Techniques and configurations associated with user equipment-initiated congestion reporting
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1. A user equipment (UE) comprising:
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receive, from an evolved node B (eNB), a system information block (SIB) having a Boolean reporting parameter that indicates the eNB supports UE-initiated reporting of congestion information; and
send a random access channel (RACH) transmission to the eNB in an attempt to connect with the eNB; and
logic circuitry coupled with the transceiver circuitry, the logic circuitry to;
monitor RACH transmissions from the UE to the eNB to detect one or more congestion events associated with attempts by the UE to connect with the eNB; and
initiate, based on receipt of the Boolean reporting parameter and detection of at least one of the one or more congestion events, reporting of congestion information to the eNB via the transceiver circuitry upon a successful connection with the eNB,wherein the SIB further includes one or more additional parameters that define one or more congestion events for individual access classes of a plurality of access classes, the one or more congestion events to include a threshold number of unsuccessful connection attempts by the UE or a threshold duration of unsuccessful connection attempts by the UE.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe systems and methods for user equipment (UE)-initiated reporting of congestion information. Various embodiments may include systems and methods for reporting congestion information to an evolved node B (eNB) by UEs. In embodiments, the congestion information may be utilized in managing access requests made by the UEs. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
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1. A user equipment (UE) comprising:
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transceiver circuitry to; receive, from an evolved node B (eNB), a system information block (SIB) having a Boolean reporting parameter that indicates the eNB supports UE-initiated reporting of congestion information; and send a random access channel (RACH) transmission to the eNB in an attempt to connect with the eNB; and logic circuitry coupled with the transceiver circuitry, the logic circuitry to; monitor RACH transmissions from the UE to the eNB to detect one or more congestion events associated with attempts by the UE to connect with the eNB; and initiate, based on receipt of the Boolean reporting parameter and detection of at least one of the one or more congestion events, reporting of congestion information to the eNB via the transceiver circuitry upon a successful connection with the eNB, wherein the SIB further includes one or more additional parameters that define one or more congestion events for individual access classes of a plurality of access classes, the one or more congestion events to include a threshold number of unsuccessful connection attempts by the UE or a threshold duration of unsuccessful connection attempts by the UE. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An evolved node B (eNB) comprising:
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transceiver circuitry to; send, by a system information block (SIB), a reporting-support transmission to a plurality of user equipments (UEs), wherein the reporting-support transmission includes a Boolean reporting parameter that indicates that the eNB supports UE-initiated reporting of congestion information, wherein the SIB further includes one or more additional parameters that define one or more congestion events for individual access classes of a plurality of access classes, the one or more congestion events to include a threshold number of unsuccessful connection attempts or a threshold duration of unsuccessful connection attempts; and receive, from each of one or more UEs of the plurality of UEs, congestion information, wherein the congestion information is indicative of an occurrence of at least one of the one or more congestion events at the one or more UEs; and logic circuitry coupled with the transceiver circuitry, the logic circuitry configured to manage random access requests received from the plurality of UEs based on the congestion information received from the one or more UEs. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of UE-initiated congestion reporting comprising:
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sending, by an eNB, a system information block (SIB) having a reporting-support transmission to a plurality of user equipments (UEs), wherein the reporting-support transmission includes a Boolean reporting parameter that indicates that the eNB supports UE-initiated reporting of congestion information, wherein the SIB further includes one or more additional parameters that define one or more congestion events for individual access classes of a plurality of access classes, the one or more congestion events to include a threshold number of unsuccessful connection attempts or a threshold duration of unsuccessful connection attempts; receiving, by the eNB, from each of one or more UEs of the plurality of UEs, congestion information, wherein the congestion information is indicative of an occurrence of one or more congestion events at the one or more UEs; and managing, by the eNB, random access requests received from the plurality of UEs based on the congestion information received from the one or more UEs. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. One or more computer-readable non-transitory media, having instructions stored thereon, the instructions, in response to execution by an eNB, to cause the eNB to:
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send, by a system information block (SIB), a reporting-support transmission to a plurality of user equipments (UEs), wherein the reporting-support transmission includes a Boolean reporting parameter that indicates that the eNB supports UE-initiated reporting of congestion information, wherein the SIB further includes one or more additional parameters that define one or more congestion events for individual access classes of a plurality of access classes, the one or more congestion events to include a threshold number of unsuccessful connection attempts or a threshold duration of unsuccessful connection attempts; and receive, from each of one or more UEs of the plurality of UEs, congestion information, wherein the congestion information is indicative of an occurrence of one or more congestion events at the one or more UEs; and manage random access requests received from the plurality of UEs based on the congestion information received from the one or more UEs.
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