Patent ID: 8165152
Filing Date: 2012-04-24
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of prioritizing logical channels, the method comprising: determining a configuration for a plurality of logical channels, the configuration including a prioritized bit rate (PBR) credit and a priority for each logical channel; determining that a Medium Access Control (MAC) control element (CE) is prioritized over at least one of the plurality of logical channels; for a logical channel, selecting for transmission at least a subset of data buffered for the logical channel, and decrementing the PBR credit associated with the logical channel by at least a size of the subset of data buffered for the logical channel; determining that the PBR credit of each of the logical channels is zero or less than zero; determining that there is remaining data that is buffered for transmission that has not been allocated resources for transmission for at least one logical channel; selecting a highest priority logical channel from among the plurality of logical channels that include the remaining data buffered for transmission; and selecting for transmission the remaining data buffered for transmission for the highest priority logical channel.