Data transmission method and user equipment for the same

• US 9,532,336 B2
• Filed: 03/13/2013
• Issued: 12/27/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: EQUO IP LLC
• Original Assignee: Evolved Wireless LLC
• Inventors: Park, Sung Jun, Yi, Seung June, Lee, Young Dae, Chun, Sung Duck
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Huy D
• Assistant Examiner(s): HALL, TEISHA DANEA
• Application Number:
  US13/801,529
• Publication Number:
  US 20130195060A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,385 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2101/622 Layer-2 addresses, e.g. medium access control [MAC] addresses
• 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 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/08 Non-scheduled access, e.g. ALOHA hybrid access H04W74/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/0833 Random access procedures, e.g. with 4-step access
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/0866 using a dedicated channel for access

Abstract

A mobile communication technology, and, more particularly, a method for efficiently transmitting data stored in a message 3 (Msg3) buffer and a user equipment for the same is disclosed. The method of transmitting data by a user equipment in uplink includes receiving an uplink (UP) Grant signal from a base station on a specific message, determining whether there is data stored in a message 3 (Msg3) buffer when receiving the UL Grant signal on the specific message, determining whether the specific message is a random access response message, and transmitting the data stored in the Msg3 buffer to the base station using the UL Grant signal received on the specific message, if there is data stored in the Msg3 buffer when receiving the UL Grant signal on the specific message and the specific message is the random access response message.

Claims

1. A method of transmitting data by a user equipment through an uplink, the method comprising:

receiving an uplink grant (UL Grant) from a base station;

determining whether there is data stored in a message 3 (Msg3) buffer and whether the UL Grant was received on a random access response message; and

transmitting, only when there is data stored in the Msg3 buffer and when the UL Grant was received on the random access response message, the data stored in the Msg3 buffer to the base station using the UL Grant received on the random access response message.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting new data to the base station in correspondence with the UL Grant, when the UL Grant is not received on the random access response message.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving another UL Grant on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH); and

transmitting new data to the base station in correspondence with the another UL Grant.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein the transmitting the new data to the base station includes:

acquiring a Medium Access Control Protocol Data Unit (MAC PDU) from a multiplexing and assembly entity; and

transmitting the MAC PDU to the base station.

5. The method according to claim 4, further comprising performing at least an HARQ procedure when transmitting the new data with the MAC PDU to the base station.

6. The method according to claim 3,

wherein the another UL Grant is received on the PDCCH related to one of Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI) and Temporary Cell-RNTI.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the data stored in the Msg3 buffer is a Medium Access Control Protocol Data Unit (MAC PDU) including a user equipment identifier.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the data stored in the Msg3 buffer further includes information about a buffer status report (BSR) when the user equipment starts a random access procedure for the BSR.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the uplink grant (UL Grant) is received over a physical channel.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein a physical layer is connected to the physical channel and the physical layer is connected to a Medium Access Control (MAC) layer.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the UL Grant indicates information about uplink radio resources.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the user equipment includes the following connected elements:

a HARQ entity, a buffer and a multiplexing assembly entity.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the uplink grant is a signal.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the uplink grant is information.

9. A user equipment comprising:

a reception module associated with a physical layer that receives over a physical channel an uplink grant (UL Grant) from a base station;

a transmission module also associated with the physical layer that transmits data to the base station using the UL Grant;

a message 3 (Msg3) buffer that stores UL data to be transmitted in a random access procedure; and

a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARD) entity that;

determines whether there is data stored in the Msg3 buffer and whether the UL Grant was received on the random access response message, and only when there is data stored in the Msg3 buffer and the UL Grant was received on the random access response message;

acquires the data stored in the Msg3 buffer, and

controls the transmission module to transmit the data stored in the Msg3 buffer to the base station using the UL Grant received by the reception module on the random access response message.

16. A system for transmitting data by a user equipment through an uplink comprising:

means for receiving an uplink grant (UL Grant) from a base station;

means for determining whether there is data stored in a message 3 (Msg3) buffer and whether the UL Grant was received on a random access response message; and

means for transmitting, only when there is data stored in the Msg3 buffer and when the UL Grant was received on the random access response message, the data stored in the Msg3 buffer to the base station using the UL Grant received on the random access response message.

17. The system according to claim 16, further comprising:

means for transmitting new data to the base station in correspondence with the UL Grant, when the UL Grant is not received on the random access response message.

18. The system according to claim 16, further comprising:

means for receiving another UL Grant on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH); and

means for transmitting new data to the base station in correspondence with the another UL Grant.

19. The system according to claim 17, wherein the means for transmitting the new data to the base station includes:

means for acquiring a Medium Access Control Protocol Data Unit (MAC PDU) from a multiplexing and assembly entity; and

means for transmitting the MAC PDU to the base station.

20. The system according to claim 19, further including means for performing at least an HARQ procedure when transmitting the new data with the MAC PDU to the base station.

21. The system according to claim 18, wherein the another UL Grant is received on the PDCCH related to one of Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI) and Temporary Cell-RNTI.

22. The system according to claim 16, wherein the data stored in the Msg3 buffer is a Medium Access Control Protocol Data Unit (MAC PDU) including a user equipment identifier.

23. The system according to claim 22, wherein the data stored in the Msg3 buffer further includes information about a buffer status report (BSR) when the user equipment starts a random access procedure for the BSR.

24. A user equipment comprising:

means for receiving over a physical channel an uplink grant (UL Grant) from a base station;

means for transmitting data to the base station using the UL Grant;

means for storing UL data to be transmitted in a random access procedure; and

means for determining whether there is data stored in the means for storing and whether the UL Grant was received on the random access response message, and only when there is data stored in the means for storing and the UL Grant was received on the random access response message;

means for acquiring the data stored in the means for storing, and

means for transmitting the data stored in the means for storing to the base station using the UL Grant received on the random access response message.

25. A mobile LTE communications system comprising:

a reception module associated with a physical layer that receives over a physical channel an uplink grant (UL Grant) from a base station;

a transmission module also associated with the physical layer that transmits data to the base station using the UL Grant;

a message 3 (Msg3) buffer that stores UL data to be transmitted in a random access procedure; and

a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARM) entity that;

determines whether there is data stored in the Msg3 buffer and whether the UL Grant was received on the random access response message, and only when there is data stored in the Msg3 buffer and the UL Grant was received on the random access response message;

acquires the data stored in the Msg3 buffer, and

controls the transmission module to transmit the data stored in the Msg3 buffer to the base station using the UL Grant received by the reception module on the random access response message.

26. A method of transmitting data by a user equipment through an uplink to solve a problem which may occur when data stored in a message 3 (Msg3) buffer is transmitted according to a reception mode of an Uplink (UL) Grant, the method comprising:

receiving an uplink grant (UL Grant) from a base station;

determining whether there is data stored in the message 3 (Msg3) buffer and whether the UL Grant was received on a random access response message; and

transmitting, only when there is data stored in the Msg3 buffer and when the UL Grant was received on the random access response message, the data stored in the Msg3 buffer to the base station using the UL Grant received on the random access response message.