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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2014
Applicant:
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Yishen Sun, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Hao Bi, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Assignee:
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/12 (2006.01); H04L 1/18 (2006.01); H04W 4/08 (2009.01); H04L 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/1861 (2013.01); H04L 1/1812 (2013.01); H04L 1/1858 (2013.01); H04W 4/08 (2013.01); H04L 2001/0093 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method for transmitting a first media access control (MAC) protocol data unit (PDU) includes determining a plurality of user equipments (UEs) in a group of UEs and determining that a first MAC PDU is destined for multiple UEs in the group of UEs. The method also includes setting the first MAC PDU to indicate that the first MAC PDU is destined for multiple UEs in the group of UEs and transmitting, by a communications controller to the plurality of UEs, the first MAC PDU.