Pseudo randomization of unused resources at a medium access control (MAC) layer
US10044478B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 9, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L27/34
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to pseudo-randomization of unused resources at a medium access control layer (MAC) of a user equipment (UE). For example, the disclosure presents a method and an apparatus for determining that an uplink (UL) resource grant, associated with a first radio access technology (RAT), for the UE results in unused resources where there are a greater number of resources than available data for transmission at the UE, wherein the UE is configured to receive information associated with a second RAT, and wherein the first RAT is different from the second RAT, populating the unused resources, at a medium access control (MAC) layer, with pseudo-randomized bits, and transmitting at least a portion of the available data and the populated unused resources using the UL resource grant associated with the first RAT. As such, pseudo-randomization of unused resources at a medium access control layer (MAC) of a UE may be achieved.
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