Methods and apparatus to poll in wireless communications based on assignments
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1. A method to identify resources for use in sending requested information to a network, comprising:
- receiving a poll for control information from a network during a first radio block period, the poll received separate from a previous uplink assignment of a resource for data transmission;
identifying the resource for use in sending requested information to the network in response to the poll, the resource occurring during a subsequent radio block period, the subsequent radio block period separated from the first radio block period by at least one radio block period not assigned to the mobile station for transmission by the mobile station, and the identifying of the resource being based on the first radio block period in which the poll was received and the previous uplink assignment of the resource; and
transmitting a response to the poll.
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Abstract
Example methods and apparatus to poll in wireless communications based on assignments are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves receiving a poll from a network during a first radio block period and identifying a resource for use in sending requested information to the network in response to the poll. The resource occurs during a subsequent radio block period, and the subsequent radio block period is separated from the first radio block period by at least one radio block period not assigned to the mobile station for transmission by the mobile station. The example method also involves transmitting a response to the poll.
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1. A method to identify resources for use in sending requested information to a network, comprising:
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receiving a poll for control information from a network during a first radio block period, the poll received separate from a previous uplink assignment of a resource for data transmission; identifying the resource for use in sending requested information to the network in response to the poll, the resource occurring during a subsequent radio block period, the subsequent radio block period separated from the first radio block period by at least one radio block period not assigned to the mobile station for transmission by the mobile station, and the identifying of the resource being based on the first radio block period in which the poll was received and the previous uplink assignment of the resource; and transmitting a response to the poll. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus to identify resources for use in sending requested information to a network, comprising:
a processor configured to; receive a poll for control information from a network during a first radio block period, the poll to be received separate from a previous uplink assignment of a resource for data transmission; identify the resource for use in sending requested information to the network in response to the poll, the resource occurring during a subsequent radio block period, the subsequent radio block period separated from the first radio block period by at least one radio block period not assigned to the mobile station for transmission by the mobile station, and the identifying of the resource being based on the first radio block period in which the poll is received and the previous uplink assignment of the resource; and transmit a response to the poll. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A network device to allocate resources for use in receiving requested information from a mobile station, comprising:
a processor configured to; allocate a resource for use in receiving, at a network, requested information from the mobile station in response to a poll for control information in a first radio block period, the resource occurring during a subsequent radio block period, the subsequent radio block period separated from the first radio block period by at least one radio block period not assigned to the mobile station for transmission by the mobile station, and the resource allocation being based on the first radio block period in which the poll is located and the previous uplink assignment of the resource; and send the poll to the mobile station during the first radio block period. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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