# US 2018/0324677 A1 · Method and apparatus for sending and receiving information on a wireless network > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0324677 A1 - Document ID: US20180324677A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/613,202 - Filed: 2017-06-03 - Published: 2018-11-08 - Earliest claimed: 2017-05-05 - Assignees: Motorola Mobility LLC - Applicants: Motorola Mobility LLC - Inventors: Prateek Basu Mallick; Joachim Lohr; Ravi Kuchibhotla - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180324677A1 ## CPC - H04W 74/0833: Random access procedures, e.g. with 4-step access - H04W 48/10: using broadcasted information - H04W 72/12: Wireless traffic scheduling - H04W 72/21: in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04W 72/563: of the wireless resources - H04W 74/0866: {using a dedicated channel for access} - H04W 76/10: Connection setup - H04W 76/27: Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states - H04W 74/002: {Transmission of channel access control information} - H04W 74/0838: using contention-free random access [CFRA] - H04W 84/02: Hierarchically pre-organised networks, e.g. paging networks, cellular networks, WLAN [Wireless Local Area Network] or WLL [Wireless Local Loop] - H04W 88/02: Terminal devices - H04W 88/08: Access point devices - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A method and apparatus send and receive information on a wireless network. A user equipment can establish a radio resource control connection with a wireless wide area network base station to enter a radio resource control connected state. The sending of a special priority bearer other than a medium access control control element can be prioritized over sending a medium access control control element used for power headroom reporting. The user equipment can send the special priority bearer while in the radio resource control connected state. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: establishing, by a user equipment, a radio resource control connection with a wireless wide area network base station to enter a radio resource control connected state; prioritizing sending a special priority bearer other than a medium access control control element over sending a medium access control control element used for power headroom reporting; and sending, by the user equipment, the special priority bearer while in the radio resource control connected state. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein prioritizing comprises prioritizing sending the special priority bearer over sending a medium access control control element for a buffer status report. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein prioritizing comprises prioritizing sending the special priority bearer over sending a medium access control control element for semi-persistent scheduling. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the special priority bearer comprises an uplink-dedicated control channel message requesting system information. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the special priority bearer comprises ultra-reliable and low-latency communications. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the special priority bearer comprises application data. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the special priority bearer comprises a radio bearer configured by the wireless wide area network. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein prioritizing comprises prioritizing, in a logical channel prioritization procedure, sending a special priority bearer other than a medium access control control element over sending a medium access control control element used for power headroom reporting. ### Claim 9 An apparatus comprising: a controller that controls operations of the apparatus, where the controller establishes a radio resource control connection with a wireless wide area network base station to enter a radio resource control connected state, and prioritizes sending a special priority bearer other than a medium access control control element over sending a medium access control control element used for power headroom reporting; and a transceiver coupled to the controller, where the transceiver sends the special priority bearer while in the radio resource control connected state. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the controller prioritizes by prioritizing sending the special priority bearer over sending a medium access control control element for a buffer status report. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the controller prioritizes by prioritizing sending the special priority bearer over sending a medium access control control element for semi-persistent scheduling. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the special priority bearer comprises an uplink-dedicated control channel message requesting system information. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the special priority bearer comprises ultra-reliable and low-latency communications. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the special priority bearer comprises application data. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the special priority bearer comprises a radio bearer configured by the wireless wide area network. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the controller prioritizes by prioritizing, in a logical channel prioritization procedure, sending a special priority bearer other than a medium access control control element over sending a medium access control control element used for power headroom reporting. ### Claim 17 (depends on 9) The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the apparatus comprises a smartphone. ### Claim 18 A method comprising: establishing, by a user equipment, a radio resource control connection with a wireless wide area network base station to enter a radio resource control connected state; prioritizing, in a logical channel prioritization procedure, sending an uplink-dedicated control channel message requesting system information over sending a medium access control control element used for power headroom reporting; and sending, by the user equipment, the uplink-dedicated control channel message requesting system information while in the radio resource control connected state. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method according to claim 18, wherein prioritizing comprises prioritizing sending the special priority bearer over sending a medium access control control element for a buffer status report. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The method according to claim 18, wherein prioritizing comprises prioritizing sending the special priority bearer over sending a medium access control control element for semi-persistent scheduling.