Granted Patent B2

US 12,356,413 · App. 17/429,825 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Inventors: Abdulrahman Alabbasi (Kista, SE); Torsten Dudda (Wassenberg, DE); Zhenhua Zou (Solna, SE); Henrik Enbuske (Stockholm, SE); Jose Luis Pradas (Stockholm, SE)

Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)

H04W72/23H04L1/1812H04W72/569H04W80/02

Abstract

Claims (74)

1. A method performed by a wireless device, the method comprising:

receiving a first grant and a second grant from a network node, wherein the first grant and the second grant are overlapping;

determining a prioritized one of the first grant and the second grant; and

in response to determining the prioritized one of the first grant and the second grant, constructing a Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocol Data Unit (PDU) for the prioritized grant of the first grant and the second grant;

wherein determining the prioritized grant is based on having data available in an associated logical channel for each of the first grant and the second grant; and

wherein,

one of the first grant and the second grant corresponds to a dynamic grant, the other of the first grant and the second grant corresponds to a configured grant; and

when the priority associated with the first grant equals the priority associated with the second grant, determining the prioritized grant further comprises determining that the dynamic grant has the higher priority.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein constructing the MAC PDU for the prioritized grant comprises:

constructing a new MAC PDU for the prioritized grant of the first grant and the second grant based on not having begun construction of any MAC PDU for the first grant prior to receiving the second grant.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein, when the wireless device has not begun construction of any MAC PDU for the first grant prior to receiving the second grant, only one MAC PDU is constructed with respect to the first grant and the second grant that are overlapping, the only one MAC PDU constructed for the prioritized grant of the first grant and the second grant.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein when the second grant is determined to be the prioritized grant and construction has begun on a first MAC PDU for the first grant prior to receiving the second grant, constructing the MAC PDU for the prioritized grant comprises:

constructing the MAC PDU for the second grant; and

pre-empting the first MAC PDU.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein when the first grant is determined to be the prioritized grant and construction has begun on a first MAC PDU for the first grant prior to receiving the second grant, constructing the MAC PDU for the prioritized grant comprises:

ignoring the second grant; and

proceeding with the first MAC PDU.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

passing the MAC PDU for the prioritized grant to a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) entity.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

one of the first grant and the second grant corresponds to a dynamic grant; and

the other of the first grant and the second grant corresponds to a configured grant.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

obtaining the priority associated with the first grant based on signalling from a network node.

9. A wireless device, the wireless device comprising:

power supply circuitry configured to supply power to the wireless device; and

processing circuitry configured to:

receive a first grant and a second grant from a network node, wherein the first grant and the second grant are overlapping;

determine a prioritized one of the first grant and the second grant; and

in response to the determination of the prioritized one of the first grant and the second grant, construct a Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocol Data Unit (PDU) for the prioritized grant of the first grant and the second grant;

wherein the processing circuitry is configured to determine the prioritized grant based on having data available in an associated logical channel for each of the first grant and the second grant;

wherein,

one of the first grant and the second grant corresponds to a dynamic grant, and the other of the first grant and the second grant corresponds to a configured grant; and

when the priority associated with the first grant equals the priority associated with the second grant, to determine the prioritized grant, the processing circuitry is further configured to determine that the dynamic grant has the higher priority.

10. The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein to construct the MAC PDU for the prioritized grant, the processing circuitry is configured to:

construct a new MAC PDU for the prioritized grant of the first grant and the second grant based on not having begun construction of any MAC PDU for the first grant prior to receiving the second grant.

11. The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein when the first grant is determined to be the prioritized grant and construction has begun on a first MAC PDU for the first grant prior to receiving the second grant, to construct the MAC PDU for the prioritized grant, the processing circuitry is further configured to:

ignore the second grant; and

proceed with the first MAC PDU.

12. The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

pass the MAC PDU for the prioritized grant to a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) entity.

13. The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein:

one of the first grant and the second grant corresponds to a dynamic grant; and

the other of the first grant and the second grant corresponds to a configured grant.

14. The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

obtain the priority associated with the first grant based on signalling from a network node.

15. A method performed by a network node, the method comprising:

transmitting a first grant and a second grant to a wireless device, wherein the first grant and the second grant are overlapping; and

receiving a transmission from the wireless device on a prioritized one of the first grant and the second grant;

wherein the prioritized grant is based on the wireless device having data available in an associated logical channel for each of the first grant and the second grant, and

wherein receiving the transmission from the wireless device on the prioritized one of the first grant and the second grant is responsive to a Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocol Data Unit (PDU) for the prioritized one of the first grant and the second grant being determined;

wherein,

one of the first grant and the second grant corresponds to a dynamic grant, and the other of the first grant and the second grant corresponds to a configured grant; and

when the priority associated with the first grant equals the priority associated with the second grant, receiving the transmission from the wireless device on the prioritized one of the first grant and the second grant comprises receiving the transmission on the dynamic grant.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein:

one of the first grant and the second grant corresponds to a dynamic grant; and

the other of the first grant and the second grant corresponds to a configured grant.

17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

indicating to the wireless device, a priority associated with the first grant.

18. A network node, the network node comprising:

power supply circuitry configured to supply power to the network node; and

processing circuitry configured to:

transmit a first grant and a second grant to a wireless device, wherein the first grant and the second grant are overlapping; and

receive a transmission from the wireless device on a prioritized one of the first grant and the second grant;

wherein the prioritized grant is based on the wireless device having data available in an associated logical channel for each of the first grant and the second grant,

wherein a receipt of the transmission from the wireless device on the prioritized one of the first grant and the second grant is responsive to a Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocol Data Unit (PDU) for the prioritized one of the first grant and the second grant being determined, and

wherein,

one of the first grant and the second grant corresponds to a dynamic grant, and the other of the first grant and the second grant corresponds to a configured grant; and

when the priority associated with the first grant equals the priority associated with the second grant, to receive the transmission from the wireless device on the prioritized one of the first grant and the second grant, the processing circuitry further configured to receive the transmission on the dynamic grant.

19. The network node of claim 18 , wherein:

one of the first grant and the second grant corresponds to a dynamic grant; and

the other of the first grant and the second grant corresponds to a configured grant.

20. The network node of claim 18 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

indicate, to the wireless device, a priority associated with the first grant.

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