US 11,943,162 B2
Transmission of sounding reference signal and scheduling request in single carrier systems
Pierre Bertrand, Antibes (FR); Zukang Shen, Richardson, TX (US); and Jing Jiang, Allen, TX (US)
Assigned to TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed by Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed on Apr. 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/234,651.
Application 17/234,651 is a continuation of application No. 15/895,222, filed on Feb. 13, 2018, granted, now 10,985,887.
Application 15/895,222 is a continuation of application No. 12/254,064, filed on Oct. 20, 2008, granted, now 9,893,859, issued on Feb. 13, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/022,881, filed on Jan. 23, 2008.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/022,589, filed on Jan. 22, 2008.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/983,681, filed on Oct. 30, 2007.
Prior Publication US 2021/0242996 A1, Aug. 5, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 72/21 (2023.01); H04W 72/23 (2023.01)
CPC H04L 5/0053 (2013.01) [H04L 5/0051 (2013.01); H04W 72/21 (2023.01); H04L 5/0058 (2013.01); H04W 72/23 (2023.01)] 32 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
receiving an allocation indicative of a plurality of periodic transmission instances for a scheduling request (SR);
receiving an allocation indicative of a plurality of periodic transmission instances for a sounding reference signal (SRS);
transmitting an SR without transmitting an SRS in a transmission instance allocated for both SR and SRS when there is a pending scheduling request; and
transmitting an SRS without transmitting an SR in the transmission instance allocated for both SR and SRS when there is no pending scheduling request.