US 12,224,869 B2
Duplication and RLC operation in new radio access technology
Guillaume Decarreau, Munich (DE); and Benoist Sebire, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY, Espoo (FI)
Filed by Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo (FI)
Filed on Mar. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/214,556.
Application 17/214,556 is a division of application No. 16/493,407, previously published as PCT/FI2018/050160, filed on Mar. 6, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/470,402, filed on Mar. 13, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0218507 A1, Jul. 15, 2021
Int. Cl. H04L 1/1829 (2023.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04L 69/40 (2022.01); H04W 28/04 (2009.01); H04W 28/06 (2009.01); H04W 80/08 (2009.01)
CPC H04L 1/1848 (2013.01) [H04L 5/001 (2013.01); H04L 69/40 (2013.01); H04W 28/04 (2013.01); H04W 28/06 (2013.01); H04W 80/08 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mobile device comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the mobile device to perform at least:
instructing to transmit, over two or more carriers, a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) protocol data unit (PDU) and a PDCP PDU duplicate, wherein the PDCP PDU and the PDCP PDU duplicate are used for uplink transmissions by the mobile device;
receiving an indication, from a radio link control (RLC) entity, that one of the PDCP PDU or the PDCP PDU duplicate has been successfully delivered via one of the two or more carriers as confirmed by the RLC entity; and
in response to receiving the indication, instructing to discard the other one of the PDCP PDU or the PDCP PDU duplicate over at least one carrier other than the one of two or more carriers with successful delivery as confirmed by the RLC entity.