Patent ID: 9532372
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method in a wireless communication apparatus for transmitting radio link control (RLC) data blocks corresponding to first and second logical link control (LLC) protocol data units (PDUs), wherein the wireless communication apparatus includes a protocol stack having a LLC layer, a RLC layer, and a physical link (PHY) layer, wherein the RLC layer includes an RLC entity that receives the first and second LLC PDUs from the LLC layer, the method comprising the following steps performed by the RLC entity: upon receiving the first LLC PDU from the LLC layer, forming a first set of RLC data blocks corresponding to the first LLC PDU; commencing to transmit the first set of RLC data blocks to the PHY layer for radio transmission, wherein each transmitted RLC data block comprises a portion of the first LLC PDU; prior to completion of transmission of the first set of RLC data blocks: completing transmission of the first set of RLC data blocks to the PHY layer after transmitting the one or more RLC data blocks corresponding to the second LLC PDU; wherein upon determining that the second LLC PDU has an equivalent transmission priority as the transmission priority of the first LLC PDU, the method further comprises: