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Reducing scheduling requests by a wireless communication device transmitting voice data over dynamically scheduled resources

  • US 9,591,661 B2
  • Filed: 11/08/2013
  • Issued: 03/07/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method to reduce scheduling requests sent to a wireless network by a wireless communication device when configured by the wireless network to use dynamically scheduled resources for a logical channel, the method comprising:

  • by the wireless communication device;

    sending data to the wireless network over the logical channel using uplink radio resources assigned in grants provided by the wireless network without sending scheduling requests to the wireless network for the logical channel, when transmission of scheduling requests for the logical channel by the wireless communication device to the wireless network is disabled by the wireless network;

    receiving from the wireless network a first signaling message that enables transmission of scheduling requests for the logical channel, wherein the first signaling message is different than a resource message containing information that specifies a resource grant to the wireless communication device;

    sending to the wireless network at least one scheduling request that requests uplink radio resources for sending additional data to the wireless network, after receiving the first signaling message;

    receiving from the wireless network a second signaling message that disables transmission of scheduling requests for the logical channel; and

    resuming sending data to the wireless network over the logical channel using uplink radio resources assigned in grants provided by the wireless network without sending to the wireless network scheduling requests for the logical channel, while transmission of scheduling requests for the logical channel is disabled.

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