METHODS AND APPARATUS RELATED TO DETERMINING, COMMUNICATING, AND/OR USING DELAY INFORMATION
First Claim
1. A method of operating a wireless terminal, comprising:
- determining delay information corresponding to data to be transmitted, said delay information including at lest a minimum delay to a transmission deadline; 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 and described. A wireless terminal determines delay information corresponding to queued information that it intends to transmits. The delay information includes a minimum time to a transmission deadline indicating a minimum amount of time remaining before information will be discarded if not 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 to efficiently schedule uplink traffic channel segments.
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40 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, said delay information including at lest a minimum delay to a transmission deadline; 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, said delay information including at least a minimum delay to a transmission deadline; 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, 24)
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25. A wireless terminal, comprising:
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a transmission delay determination means for determining delay information corresponding to data to be transmitted, said delay information including at least a minimum delay to a transmission deadline; and
a wireless transmitter means for transmitting at least some delay information determined by said delay determination module. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. 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, said delay information including at least a minimum delay to a transmission deadline; and
communicating at least some of said determined delay information to a base station. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A device comprising:
a processor configured to;
determine delay information corresponding to data to be transmitted, said delay information including at least a minimum delay to a transmission deadline; and
communicate at least some of said determined delay information to a base station. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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