Patents Assigned to Signal Trust For Wireless Innovation
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Publication number: 20220045804Abstract: A method and apparatus for forwarding data blocks in uplink transmissions comprising receiving a plurality of data blocks from a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) over an uplink channel using a HARQ entity, wherein each of the data blocks is associated with a frame number and a sequence number, initializing a timer in response to a determination that the data blocks, when stored in a buffer, include non-consecutive data blocks and the non-consecutive data blocks have a missing data block, and forwarding the non-consecutive data blocks from the buffer to an entity higher than a medium access control (MAC) entity on a condition that the timer has expired and the missing data block has not been received by the wireless network device, wherein the non-consecutive data blocks in the buffer include one or more data blocks having a sequence number higher than a sequence number of the missing data block.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Guodong Zhang, Stephen E. Terry, Stephen G. Dick
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Patent number: 11159280Abstract: A method and apparatus for forwarding non-consecutive data blocks in uplink transmissions including receiving a plurality of data blocks from a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU); storing the received data blocks in a buffer; forwarding data blocks from the buffer to an entity higher than a medium access control (MAC) entity based on a frame number associated with a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process for the stored data blocks; initializing a timer in response to a determination that the data blocks stored in the buffer include non-consecutive data blocks, the determination that the data blocks stored in the buffer include non-consecutive blocks indicating a missing data block; and forwarding non-consecutive ones of the data blocks stored in the buffer to the entity higher than the MAC entity on a condition that the timer has expired and the missing data block has not been received by the wireless network device.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2019Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Guodong Zhang, Stephen E. Terry, Stephen G. Dick
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Publication number: 20210112569Abstract: A method and a base station are disclosed. The base station comprises a transceiver and a processor. The base station transmits a radio resource control (RRC) message, wherein the RRC message indicates a resource block, the resource block including a plurality of locations indicating time-frequency orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM) resource assignments for a plurality of wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs), wherein different ones of the plurality of WTRUs search at different locations within the indicated resource blocks for assignment messages. The base station receives an uplink signal from a first WTRU from the plurality of WTRUs, wherein the uplink signal is based on one or more of the assignment messages for the first WTRU.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Jin Wang, Arty Chandra, John S. Chen, Mohammed Sammour, Stephen E. Terry
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Publication number: 20210112570Abstract: A method and a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) are disclosed. The WTRU comprises a transceiver and a processor. The WTRU receives a radio resource control (RRC) message, wherein the RRC message indicates a resource block, the resource block including a plurality of locations indicating time-frequency orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM) resource assignments for a plurality of WTRUs including the WTRU. The WTRU analyzes assignment messages for a subset of the plurality of locations within the indicated resource block, and transmits an uplink signal based on one or more of the analyzed assignment messages that are for the WTRU.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Jin Wang, Arty Chandra, John S. Chen, Mohammed Sammour, Stephen E. Terry
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Publication number: 20210076283Abstract: A method and a base station are disclosed. The base station includes a receiver and a transmitter. The base station transmits, to a primary downlink cell, a first scheduling assignment for a first uplink transmission and receives first data in the first uplink transmission to at least a primary uplink cell using a first hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process. The base station transmits, to the primary downlink cell, a second scheduling assignment indicating, the second scheduling assignment indicating a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process identification of the first HARQ process, a modulation and coding set (MCS), and a transmission time opportunity; and receives the first data in a second uplink transmission using the first HARQ process, the MCS, and the transmission time opportunity, wherein the first data is received in a transmission based on the HARQ process identification.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Guodong Zhang, Sung-Hyuk Shin, Stephen E. Terry, James M. Miller, Stephen G. Dick
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Publication number: 20210076284Abstract: A method and a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) are disclosed. The WTRU includes a receiver and a transmitter. The WTRU receives, from a primary downlink cell, a first scheduling assignment for a first uplink transmission and transmits first data in the first uplink transmission to at least a primary uplink cell using a first hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process. The WTRU receives, from the primary downlink cell, a second scheduling assignment, the second scheduling assignment indicating a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process identification of the first HARQ process, a modulation and coding set (MCS), and a transmission time opportunity, determines whether to retransmit the first data based on the HARQ process identification, and retransmits the first data in a second uplink transmission using the first HARQ process, the MCS, and the transmission time opportunity.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Guodong Zhang, Sung-Hyuk Shin, Stephen E. Terry, James M. Miller, Stephen G. Dick
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Publication number: 20210076288Abstract: A method and a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) are disclosed. The WTRU comprises a transceiver and a processor. The WTRU receives a system information block (SIB) from a base station, wherein the SIB indicates random access transmission uplink resources. After receiving the SIB, the WTRU transmits a random access preamble to the base station. After transmitting the random access preamble, the WTRU transmits, using one or more of the uplink resources indicated by the SIB, a first message to the base station, wherein the first message includes a first radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) of the WTRU. After transmitting the first message, the WTRU receives a second message from the base station, wherein the second message is derived from a second RNTI, the second RNTI being different than the first RNTI. After receiving the second message, the WTRU transmits to the base station.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Diana Pani, Rocco DiGirolamo, Christopher R. Cave, Paul Marinier, Benoit Pelletier
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Publication number: 20210076287Abstract: A method and base station are disclosed. The base station comprises a transceiver and a processor. The base station transmits a system information block (SIB) to a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), wherein the SIB indicates random access transmission uplink resources. After transmitting the SIB, the base station receives a random access preamble from the WTRU. After receiving the random access preamble, the base station receives, using one or more of the uplink resources indicated by the SIB, a first message from the WTRU, wherein the first message includes a first radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) of the WTRU. After receiving the first message, the base station transmits a second message to the WTRU, wherein the second message is derived from a second RNTI, the second RNTI being different than the first RNTI. The base station may be configured to communicate with the WTRU on a plurality of cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Diana Pani, Rocco DiGirolamo, Christopher R. Cave, Paul Marinier, Benoit Pelletier
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Publication number: 20210076282Abstract: A method and base station are disclosed. The base station comprises a wireless transceiver and a processor. The base station performs wireless communications with a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) via a primary cell, transmits a message via a shared channel of the primary cell, wherein the message includes information identifying a plurality of non-primary cells, and transmits, to the WTRU, data over a downlink channel of at least one of the plurality of non-primary cells identified by the message.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Stephen G. Dick, Stephen E. Terry, Guodong Zhang, James M. Miller, Sung-Hyuk Shin
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Publication number: 20210075564Abstract: A method, cellular communications network, and a network node are disclosed. The cellular communications network comprises a first base station and a second base station. The first base station is configured to receive a signal including a radio resource control (RRC) message from a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), the RRC message including WTRU capability information and the WTRU capability information including data rate information and physical layer characteristic information, and transmit the WTRU capability information to a network node. The second base station is configured to receive the WTRU capability information from the network node and transmit configuration information based on the WTRU capability information to the WTRU so that the WTRU can be configured to establish communications with the second base station using the configuration information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Marian Rudolf, Stephen E. Terry, Stephen G. Dick
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Publication number: 20210076429Abstract: A method and a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) are disclosed. The WTRU comprises a receiver, a transmitter, and a processor. The WTRU receives a system information block (SIB) including a parameter indicating a number of transmissions for a random access message and a parameter indicating transmission duration information for the random access message. The WTRU transmits a random access preamble and a random access message, wherein the random access message is transmitted for a duration indicated by the parameter indicating transmission duration information for the random access message. The WTRU retransmits the random access message, wherein the random access message is retransmitted a number of times indicated by the parameter indicating the number of transmissions for the random access message and for the duration indicated by the parameter indicating transmission duration information for the random access message.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Benoit Pelletier, Diana Pani, Rocco DiGirolamo, Christopher R. Cave, Vincent Roy, Paul Marinier, Eldad M. Zeira
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Publication number: 20210068024Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a wireless transceiver and a processor. The apparatus performs wireless communications with a primary cell, receives a message via a shared channel of the primary cell, wherein the received message includes information identifying a plurality of non-primary cells, monitors downlink channels of the identified plurality of non-primary cells based on the received message, and receives data over a downlink channel of at least one of the identified plurality of non-primary cells based on the monitored downlink channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Applicant: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Stephen G. Dick, Stephen E. Terry, Guodong Zhang, James M. Miller, Sung-Hyuk Shin
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Publication number: 20210068023Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a wireless transceiver and a processor. The apparatus transmits a data packet via a primary cell and a non-primary cell, the primary cell and the non-primary cell, wherein the data packet is sent via the primary cell and the non-primary cell over an enhanced uplink (EU) channel. On a condition that the transmitted data packet is not successfully decoded by the primary cell and also not successfully decoded by the non-primary cell, the apparatus receives a negative acknowledgement (NACK) signal from the primary cell and not receiving the NACK signal from the non-primary cell and retransmits the data packet in response to receiving the NACK signal from the primary cell even though the NACK signal was not received from the non-primary cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Applicant: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Stephen G. Dick, Stephen E. Terry, Guodong Zhang, James M. Miller, Sung-Hyuk Shin
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Patent number: 10924972Abstract: A method and a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) are disclosed. The WTRU includes a receiver and a transmitter. The WTRU receives, from a primary downlink cell, a first scheduling assignment for a first uplink transmission and transmits first data in the first uplink transmission to at least a primary uplink cell using a first hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process. The WTRU receives, from the primary downlink cell, a second scheduling assignment, the second scheduling assignment indicating a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process identification of the first HARQ process, a modulation and coding set (MCS), and a transmission time opportunity, determines whether to retransmit the first data based on the HARQ process identification, and retransmits the first data in a second uplink transmission using the first HARQ process, the MCS, and the transmission time opportunity.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2020Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Guodong Zhang, Sung-Hyuk Shin, Stephen E. Terry, James M. Miller, Stephen G. Dick
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Publication number: 20210007029Abstract: A method and a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) supporting uplink transmissions. The method being used in a WTRU and comprising transmitting a data block to a base station using a hybrid automatic repeat request (H-ARQ) process, receiving uplink scheduling information from the base station, wherein the uplink scheduling information includes a H-ARQ process identification for the H-ARQ process, and determining whether to retransmit the data block based on the received uplink scheduling information and not based on whether the WTRU has received a negative acknowledgement (NACK) from the base station. The uplink scheduling information includes physical channel resources. The uplink scheduling information is received from a primary cell and the WTRU transmits to the primary cell and at least one secondary cell. The scheduling information indicates a modulation and coding scheme.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Applicant: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Guodong Zhang, Sung-Hyuk Shin, Stephen E. Terry, James M. Miller, Stephen G. Dick
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Publication number: 20200404568Abstract: A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) and a method comprising monitoring a plurality of cells for ACK/NACK information, each of the plurality of cells including a plurality of downlink channels, for each of the plurality of cells, determining a subset of the downlink channels for the cell, and, for each of the plurality of cells, monitoring the subset of downlink channels for one or more downlink messages.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Applicant: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Stephen G. Dick, Stephen E. Terry, Guodong Zhang, James M. Miller, Sung-Hyuk Shin
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Publication number: 20200396666Abstract: A method and base station supporting uplink transmissions. The method being used in a base station and comprising receiving a data block from a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) using a hybrid automatic repeat request (H-ARQ) process, transmitting uplink scheduling information to the WTRU to indicate whether the data block should be retransmitted by the WTRU, wherein the uplink scheduling information includes a H-ARQ process identification for the H-ARQ process, and receiving a retransmission of the data block from the WTRU. The uplink scheduling information includes physical channel resources. The uplink scheduling information is received from a primary cell and the WTRU transmits to the primary cell and at least one secondary cell. The scheduling information indicates a modulation and coding scheme.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Applicant: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Guodong Zhang, Sung-Hyuk Shin, Stephen E. Terry, James M. Miller, Stephen G. Dick
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Patent number: 10869247Abstract: A method and a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) supporting uplink transmissions. The method being used in a WTRU and comprising transmitting a data block to a base station using a hybrid automatic repeat request (H-ARQ) process, receiving uplink scheduling information from the base station, wherein the uplink scheduling information includes a H-ARQ process identification for the H-ARQ process, and determining whether to retransmit the data block based on the received uplink scheduling information and not based on whether the WTRU has received a negative acknowledgement (NACK) from the base station. The uplink scheduling information includes physical channel resources. The uplink scheduling information is received from a primary cell and the WTRU transmits to the primary cell and at least one secondary cell. The scheduling information indicates a modulation and coding scheme.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2020Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Guodong Zhang, Sung-Hyuk Shin, Stephen E. Terry, James M. Miller, Stephen G. Dick
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Patent number: 10791490Abstract: An enhanced uplink user equipment is in soft handover. A radio network controller selects a primary Node-B out of a plurality of Node-Bs supporting the soft handover. The radio network controller receiving successfully received enhanced uplink data packets from the plurality of Node-Bs. The radio network controller reordered the successfully received enhanced uplink data packets for in-sequence deliver. The primary Node-B sends specified scheduling information to the user equipment that the other Node-Bs does not transmit. At least the primary Node-B transmits acknowledgements and negative acknowledgements to the user equipment.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2019Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Guodong Zhang, Sung-Hyuk Shin, Stephen E. Terry, James M. Miller, Stephen G. Dick
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Patent number: 10791491Abstract: A method and a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) supporting uplink transmissions. The method being used in a WTRU and comprising transmitting a data block to a base station using a H-ARQ process, receiving uplink scheduling information from the base station, wherein the uplink scheduling information includes a H-ARQ process identification of the H-ARQ process, and determining whether to retransmit the data block based on the H-ARQ process identification. The reception of the uplinks scheduling information indicates retransmission of a NACK'ed data block. The uplink scheduling information includes physical channel resources. The uplink scheduling information is received from a primary cell and the WTRU transmits to the primary cell and at least one secondary cell. The scheduling information indicates a modulation and coding scheme.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2019Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Guodong Zhang, Sung-Hyuk Shin, Stephen E. Terry, James M. Miller, Stephen G. Dick