Logical Channel Priority Adaptation for Time-Budgeted Uplink Data

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing wireless communication systems face challenges in transmitting uplink signals within an allocated time budget, leading to redundant data transmissions that waste resources and increase UE power consumption, particularly in applications like extended reality (XR) where late data is not beneficial.

Innovation Solution

Implementing logical channel prioritization by adjusting priority values based on latency parameters and discarding late data to optimize resource allocation and reduce unnecessary transmissions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If data is transmitted within allocated time budget, then delivery reliability is improved, but transmission time is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedelivery reliabilityVSAvoidtransmission time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic logical channel prioritization where the priority of logical channels is adjusted in real-time based on the remaining delay budget. As the delay budget decreases, channels with urgent data are dynamically elevated to higher priority, ensuring timely delivery without wasting time on non-urgent transmissions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the priority parameter of logical channels dynamically during transmission. By modifying the priority values based on the remaining delay budget and data characteristics, the system optimizes the balance between delivery reliability and transmission time efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Reliability

If all data is transmitted, then completeness is improved, but power consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetransmission completenessVSAvoidUE power consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies selective discarding of data based on priority and delay budget constraints. Data from lower-priority logical channels or data that cannot be delivered within the remaining time budget is discarded, while high-priority data is transmitted. This recovers UE power consumption by avoiding unnecessary transmissions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #34Discarding and recovering

Solution Approach 2:

Instead of transmitting all data completely, the patent implements partial transmission focusing only on high-priority data that can be delivered within the time budget. This partial action approach reduces UE power consumption while maintaining essential transmission completeness for critical data.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

3Speed

If priority is increased for all channels, then delivery speed is improved, but resource allocation efficiency decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedelivery speedVSAvoidresource allocation efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies different priority levels to different logical channels based on their specific characteristics and remaining delay budgets. Rather than uniformly increasing priority for all channels, the system assigns higher priority locally to channels that need it most, maintaining efficient resource allocation while improving delivery speed for critical data.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent dynamically adjusts priority levels during transmission based on real-time conditions. Channels with insufficient remaining delay budget receive priority elevation, while channels with adequate time budgets maintain normal priority levels, ensuring both fast delivery for urgent data and efficient resource allocation overall.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS20250351166A1Apparatus and method for logical channel prioritization
Publication Date: 2025.11.13 LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
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AI summary

Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to a UE configured to establish a logical channel for an uplink transmission of uplink data in response to a configuration comprising a logical channel priority for the logical channel received from a network entity, in response to a downlink control signal indicating uplink resources allocated for an initial transmission, determine a priority value for the logical channel based on the logical channel priority and a first parameter associated with the uplink data, and assign, by the medium access control layer, resources allocated by the downlink control signal to the logical channel based on at least the determined priority value. The UE may adapt the logical channel priority to meet QOS requirements of time sensitive applications.