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Methods, apparatus, and systems for determining communication priority

US10462807B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 8, 2015
Grant dateOct 29, 2019
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Expiry dateOct 3, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W92/18
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method includes determining, by a network device, a priority for communicating data. The method further includes determining a priority indicator based on the determined priority. The method further includes communicating, by the network device, the priority indicator included within a scheduling assignment (SA) to a data transmitter. The method further includes communicating, by the network device, the data. The data has a priority level that exceeds a predetermined priority threshold.

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