Scheduling requests for wireless communication devices running background applications
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- communications circuitry configured to communicate with a plurality of user equipments (UEs) over a wireless communication network; and
scheduling circuitry coupled with the communications circuitry and configured to;
receive, from a first set of UEs of the plurality of UEs, an indicator that the first set of UEs are in a background mode in which individual UEs of the first set of UEs run one or more background applications and no active applications, wherein the one or more background applications do not interact with respective users of the individual UEs of the first set of UEs while the individual UEs are in the background mode; and
assign a scheduling request (SR) allocation to the individual UEs of the first set of UEs based on the indicator that the first set of UEs are in the background mode, the SR allocations of the individual UEs including resource elements in a common resource block of a channel, wherein the common resource block is designated for SR allocations of UEs that are in the background mode.
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Abstract
In embodiments, a user equipment (UE) may transmit, to an evolved Node B (eNB), a background indicator that the UE is in a background mode running one or more background applications and no active applications. The eNB may receive background indicators from a plurality of UEs, and may bundle the background-mode UEs into one scheduling request (SR) allocation block. The individual UEs may be assigned different resource elements within the block on which to transmit an SR indicator (e.g., if the UE has data to send to the eNB). The eNB may lengthen the period between SR allocations for the background-mode UEs compared with active-mode UEs. In some embodiments, the UE may exclusively use the assigned SR allocation instead of a random access channel to notify the eNB that the UE has data to send.
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26 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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communications circuitry configured to communicate with a plurality of user equipments (UEs) over a wireless communication network; and scheduling circuitry coupled with the communications circuitry and configured to; receive, from a first set of UEs of the plurality of UEs, an indicator that the first set of UEs are in a background mode in which individual UEs of the first set of UEs run one or more background applications and no active applications, wherein the one or more background applications do not interact with respective users of the individual UEs of the first set of UEs while the individual UEs are in the background mode; and assign a scheduling request (SR) allocation to the individual UEs of the first set of UEs based on the indicator that the first set of UEs are in the background mode, the SR allocations of the individual UEs including resource elements in a common resource block of a channel, wherein the common resource block is designated for SR allocations of UEs that are in the background mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus to be employed by a user equipment (UE), the apparatus comprising:
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communications circuitry configured to communicate with an evolved Node B (eNB) over a wireless communication network; and applications circuitry coupled with the communications circuitry and configured to; transmit, to the eNB, an indicator that the UE is in a background mode in which the applications circuitry runs one or more background applications and no active applications, wherein the one or more background applications are run without active user interaction; and receive a message from the eNB to update a scheduling request (SR) allocation assigned to the UE, wherein a resource element of the assigned SR allocation for the apparatus is included in a resource block of a channel designated for SR allocations of UEs in the background mode. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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receiving, by an evolved Node B (eNB) from a plurality of user equipments (UEs), an indicator that the plurality of UEs are in a background mode, wherein the plurality of UEs are not engaged in active interaction with respective users of the plurality of UEs during the background mode; designating one or more resource blocks of a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) for scheduling requests (SRs) from UEs that are in the background mode; and assigning an SR allocation in the one or more designated resource blocks to individual UEs of the plurality of UEs based on the receiving the indicator. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media having instructions, stored thereon, that, when executed, cause a user equipment (UE) to:
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transmit, to an evolved Node B (eNB) over a wireless communication network, an indicator that the UE is in a background mode in which the UE runs one or more background applications and no active applications, wherein the one or more background applications do not interact with a user of the UE while the UE is in the background mode; and receive a message from the eNB updating a scheduling request (SR) allocation assigned to the UE based on the indicator, wherein a resource element of the assigned SR allocation for the UE is included in a resource block of a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) designated for SR allocations of UEs in the background mode; wherein the UE is configured to use the assigned SR allocation instead of a random access channel to indicate to the eNB that the UE has data to send to the eNB. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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