United States Patent 9,743,433
Zhang , et al. August 22, 2017
Method and apparatus for contention-based uplink data transmission
Abstract
A method and apparatus for a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) to use a contention-based uplink communications channel, applies a rule-based restriction of access to the contention-based uplink channel that attempts to use at least one contention-free uplink channel allocation for uplink transmissions on a condition that at least one contention-free uplink channel allocation has been granted.
Inventors: Zhang; Guodong (Syosset, NY), Haghighat; Afshin (Ile-Bizard, CA), Bala; Erdem (East Meadow, NY), Bass; David S. (Great Neck, NY), Marinier; Paul (Brossard, CA), Rudolf; Marian (Montreal, CA), Terry; Stephen E. (Northport, NY)
Applicant:
Name City State Country Type
INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID: 1000002789072
Appl. No.: 15/056,688
Filed: February 29, 2016
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier Publication Date
US 20160183309 A1 Jun 23, 2016
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Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 74/0891 (20130101); H04W 52/50 (20130101); H04W 72/1268 (20130101); H04W 72/14 (20130101); H04W 74/002 (20130101); H04W 76/045 (20130101); H04W 52/10 (20130101); H04W 52/146 (20130101); H04W 72/042 (20130101); H04W 74/0833 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04W 52/50 (20090101); H04W 74/08 (20090101); H04W 74/00 (20090101); H04W 72/14 (20090101); H04W 76/04 (20090101); H04W 72/12 (20090101); H04W 52/10 (20090101); H04W 52/14 (20090101)
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