Patent ID: 9021144
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method that facilitates buffer status report robustness, the method comprising: transmitting a buffer status report; starting a timer to track an amount of time since transmitting the buffer status report; determining whether information indicative of an authorization to transmit buffered data has been received; when information indicative of an authorization to transmit buffered data has been received, restarting the timer; when information indicative of an authorization to transmit buffered data has not been received and after a selected amount of time since transmitting the buffer status report, determining whether data is buffered for transmission; and when the selected amount of time has elapsed, the information indicative of the authorization to transmit the buffered data has not been received, and data is buffered for transmission, transmitting a second buffer status report.