Patent ID: 9066361
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a primary station for communicating in a network that comprises a primary station and at least one secondary station, the method comprising: receiving from the at least one secondary station on an uplink channel, an indication of the status of a buffer of the at least one secondary station, the buffer containing data packets for transmission to the primary station, wherein the indication comprises quality of service (QoS) information including one or more of: history of the buffer; and a prediction of future transmissions for the buffer, wherein the indication is received at the primary station depending on the secondary station satisfying one or more predetermined conditions of transmission; and wherein the indication is received in a buffer status report (BSR) comprising the identity of one or more groups of logical channels and an indicator indicating the amount of data corresponding to each of said one or more groups of logical channels currently residing in the at least one secondary station's buffer awaiting transmission; and allocating a transmission resource to the at least one secondary station in accordance with the received indication, the allocation allowing the secondary station to transmit one or more of the data packets from its buffer.