US 2025/0380184 A1 · Communication Method and Apparatus

Abstract

A communication method includes a first entity of a terminal apparatus that indicates N data volumes to a first medium access control MAC entity of the terminal apparatus, where N is greater than or equal to 2. The terminal apparatus determines a first buffer status report BSR based on the N data volumes. The first entity of the terminal apparatus indicates a plurality of data volumes to the MAC entity, to cause indication of the data volume to match reporting of the BSR, so that a network apparatus can more clearly learn of a buffer status of the terminal apparatus, and the network apparatus can appropriately allocate a resource.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method, comprising:

indicating, by a first entity of a terminal apparatus to a first medium access control (MAC) entity of the terminal apparatus, N data volumes, wherein N is greater than or equal to 2;
and
determining, by the terminal apparatus, a first buffer status report (BSR) based on the N data volumes.

A communication method, comprising:

indicating, by a first Pocket Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) entity of a terminal apparatus, N data volumes to a first medium access control (MAC) entity of the terminal apparatus, wherein the MAC entity is associated with a first radio link control (RLC) entity of the terminal apparatus, and wherein N is greater than or equal to 2;
or
indicating, by the first PDCP entity, P data volumes to a second MAC entity of the terminal apparatus, wherein the second MAC entity is associated with a second RLC entity of the terminal apparatus, and wherein P is greater than or equal to 2;
and
determining, by the terminal apparatus, a first BSR based on at least one of the N data volumes or the P data volumes,
wherein the first PDCP entity is associated with the first RLC entity and the second RLC entity,
wherein the N data volumes comprise a data volume of first data associated with the first RLC entity, and
wherein the P data volumes comprise a data volume of second data associated with the second RLC entity.

5 more elements

A terminal apparatus, comprising:

a first medium access control (MAC) entity;
a first radio link control (RLC) entity associated with the first MAC entity;
a second MAC entity;
a second RLC entity associated with the second MAC entity;
and
a first Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) entity configured to:
indicate N data volumes to the first MAC entity, wherein N is greater than or equal to 2;
or
indicate P data volumes to the second MAC entity, wherein P is greater than or equal to 2,
wherein the terminal apparatus, is configured to determine a first buffer status report (BSR) based on at least one of the N data volumes or the P data volumes,
wherein the first PDCP entity is associated with the first RLC entity and the second RLC entity,
wherein the N data volumes comprise a data volume of first data associated with the first RLC entity, and
wherein the P data volumes comprise a data volume of second data associated with the second RLC entity.

10 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

19/301,552Filed 15 Aug 2025

Priority

CN 202310155795.217 Feb 2023

Published

11 Dec 2025

Term ends

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Classification10 codes

H04W 28/0278
Traffic management, e.g. flow control or congestion control: using buffer status reports
H04L 47/283
In relation to timing considerations: in response to processing delays, e.g. caused by jitter or round trip time [RTT]
H04W 24/08
Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements: testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic
H04W 24/10
Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements: scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports

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