Patent ID: 8031656
Filing Date: 2011-10-04
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a wireless telecommunications network comprising: assigning a semi-persistent resource to a particular one of plural wireless stations upon connection setup, the semi-persistent resource being for potentially shared use by the plural wireless stations on an uplink to a base station; and then detecting non-receipt or erroneous receipt of a unit of user data from the particular one of the plural wireless stations; providing an indication of the non-receipt or the erroneous receipt to the particular wireless station; the particular wireless station interpreting the indication of the non-receipt or the erroneous receipt as authorization to use a particular instance of the semi-persistent resource; in response to the indication of the non-receipt or the erroneous receipt, the particular wireless station transmitting to the base station using the particular instance of the previously assigned semi-persistent resource; wireless stations other than the particular wireless station desisting from using the particular instance of the semi-persistent resource.