United States Patent 9,843,925
Wang , et al. December 12, 2017
Operation of control protocol data units in packet data convergence protocol
Abstract
A method and apparatus reports packet data control protocol (PDCP) status and PDCP resets in a wireless communication, using control PDUs that may have security protection applied by ciphering of the control PDUs. Reliability of the PDCP status and reset messages may be assured by acknowledgment according to an acknowledged mode or to an unacknowledged mode.
Inventors:
Wang; Peter S. (E. Setauket, NY), Sammour; Mohammed (Amman, JO), 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:
1000003006424
Appl. No.:
13/676,366
Filed:
November 14, 2012
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20130135987 A1 May 30, 2013
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Issue Date
12238810 Sep 26, 2008 8335189
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Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 8/30 (20130101); H04W 12/02 (20130101); H04W 80/02 (20130101); H04W 12/10 (20130101); H04L 63/0428 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04J 1/16 (20060101); H04W 8/30 (20090101); H04W 80/02 (20090101); H04W 12/02 (20090101); H04L 29/06 (20060101); H04W 12/10 (20090101)
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