Method and apparatus for delivering uplink buffer status report of a relay in a wireless communication system
AssigneeASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
InventorsI-Jen Chen, Meng-Hui Ou
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Abstract
A method and device are disclosed from the perspective of a first Wireless Transmit/Receive Unit (WTRU). In one embodiment, the method includes the first WTRU triggering a first buffer status report (BSR), wherein the first BSR indicates an amount of data expected to arrive. The method also includes the first WTRU triggering a second BSR, wherein the second BSR indicates an amount of data already available. The method further includes the first WTRU generating a MAC (Medium Access Control) PDU (Protocol Data Unit), wherein the MAC PDU includes at most one first BSR MAC CE (Control Element) for the first BSR and at most one second BSR MAC CE for the second BSR.
Claims19
A method for a first wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), comprising:
- triggering a first buffer status report (BSR), wherein the first BSR indicates an amount of data expected to arrive for uplink transmission to a second WTRU;
- triggering a second BSR, wherein the second BSR indicates an amount of data already available for uplink transmission to the second WTRU;
- determining if uplink (UL) resources for transmitting a Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocol Data Unit (PDU) are enough to accommodate a first BSR MAC Control Element (CE) for the first BSR and a second BSR MAC CE for the second BSR based on a rule which prioritizes the second BSR MAC CE over the first BSR MAC CE on the order of inclusion;
- generating the MAC PDU, wherein the MAC PDU includes one first BSR MAC CE for the first BSR and one second BSR MAC CE for the second BSR when the UL resources for transmitting the MAC PDU are enough to accommodate both the first BSR MAC CE and the second BSR MAC CE;
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- keeping the first BSR triggered when the UL resources for transmitting the MAC PDU are enough to accommodate the second BSR MAC CE and not enough to accommodate both the first BSR MAC CE and the second BSR MAC CE.
A method for a first wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), comprising:
- triggering a first buffer status report (BSR), wherein the first BSR indicates an amount of data expected to arrive for uplink transmission to a second WTRU;
- triggering a second BSR, wherein the second BSR indicates an amount of data already available for uplink transmission to the second WTRU;
- determining if uplink (UL) resources for transmitting a Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocol Data Unit (PDU) are enough to accommodate a first BSR MAC Control Element (CE) for the first BSR and a second BSR MAC CE for the second BSR based on a rule which prioritizes the second BSR MAC CE over the first BSR MAC CE on the order of inclusion;
- generating the MAC PDU that includes the first BSR MAC CE and the second BSR MAC CE when the UL resources for transmitting the MAC PDU are enough to accommodate both the first BSR MAC CE and the second BSR MAC CE, wherein the MAC PDU is allowed to include at most one first BSR MAC CE for the first BSR and at most one second BSR MAC CE for the second BSR;
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- keeping the first BSR triggered when the UL resources for transmitting the MAC PDU are enough to accommodate the second BSR MAC CE and not enough to accommodate both the first BSR MAC CE and the second BSR MAC CE.
A first wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), comprising:
- a control circuit;
- a processor installed in the control circuit;
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- a memory installed in the control circuit and operatively coupled to the processor;
- wherein the processor is configured to execute a program code stored in the memory to:
- trigger a first buffer status report (BSR), wherein the first BSR indicates an amount of data expected to arrive for uplink transmission to a second WTRU;
- trigger a second BSR, wherein the second BSR indicates an amount of data already available for uplink transmission to the second WTRU;
- determine if uplink (UL) resources for transmitting a first Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocol Data Unit (PDU) are enough to accommodate a first BSR MAC Control Element (CE) for the first BSR and a second BSR MAC CE for the second BSR based on a rule which prioritizes the second BSR MAC CE over the first BSR MAC CE on the order of inclusion;
- generate the MAC PDU, wherein the MAC PDU includes one first BSR MAC CE for the first BSR and one second BSR MAC CE for the second BSR when the UL resources for transmitting the MAC PDU are enough to accommodate both the first BSR MAC CE and the second BSR MAC CE;
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- keep the first BSR triggered when the UL resources for transmitting the MAC PDU are enough to accommodate the second BSR MAC CE and not enough to accommodate both the first BSR MAC CE and the second BSR MAC CE.
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