The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2024
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Henri Markus Koskinen, Espoo, FI;
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
An apparatus may be configured to: determine to report an amount of data in a transmission buffer; determine respective values for a plurality of buffer-size fields that are configured to jointly indicate the amount of data in the transmission buffer, wherein the respective values are determined based on the amount of data in the transmission buffer; generate a buffer-status report, wherein the buffer-status report comprises, at least, the plurality of buffer-size fields; generate a protocol data unit, wherein the protocol data unit comprises, at least, the buffer-status report; and transmit the protocol data unit. An apparatus may be configured to: receive, from a user equipment, a protocol data unit; and determine at least one of: a lower bound for the data in the transmission buffer, or an upper bound for the data in the transmission buffer based on the plurality of buffer-size fields.