US 12,452,020 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 Mar. 25, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/615,428.
Application 18/615,428 is a continuation of application No. 17/234,651, filed on Apr. 19, 2021, granted, now 11,943,162.
Application 17/234,651 is a continuation of application No. 15/895,222, filed on Feb. 13, 2018, granted, now 10,985,887, issued on Apr. 20, 2021.
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 2024/0235789 A1, Jul. 11, 2024
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 a scheduling request (SR) allocation having a first period;
receiving a sounding reference signal (SRS) allocation having a second period;
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.