Method and apparatus for managing air interface resource allocation based on evaluation of transport block capacity
US9877322B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 31, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W72/0446
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system to help manage air interface resources for communication between a user equipment device (UE) and a base station. As disclosed, a UE or base station detect a situation where a transport block that the base station would allocate to the UE would be too small to hold carry a packet that the UE would seek to transmit, and the UE and base station responsively switch to a mode of operation in which the UE will receive a multi-TTI transport block allocation rather than a single-TTI transport block allocation. Given a per-TTI limitation of available air interface resources, the allocation of a transport block spanning multiple TTIs may thus provide the UE with increased air interface capacity for transmission, thus optimally allowing the UE to transmit without a need for segmentation.
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