# US 12,192,960 B2 · User equipment, method of user equipment, network node, and method of network node > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,192,960 B2 - Document ID: US12192960B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/442,801 - Filed: 2019-12-19 - Published: 2022-06-09 - Granted: 2025-01-07 - Earliest claimed: 2019-03-27 - Assignees: NEC Corporation - Applicants: NEC Corporation - Inventors: Venkatarao Gonuguntla; Hisashi Futaki; Tetsu Ikeda; Sadafuku Hayashi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12192960B2 ## CPC - H04W 72/02: Selection of wireless resources by user or terminal - H04W 76/12: Setup of transport tunnels - H04W 72/0446: Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames - H04W 72/0453: Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04W 72/56: based on priority criteria - H04W 76/22: Manipulation of transport tunnels - H04W 80/02: Data link layer protocols - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract The present disclosure discloses a method for a User Equipment (UE). The method comprises: establishing a communication session with a network node for transmission of data; receiving a configuration message indicating information for one or more of transmission slots for a plurality of logical channels; setting up for transmission of data based on the received configuration message to select one or more logical channels of the plurality of logical channels; and prioritizing the selection of plurality of logical channels when the UE is indicative of initiation of transmission of data. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for a User Equipment (UE), the method comprising: establishing a communication session with a network node; receiving, from the network node, a configuration message indicating information for one or more of transmission slots for a plurality of logical channels; setting up, based on the configuration message, for transmission of data to select one or more logical channels of the plurality of logical channels; and prioritizing the selection of the one or more logical channels of the plurality of logical channels in a case where initiation of the transmission of the data is indicated. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the setting up of the UE is based on at least one of: addition of Radio Link Control (RLC) bearer, modification of RLC bearer, Medium Access Control (MAC) entity configuration, and MAC reconfiguration. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the transmission of the data is configured for each logical channel per MAC entity based on at least one of: increasing priority value, Prioritized Bit Rate (PBR), and Bucket Size Duration (BSD). ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the prioritizing is regulated by configuring mapping restrictions for each logical channel based on at least one of: allowed Subcarrier Spacing(s) for transmission, maximum Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) duration, grant type, allowed cell, and number of allowed transmission slots. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein, in an event of availability of more than one uplink grants, the method comprises: prioritizing the plurality of logical channels to determine a parameter with an arbitrary value for each of the uplink grants; and selecting an uplink grant with determined parameter from the parameter for the transmission of data in a transmission session wherein the determined parameter corresponds to a minimum arbitrary value. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method according to claim 5, further comprising: transmitting the data, based on the uplink grant, in a descending order of time critical data for the transmission session. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the information for one or more of transmission slots are maximum number of transmission slots or number of allowed transmission slots. ### Claim 8 A User Equipment (UE) comprising: a memory storing instructions; and at least one hardware processor configured to process the instructions to: establish a communication session with a network node; receive, from the network node, a configuration message indicating information for one or more of transmission slots for a plurality of logical channels; set up, based on the configuration message, for transmission of data to select one or more logical channels of the plurality of logical channels; and prioritize the selection of the one or more logical channels of the plurality of logical channels in a case where initiation of the transmission of the data is indicated. ### Claim 9 A method for a network node, the method comprising: establishing a communication session with a User Equipment (UE); receiving a request for setting up a session resource from a core network node; sending a response to the request to the core network node; and sending a configuration message indicating information for one or more of transmission slots for a plurality of logical channels to the UE, wherein the UE is set up, based on the configuration message, for transmission of data to select one or more logical channels of the plurality of logical channels, wherein the selection of the one or more logical channels of the plurality of logical channels are prioritized in a case where initiation of the transmission of data is indicated. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, wherein the UE is set up based on at least one of: addition of Radio Link Control (RLC) bearer, modification of RLC bearer, Medium Access Control (MAC) entity configuration, and MAC reconfiguration. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, wherein the transmission of the data is configured for each logical channel per MAC entity based on at least one of: increasing priority value, Prioritized Bit Rate (PBR), and Bucket Size Duration (BSD). ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, wherein the prioritization of the selection of the one or more logical channels of the plurality of logical channels is regulated by configuring mapping restrictions for each logical channel based on at least one of: allowed Subcarrier Spacing(s) for transmission, maximum Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) duration, grant type, allowed cell, and number of allowed transmission slots. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, wherein, in an event of availability of more than one uplink grants, the method comprises: prioritizing the plurality of logical channels to determine a parameter with an arbitrary value for each of the uplink grants; and selecting an uplink grant with the determined parameter having the minimum arbitrary value for the transmission of data in a transmission session. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method according to claim 13, wherein the transmission of data is performed in a descending order of time critical data for the transmission session, and wherein the transmission of data is based on a selection of the uplink grant. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, wherein the information for one or more of transmission slots are maximum number of transmission slots or number of allowed transmission slots.