Patent ID: 8780938
Filing Date: 2014-07-15
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of performing layer 2 processing, comprising: creating, using a processor, at least one first Radio Link Control (RLC) Service Data Unit (SDU) from one or more first RLC Protocol Data Units (PDUs), the first RLC SDU belonging to an incomplete RLC SDU set that is to comprise at least one second RLC SDU, wherein the second RLC SDU is to be created from at least one second RLC PDU not yet available; before performing at least one RLC function that depends on both the first RLC PDU and the second RLC PDU, applying, using the processor, to the first RLC SDU a first PDCP function to create a data packet; after the second RLC PDU has become available or after an RLC time-out, performing, using the processor the RLC function; and after the RLC function has been performed, releasing, using the processor the data packet to a second PDCP function.