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Granted Patent B2
US 12,200,598 · App. 18/466,133 · Granted Jan 14, 2025

Method and apparatus for supporting communication via a relay wireless device

Inventors: Peter S. Wang (E. Setauket, NY); Janet A. Stern-Berkowitz (Little Neck, NY); Nobuyuki Tamaki (Melville, NY); Stephen E. Terry (Northport, NY); Mihaela C. Beluri (Jericho, NY); Kai Liu (Dublin, OH)
Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
H04W40/22H04B7/155H04W16/26H04W28/0278H04W72/0446H04W72/1221H04W36/08H04W84/047
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Patent No.
US 12,200,598
App. No.
18/466,133
Granted
Jan 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and apparatus for supporting communication buffer status reports (BSRs) are disclosed. A wireless device may transmit a first buffer status report (BSR) and a second BSR in a medium access control (MAC) protocol data unit (PDU) to a first base station. In an example, the first BSR may be associated with first data for transmission to the wireless device from at least one wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU). Also, the second BSR may be associated with second data for transmission to the first base station from the wireless device. Further, the wireless device may receive at least a portion of the first data from the at least one WTRU. Moreover, the wireless device may transmit at least a portion of the second data to the first base station. In a further example, the transmitting the first BSR and the second BSR may be based on a priority associated with the first BSR and a priority associated with the second BSR.

Claims (31)

1. A method for use in a wireless device, the method comprising:

transmitting a first buffer status report (BSR) and a second BSR in a medium access control (MAC) protocol data unit (PDU) to a first base station, wherein the first BSR is associated with first data for transmission to the wireless device from at least one wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), and the second BSR is associated with second data for transmission to the first base station from the wireless device;

receiving at least a portion of the first data from the at least one WTRU; and

transmitting at least a portion of the second data to the first base station.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting the first BSR and the second BSR is based on a priority associated with the first BSR and a priority associated with the second BSR.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a third BSR from the at least one WTRU, wherein the first BSR is transmitted based on the third BSR.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the third BSR is associated with the first data.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless device is a wireless node.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless device is a second base station.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first base station is a donor base station.

8. A wireless device comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor operatively coupled to the transceiver; wherein:

the transceiver and the processor are configured to transmit a first buffer status report (BSR) and a second BSR in a medium access control (MAC) protocol data unit (PDU) to a first base station, wherein the first BSR is associated with first data for transmission to the wireless device from at least one wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), and the second BSR is associated with second data for transmission to the first base station from the wireless device;

the transceiver is configured to receive at least a portion of the first data from the at least one WTRU; and

the transceiver and the processor are configured to transmit at least a portion of the second data to the first base station.

9. The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the transmitting the first BSR and the second BSR is based on a priority associated with the first BSR and a priority associated with the second BSR.

10. The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the transceiver is further configured to receive a third BSR from the at least one WTRU, wherein the first BSR is transmitted based on the third BSR.

11. The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the third BSR is associated with the first data.

12. The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the wireless device is a wireless node.

13. The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the wireless device is a second base station.

14. The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the first base station is a donor base station.

15. A first base station comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor operatively coupled to the transceiver; wherein:

the transceiver is configured to receive a first buffer status report (BSR) and a second BSR in a medium access control (MAC) protocol data unit (PDU) from a wireless device, wherein the first BSR is associated with first data for transmission to the wireless device from at least one wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), and the second BSR is associated with second data for transmission to the first base station from the wireless device; and

the transceiver is configured to receive at least a portion of the second data from the wireless device.

16. The first base station of claim 15 , wherein the wireless device is a wireless node.

17. The first base station of claim 15 , wherein the wireless device is a second base station.

18. The first base station of claim 15 , wherein the first base station is a donor base station.

Continuity (9)
Continuation 17360668 · Jun 28, 2021
Continuation 16572276 · Sep 16, 2019
Continuation 15722720 · Oct 2, 2017
Continuation 14877538 · Oct 7, 2015
Continuation 13075961 · Mar 30, 2011
Provisional Application 61373555 · Aug 13, 2010
Provisional Application 61320535 · Apr 2, 2010
Provisional Application 61320644 · Apr 2, 2010
Related Publication 20230422145A1 · Dec 28, 2023
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