Patent US 11,582,829
Granted Patent B2
US 11,582,829 · App. 16/949,456 · Granted Feb 14, 2023

Preconfigured uplink resource release counter management

Inventors: Umesh Phuyal (San Diego, CA); Mungal Singh Dhanda (Slough, GB); Alberto Rico Alvarino (San Diego, CA); Le Liu (Fremont, CA); Ayan Sengupta (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
H04W76/27H04W56/001H04W76/30
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,582,829
App. No.
16/949,456
Granted
Feb 14, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. Aspects described herein provide techniques and apparatuses associated with synchronizing a preconfigured uplink resource (PUR) release counter between a base station and a user equipment (UE). For example, the synchronization may be performed in connection with the UE entering a connected mode, the base station reconfiguring a PUR, and/or the like. By synchronizing the PUR release counter, misalignment of the PUR release counter between the UE and the base station may be reduced or eliminated. Reducing the misalignment of the PUR release counter reduces the occurrence of a premature release of a PUR, thus reducing UE interference and improving the likelihood of success of the UE's transmission.

Claims (107)

1. A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE) configured with a preconfigured uplink resource (PUR), comprising:

receiving a configuration indicating a particular value for a PUR release counter of the UE;

skipping a transmission using the PUR based at least in part on receiving the configuration;

selectively, based at least in part on skipping the transmission using the PUR:

performing another transmission using the PUR when a count value of the PUR release counter does not match the particular value for the PUR release counter, or

releasing the PUR when the count value of the PUR release counter matches the particular value for the PUR release counter;

receiving another configuration of the PUR release counter,

wherein the other configuration includes no parameter indicating the particular value for the PUR release counter; and

deactivating the PUR release counter based at least in part on the other configuration including no parameter indicating the particular value for the PUR release counter.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

synchronizing the count value of the PUR release counter in connection with receiving the configuration.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

setting, based at least in part on receiving the configuration, the count value of the PUR release counter to an initial value, wherein the initial value is zero.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration indicates a pur-ImplicitReleaseAfter parameter indicating the particular value for the PUR release counter.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration is included in a radio resource control (RRC) message.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

entering a radio resource control (RRC) idle mode; and

wherein skipping the transmission using the PUR comprises:

skipping the transmission using the PUR based at least in part on entering the RRC idle mode.

7. A method of wireless communication performed by a network entity, comprising:

transmitting a configuration indicating a particular value for a preconfigured uplink resource (PUR) release counter;

determining that a transmission using a PUR is not received based at least in part on transmitting the configuration;

selectively, based at least in part on the transmission using the PUR not being received:

receiving another transmission using the PUR when a count value of the PUR release counter does not match the particular value for the PUR release counter, or

releasing the PUR when the count value of the PUR release counter matches the particular value for the PUR release counter; and

transmitting another configuration of the PUR release counter,

wherein the other configuration includes no parameter indicating the particular value for the PUR release counter; and

deactivating the PUR release counter.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

synchronizing the count value of the PUR release counter in connection with transmitting the configuration.

9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

setting the particular value of the PUR release counter, wherein the configuration indicates a pur-ImplicitReleaseAfter parameter indicating the particular value for the PUR release counter.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the configuration is included in a radio resource control (RRC) message.

11. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

updating the PUR release counter based at least in part on the transmission using the PUR not being received.

12. A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:

a memory; and

one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors configured to:

receive a configuration indicating a particular value for a preconfigured uplink resource (PUR) release counter of the UE;

skip a transmission using a PUR based at least in part on receiving the configuration;

selectively, based at least in part on skipping the transmission using the PUR:

perform another transmission using the PUR when a count value of the PUR release counter does not match the particular value for the PUR release counter, or

release the PUR when the count value of the PUR release counter matches the particular value for the PUR release counter; and

receive another configuration of the PUR release counter,

wherein the other configuration includes no parameter indicating the particular value for the PUR release counter; and

deactivate the PUR release counter based at least in part on the other configuration including no parameter indicating the particular value for the PUR release counter.

13. The UE of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

synchronize the count value of the PUR release counter in connection with receiving the configuration.

14. The UE of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

set, based at least in part on receiving the configuration, the count value of the PUR release counter to an initial value, wherein the initial value is zero.

15. The UE of claim 12 , wherein the configuration indicates a pur-ImplicitReleaseAfter parameter indicating the particular value for the PUR release counter.

16. The UE of claim 12 , wherein the configuration is included in a radio resource control (RRC) message.

17. The UE of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

enter a radio resource control (RRC) idle mode; and

wherein the one or more processors, to skip the transmission using the PUR, are configured to:

skip the transmission using the PUR based at least in part on entering the RRC idle mode.

18. A network entity for wireless communication, comprising:

a memory; and

one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors configured to:

transmit a configuration indicating a particular value for a preconfigured uplink resource (PUR) release counter;

determine that a transmission using a PUR is not received based at least in part on transmitting the configuration;

selectively, based at least in part on the transmission using the PUR not being received:

receive another transmission using the PUR when a count value of the PUR release counter does not match the particular value for the PUR release counter, or

release the PUR when the count value of the PUR release counter matches the particular value for the PUR release counter;

transmit another configuration of the PUR release counter,

wherein the other configuration includes no parameter indicating the particular value for the PUR release counter; and

deactivate the PUR release counter.

19. The network entity of claim 18 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

synchronize the count value of the PUR release counter in connection with transmitting the configuration.

20. The network entity of claim 18 , wherein the configuration indicates a pur-ImplicitReleaseAfter parameter indicating the particular value for the PUR release counter.

21. The network entity of claim 18 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

update the PUR release counter based at least in part on the transmission using the PUR not being received.

22. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

means for receiving a configuration indicating a particular value for a preconfigured uplink resource (PUR) release counter;

means for skipping a transmission using a PUR based at least in part on receiving the configuration;

means for selectively, based at least in part on the transmission using the PUR being skipped:

performing another transmission using the PUR when a count value of the PUR release counter does not match the particular value for the PUR release counter, or

releasing the PUR when the count value of the PUR release counter matches the particular value for the PUR release counter;

means for receiving another configuration of the PUR release counter,

wherein the other configuration includes no parameter indicating the particular value for the PUR release counter; and

means for deactivating the PUR release counter based at least in part on the other configuration including no parameter indicating the particular value of the PUR release counter.

23. The apparatus of claim 22 , further comprising:

means for synchronizing the count value of the PUR release counter in connection with receiving the configuration.

24. The apparatus of claim 22 , further comprising:

means for setting, based at least in part on receiving the configuration, the count value of the PUR release counter to an initial value, wherein the initial value is zero.

25. The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein the configuration indicates a pur-ImplicitReleaseAfter parameter indicating the particular value for the PUR release counter.

26. The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein the configuration is included in a radio resource control (RRC) message.

27. The apparatus of claim 22 , further comprising:

means for entering a radio resource control (RRC) idle mode; and

wherein the means for skipping the transmission using the PUR comprises:

means for skipping the transmission using the PUR based at least in part on entering the RRC idle mode.

28. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

means for transmitting a configuration indicating a particular value for a preconfigured uplink resource (PUR) release counter;

means for determining that a transmission using a PUR is not received based at least in part on transmitting the configuration;

means for selectively, based at least in part on the transmission using the PUR not being received:

receiving another transmission using the PUR when a count value of the PUR release counter does not match the particular value for the PUR release counter, or

releasing the PUR when the count value of the PUR release counter matches the particular value for the PUR release counter;

means for transmitting another configuration of the PUR release counter,

wherein the other configuration of the PUR release counter includes no parameter indicating the particular value for the PUR release counter; and

means for deactivating the PUR release counter.

29. The apparatus of claim 28 , further comprising:

means for synchronizing the count value of the PUR release counter in connection with transmitting the configuration of the PUR release counter.

30. The apparatus of claim 28 , further comprising:

means for setting the particular value of the PUR release counter, wherein the configuration indicates a pur-ImplicitReleaseAfter parameter indicating the particular value for the PUR release counter.

31. The apparatus of claim 28 , wherein the configuration is included in a radio resource control (RRC) message.

32. The apparatus of claim 28 , further comprising:

means for updating the PUR release counter based at least in part on the transmission using the PUR not being received.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 15, 2021
From: PHUYAL, UMESH; DHANDA, MUNGAL SINGH; RICO ALVARINO, ALBERTO; LIU, LE; SENGUPTA, AYAN
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 055927/0722 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62929652 · Nov 1, 2019
Related Publication 20210136860A1 · May 6, 2021