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Method for communicating and radio station therefor

US9088998B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 16, 2009
Grant dateJul 21, 2015
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Expiry dateFeb 6, 2030

Classification

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

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for communicating between a primary station and a secondary station comprising (a) at the secondary station, upon arrival of a data packet to be transmitted to the primary station, buffering said data packet in a buffer, (b) at the secondary station, after the expiration of a time period starting at arrival of the data packet, transmitting to the primary station a request for an uplink transmission resource if a grant of uplink transmission resource is not received during the said time period, (c) at the primary station, granting to the secondary station an uplink transmission resource.

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