Method for transmitting MAC PDUs

• US 8,094,618 B2
• Filed: 06/17/2009
• Issued: 01/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Yi, Seung-June, Park, Sung-Jun, Lee, Young-Dae, Chun, Sung-Duck
• Primary Examiner(s): Moe, Aung S
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mered, Habte
• Application Number:
  US12/457,651
• Publication Number:
  US 20090316637A1
• Time in Patent Office: 937 Days
• Field of Search: 370/210, 370/211, 370/314, 370/320, 370328-335, 370/338, 370/341, 370/349, 370351-356, 370/389, 370/431, 370/466, 370/535, 370/537, 370/539, 370/541, 370/310, 370/342, 370/344, 370/395.4, 370/395.41, 370/395.42, 370412-416, 370/444, 455/422.1, 455/434, 455436-444, 455450-454, 455509-513, 455/550.1, 455/556.2
• US Class Current: 370/329
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0053 Allocation of signaling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/0278 using buffer status reports dynamic wireless traffic scheduling definition H04W72/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/20 Control channels or signalling for resource management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/21 in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/56 based on priority criteria

Abstract

With respect to generating and sending a MAC PDU by using the radio resources allocated to the mobile terminal, the level of priority between the buffer status report (BSR) and the established logical channels are defined such that the data of each logical channel and buffer status report can be more effectively, efficiently and quickly transmitted.

Claims

1. A method of transmitting a Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocol Data Unit (PDU) at a terminal, the method comprising:

allocating resources for common control channel (CCCH) data based on priority associated with the CCCH;

allocating resources for buffer status report (BSR) data based on a priority associated with the BSR if transmission of the BSR is required;

combining, by use of multiplexer the data for the CCCH and the data for the BSR to form the MAC PDU in accordance with the resource allocation for the CCCH data and the BSR data; and

transmitting the MAC PDU by use of a transmitter, wherein the priority associated with the CCCH is higher than the priority associated with the BSR.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the priority associated with the BSR, with the exception of any padding in the BSR, is higher than priority associated with logical channels other than the CCCH.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the data of the CCCH comprises a radio resource control (RRC) re-establishment request message.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

allocating resources for data associated with the CCCH and other logical channels in a decreasing priority order.

5. A method of transmitting a Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocol Data Unit (PDU), the method performed by a mobile terminal and comprising:

requesting, to a network, allocation of resources for uplink transmissions, wherein the requesting is performed by using a RACH (Random Access Channel) procedure;

receiving, from the network, an allocation of resources for new transmissions based on a priority for data associated with a Common Control Channel (CCCH) and priority for data associated with a buffer status report (BSR);

allocating resources for the CCCH data and the BSR data, wherein the priority for the CCCH data is higher than the priority for the BSR data;

multiplexing, by use of a multiplexer the data from the CCCH, and data from the BSR into the MAC PDU; and

transmitting, to the network, by use of a transmitter, the MAC PDU using the allocated resources.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein, the priority associated with the BSR, with the exception of any padding in the BSR, is higher than the priority associated with logical channels other than the CCCH.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the data of the CCCH comprises a radio resource control (RRC) re-establishment request message.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the requesting allocation of resources is performed with respect to a new cell.

9. The method of claim 5 further comprising:

allocating resources for data associated with the CCCH and other logical channels in a decreasing priority order.

10. A mobile communication terminal comprising:

a transceiver for requesting allocation of resources for uplink transmissions, wherein the request uses a random access procedure, and receiving allocation of resources for new transmissions based on a priority for data associated with a Common Control Channel (CCCH) and priority for data associated with a buffer status report (BSR); and

a processor for controlling the transceiver, wherein the processor allocates the resources to the CCCH data and the BSR data, wherein the priority for the CCCH data is higher than the priority for the BSR data for the new transmissions,

wherein the processor multiplexes the data from the CCCH, and the BSR into a MAC PDU and transmits the MAC PDU using the allocated resources.

11. The mobile communication terminal of claim 10, wherein the priority associated with the BSR, with the exception of any padding in the BSR, is higher than priority associated with logical channels other than the CCCH.

12. The mobile communication terminal of claim 10, wherein data of the CCCH comprises a radio resource control (RRC) re-establishment request message.

13. The mobile communication terminal of claim 10, wherein the requesting allocation of resources is performed with respect to a new cell.

14. The mobile communication terminal of claim 10, wherein the processor allocates resources for data associated with the CCCH and other logical channels in a decreasing priority order.