US 12,432,709 B2
Efficient multiplexing of control information in transport block
Joachim Loehr, Hessen (DE); Prateek Basu Mallick, Hessen (DE); Rikin Shah, Hessen (DE); Hidetoshi Suzuki, Kanagawa (JP); and Takako Hori, Kanagawa (JP)
Assigned to Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America, Torrance, CA (US)
Filed by Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America, Torrance, CA (US)
Filed on May 10, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/661,150.
Application 18/661,150 is a continuation of application No. 17/970,207, filed on Oct. 20, 2022, granted, now 12,022,455.
Application 17/970,207 is a continuation of application No. 17/123,599, filed on Dec. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,510,205, issued on Nov. 22, 2022.
Application 17/123,599 is a continuation of application No. 16/366,234, filed on Mar. 27, 2019, granted, now 10,904,886, issued on Jan. 26, 2021.
Application 16/366,234 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2017/031306, filed on Aug. 31, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. 16197412 (EP), filed on Nov. 4, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2024/0298311 A1, Sep. 5, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 72/044 (2023.01); H04L 1/00 (2006.01); H04W 8/02 (2009.01); H04L 1/1607 (2023.01); H04L 27/34 (2006.01); H04W 80/02 (2009.01); H04W 88/16 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 72/0466 (2013.01) [H04L 1/0078 (2013.01); H04W 8/02 (2013.01); H04L 1/1664 (2013.01); H04L 27/345 (2013.01); H04W 80/02 (2013.01); H04W 88/16 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A communication entity, comprising:
a receiver, which, in operation, receives a first-type second-layer protocol data unit (PDU) mapped onto a resource allocated for data reception, wherein the first-type second-layer PDU includes at least one second-layer service data unit (SDU) and at least one second-layer control element, which is placed after any of the at least one second-layer SDU; and
a transmitter, which, in operation, transmits at least one second-type second-layer PDU mapped onto a resource allocated for data transmission, wherein the second-type second-layer PDU includes at least one second-layer SDU and at least one second-layer control element, which precedes any of the at least one second-layer SDU;
wherein the first-type second-layer PDU and the second-type second-layer PDU are generated dependent on a type of second-layer control element to be included in the first-type second-layer PDU or the second-type second-layer PDU, and
wherein the type of second-layer control element to be included in the first-type second-layer PDU includes at least a power headroom report and the type of second-layer control element to be included in the second-type second-layer PDU includes at least one of activation/deactivation commands or a contention resolution message.