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Granted Patent B2
US 8,842,617 · App. 13/122,033 · Granted Sep 23, 2014

Method and device for wireless subframe resource allocation

Inventors: Jae Hoon Chung (Gyeongki-do, KR); So Yeon Kim (Gyeongki-do, KR); Moon Il Lee (Gyeongki-do, KR); Kyu Jin Park (Gyeongki-do, KR); Hyun Soo Ko (Gyeongki-do, KR); Seung Hee Han (Gyeongki-do, KR); Yeong Hyeon Kwon (Gyeongki-do, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04L5/0007H04L1/0026H04L1/1854H04L5/0053H04W72/0406
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Patent No.
US 8,842,617
App. No.
13/122,033
Granted
Sep 23, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The method for wireless resource subframe allocation comprises the following steps: allocation of the control channel based on the first RAT (Radio Access Technology) of the first control domain, which includes the OFDM symbol of the first number from the sub-frame containing multiple OFDM symbols and multiple subcarriers in the frequency domain; allocation of the control channel based on the second RAT of the second control domain including the OFDM symbol of the second number which follows said first control domain; and the allocation of a data channel in the data domain which includes the OFDM symbols positioned outside said first control domain and second control domain. This invention provides a sub-frame structure which is compatible with existing wireless communication systems. This method allows the continued use of existing control channel systems or base signal structures. The method is also capable of supporting advanced features.

Claims (25)

1. A radio resource allocation method for a subframe, the subframe comprising a plurality of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing(OFDM) symbols in a time domain and a plurality of subcarriers in a frequency domain, the radio resource allocation method comprising:

allocating a first control channel to a first control zone in the subframe based on a first RAT (Radio Access Technology);

allocating a second control channel to a second control zone in the subframe based on a second RAT; and

allocating a data channel to a data zone, the data zone including OFDM symbols placed other than the first control zone and the second control zone in the subframe,

wherein the first control zone and the second control zone do not overlap each other in the time domain,

wherein the first control zone comprises a first number of OFDM symbols, the first number being indicated by a PCFICH (Physical Control Format Indicator Channel) included in the first control zone,

wherein the second control zone comprises a second number of OFDM symbols, the second number being indicated by a radio resource control (RRC) message.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the first number is applied to the subframe; and

the second number is applied to a plurality of subframes including the subframe.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the RRC message is transmitted through the data channel.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the PCFICH is placed in a specific zone fixed within the first control zone.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising allocating a reference signal based on the second RAT to a specific frequency band on one or more OFDM symbols among OFDM symbols included in the second control zone or the data zone.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second control zone comprises a plurality of subzones separated from each other in the time domain.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the first number and the second number is a natural number less than or equal to 3.

8. A base station, comprising:

a Radio Frequency (RF) unit configured to transmit and receive radio signals; and

a processor connected to the RF unit,

wherein the processor, in a subframe comprising a plurality of OFDM symbols in a time domain and a plurality of subcarriers in a frequency domain, is configured to:

allocate a first control channel to a first control zone in the subframe based on a first RAT (Radio Access Technology);

allocate a second control channel to a second control zone in the subframe based on a second RAT; and

allocate a data channel to a data zone, the data zone including OFDM symbols placed other than the first control zone and the second control zone in the subframe,

wherein the first control zone and the second control zone do not overlap each other in time domain,

wherein the first control zone comprises a first number of OFDM symbols, the first number being indicated by a PCFICH (Physical Control Format Indicator Channel) included in the first control zone,

wherein the second control zone comprises a second number of OFDM symbols, the second number being indicated by a radio resource control (RRC) message.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2011
From: CHUNG, JAE HOON; KIM, SO YEON; LEE, MOON IL; PARK, KYU JIN; KO, HYUN SOO; HAN, SEUNG HEE; KWON, YEONG HYEON
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Continuity (5)
Provisional Application 61157168 · Mar 3, 2009
Provisional Application 61121531 · Dec 10, 2008
Provisional Application 61113210 · Nov 10, 2008
Provisional Application 61101679 · Oct 1, 2008
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