Small Data Transmission with Priority Retention After MAC Reset

The patent applies local quality by differentiating the treatment of priority variables based on logical channel priorities. High priority channels have their priority variables reset to initial values, while low priority channels maintain their accumulated priority variable values. This selective reset approach ensures that low priority traffic is not unfairly disadvantaged by the MAC reset operation, thereby maintaining traffic fairness while still managing system state effectively.

The patent implements local quality by applying different reset behaviors to priority variables based on QoS requirements of different logical channels. Channels with stringent QoS requirements maintain their priority variable values across MAC reset operations, ensuring continuous QoS compliance, while other channels undergo full reset. This selective approach preserves QoS management quality while still enabling resource reallocation.

The patent applies preliminary action by maintaining priority variable values in a preserved state before MAC reset operations. Instead of performing full reset and subsequent recalculation, the system preserves the priority variable values and restores them after reset, avoiding repeated priority calculations. This reduces computational overhead and power consumption while still achieving the necessary state consistency for system operation.

The patent reduces QoS management complexity by applying local quality differentiation to priority variable handling. Instead of implementing complex QoS management mechanisms across all logical channels, the system applies simple selective reset rules: high priority channels are reset while low priority channels maintain their values. This simplifies the QoS management logic while still achieving fair and efficient small data transmission through the EDT procedure.