METHODS AND APARATUS RELATED TO DETERMINING, COMMUNICATING, AND/OR USING DELAY INFORMATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method of operating a wireless terminal, comprising:
- determining delay information corresponding to data to be transmitted; and
communicating at least some of said determined delay information to a base station.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus related to determining, communicating, and/or using delay information are described. A wireless terminal determines delay information corresponding to queued information that it intends to transmit. The delay information includes a maximum queuing delay indicting a maximum amount of time data to be transmitted has been waiting to be transmitted. The determined delay information is communicated to a base station in a control information report. Alternatives formats for the control information report are possible including a report type conveying only delay information and a report type conveying delay information and queue backlog count information jointly coded. A base station uses received delay information received from one or more wireless terminals efficiently schedule uplink traffic channel segments.
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79 Claims
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1. A method of operating a wireless terminal, comprising:
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determining delay information corresponding to data to be transmitted; and
communicating at least some of said determined delay information to a base station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A wireless terminal, comprising:
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a transmission delay determination module for determining delay information corresponding to data to be transmitted; and
a wireless transmitter module for transmitting at least some delay information determined by said delay determination module. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A wireless terminal, comprising:
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transmission delay determination means for determining delay information corresponding to data to be transmitted; and
wireless transmitter means for transmitting at least some delay information determined by said delay determination module. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer readable medium embodying machine executable instructions for controlling a wireless terminal to implement a method, the method comprising:
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determining delay information corresponding to data to be transmitted; and
communicating at least some of said determined delay information to a base station. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A device comprising:
a processor configured to;
determine delay information corresponding to data to be transmitted; and
communicate at least some of said determined delay information to a base station. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method of operating a base station, comprising:
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receiving delay information from a first wireless terminal, the delay information corresponding to data waiting to be transmitted by said first wireless terminal; and
scheduling wireless terminal uplink transmissions to said first wireless terminal as a function of said received delay information. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A base station, comprising:
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a receiver for receiving delay information from a first wireless terminal, the delay information corresponding to data waiting to be transmitted by said first wireless terminal; and
a scheduling module for scheduling wireless terminal uplink transmissions to said first wireless terminal as a function of said received delay information. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. A base station, comprising:
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receiver means for receiving delay information from a first wireless terminal, the delay information corresponding to data waiting to be transmitted by said first wireless terminal; and
scheduling means for scheduling a wireless terminal uplink transmissions to said base station as a function of said received delay information. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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70. A computer readable medium embodying machine executable instructions for controlling a base station to implement a method, the method comprising:
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receiving delay information from a first wireless terminal, the delay information corresponding to data waiting to be transmitted by said first wireless terminal; and
scheduling wireless terminal uplink transmissions to said first wireless terminal as a function of said received delay information. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72, 73, 74)
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75. A device comprising:
a processor configured to;
receive delay information from a first wireless terminal, the delay information corresponding to data waiting to be transmitted by said first wireless terminal; and
schedule wireless terminal uplink transmissions to said first wireless terminal as a function of said received delay information. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77, 78, 79)
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