Configuration of dedicated uplink resource transmission schedule
AssigneeTelit Cinterion Deutschland GmbH
InventorsVolker Breuer, Osaid Khaliq
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Abstract
Herein provided is a method for operating a base station of a cellular network. The base station serves user equipment camping thereon, or connected thereto, and agrees with the user equipment to a periodic dedicated prescheduled uplink transmission schedule. Upon determining that an uplink occasion of that schedule is missed by the user equipment, the user equipment is considered as unavailable for communicating at said uplink occasion in relation with the base station. If it is considered unavailable, it instead maintains a presently active dedicated prescheduled uplink transmission schedule. Otherwise it cancels the presently active dedicated prescheduled uplink transmission schedule. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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A method for operating a base station of a cellular network, the method comprising:
- serving user equipment camping on said base station;
- agreeing with the user equipment on a periodic dedicated prescheduled uplink transmission schedule;
- determining when an uplink occasion of the dedicated prescheduled uplink transmission schedule is missed by the user equipment;
- and, if so:
- determining if the user equipment is considered as unavailable for communicating at said uplink occasion in relation with the base station, and if so,
- maintaining a presently active dedicated prescheduled uplink transmission schedule, otherwise,
- cancelling the presently active dedicated prescheduled uplink transmission schedule, and
- wherein the method further comprises the steps of:
- determining if the user equipment is unavailable;
- detecting a predetermined consecutive number of missed uplink occasions where the user equipment is determined to be unavailable;
- and, if so,
- cancelling the presently active dedicated prescheduled uplink transmission schedule.
A base station of a cellular network, configured to:
- serve at least one user equipment camping on said base station;
- agree with the user equipment on a periodic dedicated prescheduled uplink transmission schedule;
- determine when one or more uplink occasion of the dedicated prescheduled uplink transmission schedule is missed by the user equipment;
- and if so:
- determine if the user equipment is considered as unavailable for communicating at said uplink occasion in relation with the base station;
- and,
- if so, maintain a presently active dedicated prescheduled uplink transmission schedule, and
- otherwise, cancel presently active dedicated prescheduled uplink transmission schedule, wherein the base station is further configured to:
- determine if the user equipment is unavailable;
- detect a predetermined consecutive number of missed uplink occasions where the user equipment is determined to be unavailable;
- and, if so,
- cancel the presently active dedicated prescheduled uplink transmission schedule.
A method for operating a user equipment with a base station of a cellular network, comprising the steps for the user equipment of:
- agreeing with the base station on a periodic dedicated prescheduled uplink transmission schedule;
- carrying out at least one uplink transmission at at least one uplink occasion according to said dedicated prescheduled uplink transmission schedule;
- and,
- refraining from carrying out an uplink transmission where the user equipment is unavailable for communicating at said uplink occasion with the base station, and
- where upon reception of instructions to limit communication attempts with the base station within a predetermined time to a certain number of attempts, the method further comprises the step of omitting occurring uplink occasions in said predetermined time for counting against said certain number of attempts.
A user equipment configured to be operated on a base station of a cellular network,
- wherein the user equipment is configured to agree with the base station on a periodic dedicated prescheduled uplink transmission schedule, and to carry out at least one uplink transmission at at least one uplink occasion according to said dedicated prescheduled uplink transmission schedule,
- and, to refrain from carrying out said uplink transmission where upon the user equipment is unavailable for communicating at the uplink occasion with the base station, and
- wherein the user equipment is further configured to, upon reception of instructions to limit communication attempts with the base station within a predetermined time to a certain number of attempts, omit occurring uplink occasions in said predetermined time for counting against said certain number of attempts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.