Patent ID: 7701922
Filing Date: 2010-04-20
Classification: H04B,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for multiplexing data for an enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH), the method comprising: determining a first size of data associated with a serving grant, wherein the serving grant is associated with at least one dedicated channel medium access control (MAC-d) flow; determining a second size of data associated with at least one non-scheduled grant by summing for each MAC-d flow associated with the at least one non-scheduled grant a size of its non-scheduled grant or a size of its available data; determining a first sum of the first size of data, the second size of data, and a size of scheduling information; multiplexing bits from the MAC-d flows and the scheduling information into a medium access control E-DCH (MAC-e) protocol data unit (PDU) having a size not greater than a largest enhanced dedicated channel transport format combination (E-TFC) that does not exceed the first sum, wherein the MAC-d flows are associated with at least one of the serving grant and the at least one non-scheduled grant; selecting an E-TFC for transmission of the MAC-e PDU, wherein the E-TFC supports the size of the multiplexed bits and does not exceed the first sum; and transmitting the MAC-e PDU.