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US 9,686,089 · App. 13/716,978 · Granted Jun 20, 2017

Scheduling timing design for a TDD system

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Patent No.: US 9,686,089
App. No.: 13/716,978
Granted: Jun 20, 2017
Kind: B2

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Abstract

Disclosed is a method of transmitting, from an enhanced Node B (eNB), an indication of an uplink/downlink (UL-DL) subframe configuration of a scheduling cell and a scheduled cell in a wireless time-division duplex (TDD) system. Embodiments include identifying the type of the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduling cell and determining a UL-DL subframe configuration to use for UL resource allocation of the scheduled cell. Other embodiments include identifying a reference UL-DL subframe configuration to use for UL resource allocation of the scheduled cell.

Claims (120)

1. A system comprising:

a receiver to receive, at a user equipment (UE), an indication of an uplink/downlink (UL-DL) subframe configuration of a scheduling cell in a wireless time-division duplex (TDD) system that utilizes cross-carrier scheduling;

the receiver further to receive an indication of a UL-DL subframe configuration of a scheduled cell in the wireless TDD system that utilizes the cross-carrier scheduling, the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduled cell being different from the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduling cell, wherein transmission on a component carrier (CC) of the scheduled cell is based on a resource allocation received on a CC of the scheduling cell; and

a processor to identify a reference UL-DL subframe configuration based at least in part on the UL-DL subframe configurations of the scheduling cell and scheduled cell; and

wherein the receiver is further to receive, from the scheduling cell of an enhanced NodeB (eNB), a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) signal of the scheduled cell according to a subframe timing of the reference UL-DL subframe configuration;

wherein:

the reference UL-DL subframe configuration is equal to 1 if the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduling cell is equal to 1 and the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduled cell is equal to 2, 4, or 5;

the reference UL-DL subframe configuration is equal to 2 if the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduling cell is equal to 2 and the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduled cell is equal to 5;

the reference UL-DL subframe configuration is equal to 3 if the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduling cell is equal to 3 and the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduled cell is equal to 4 or 5; and

the reference UL-DL subframe configuration is equal to 4 if the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduling cell is equal to 4 and the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduled cell is equal to 5.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the reference UL-DL subframe configuration is equal to 6 if the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduling cell is equal to 1, 2, 3, or 4, and the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduled cell is equal to 6;

the reference UL-DL subframe configuration is equal to 0 if the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduling cell is equal to 3 or 4, and the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduled cell is equal to 0; and

the reference UL-DL subframe configuration is equal to 1 if the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduling cell is equal to 4 and the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduled cell is equal to 1.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the reference UL-DL subframe configuration is equal to 3 if the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduling cell is equal to 2 and the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduled cell is equal to 3; and

the reference UL-DL subframe configuration is equal to 4 if the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduling cell is equal to 2 and the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduled cell is equal to 4.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the reference UL-DL subframe configuration is equal to 0 if the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduling cell is equal to 6 and the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduled cell is equal to 0;

the reference UL-DL subframe configuration is equal to 1 if the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduling cell is equal to 0 or 6, and the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduled cell is equal to 1, 2, or 5;

the reference UL-DL subframe configuration is equal to 3 if the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduling cell is equal to 0 or 6, and the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduled cell is equal to 3;

the reference UL-DL subframe configuration is equal to 6 if the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduling cell is equal to 0 and the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduled cell is equal to 6; and

the reference UL-DL subframe configuration is equal to 4 if the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduling cell is equal to 6 and the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduled cell is equal to 4.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the scheduling cell is a primary service cell or a secondary serving cell; and

wherein the scheduled cell is a secondary serving cell.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the receiver is further to receive an identification of the reference UL-DL subframe configuration via one or more radio resource control (RRC) signals.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further to identify the reference UL-DL subframe configuration via a table stored in a memory of the UE.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduled cell, the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduling cell, and the reference UL-DL subframe configuration correspond to one of TDD UL-DL configurations 0-6 associated with 3 rd Generation Partnership Project's (3GPP's) long-term evolution (LTE) advanced wireless communication standard; and

wherein the system is a mobile phone, a netbook, a laptop, an electronic tablet, or a data system of a vehicle.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the reference UL-DL subframe configuration is different from the UL-DL subframe configuration of either the scheduling cell or the scheduled cell.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the receiver is further to receive the HARQ signal of the scheduled cell in a downlink subframe of the scheduling cell; and

wherein the HARQ signal comprises a positive or negative acknowledgement signal.

11. An enhanced NodeB (eNB) comprising:

a processor to:

determine respective uplink/downlink (UL-DL) subframe configurations of a scheduling cell and a scheduled cell in a wireless time-division duplex (TDD) system that utilizes cross-carrier scheduling, the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduled cell being different from the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduling cell, wherein transmission on a component carrier (CC) of the scheduled cell is based on a resource allocation received on a CC of the scheduling cell; and

determine a reference UL-DL subframe configuration based at least in part on the UL-DL subframe configurations of the scheduling cell and the scheduled cell; and

a transmitter to transmit to a user equipment (UE):

an indication of the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduling cell;

an indication of the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduled cell; and

an indication of the reference UL-DL subframe configuration;

wherein the transmitter is further to transmit a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) signal comprising a positive or negative acknowledgement signal of the scheduled cell in a downlink subframe of the scheduling cell; and

wherein:

12. The eNB of claim 11 , wherein the indication of the reference UL-DL subframe configuration is transmitted in radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

13. The eNB of claim 11 , wherein the scheduling cell is a primary service cell or a secondary serving cell; and

wherein the scheduled cell is a secondary serving cell.

14. The eNB of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduled cell, the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduling cell, and the reference UL-DL subframe configuration are one of TDD UL-DL configurations 0-6 associated with 3 rd Generation Partnership Project's (3GPP's) long-term evolution (LTE) advanced wireless communication standard.

15. The eNB of claim 11 , wherein:

16. The system of claim 1 , wherein the indication of the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduling cell is received in a system information block of a signal of the scheduling cell.

17. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media comprising instructions to cause a user equipment (UE), upon execution of the instructions by one or more processors of the UE, to:

receive an indication of an uplink/downlink (UL-DL) subframe configuration of a scheduling cell in a wireless time-division duplex (TDD) system that utilizes cross-carrier scheduling;

receive an indication of a UL-DL subframe configuration of a scheduled cell in the wireless TDD system that utilizes the cross-carrier scheduling, the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduled cell being different from the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduling cell, wherein transmission on a component carrier (CC) of the scheduled cell is based on a resource allocation received on a CC of the scheduling cell;

identify a reference UL-DL subframe configuration based at least in part on the UL-DL subframe configurations of the scheduling cell and scheduled cell; and

receive, from the scheduling cell of an enhanced NodeB (eNB), a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARD) signal of the scheduled cell according to a subframe timing of the reference UL-DL subframe configuration;

wherein:

18. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 17 , wherein:

19. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 17 , wherein:

20. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 17 , wherein the indication of the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduling cell is received in a system information block of a signal of the scheduling cell.

21. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 17 , wherein:

22. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 17 , wherein the scheduling cell is a primary service cell or a secondary serving cell; and

wherein the scheduled cell is a secondary serving cell.

23. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 17 , wherein the instructions are further to receive an identification of the reference UL-DL subframe configuration via one or more radio resource control (RRC) signals.

24. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 17 , wherein the instructions are further to identify the reference UL-DL subframe configuration via a table stored in a memory of the UE.

25. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 17 , wherein at least one of the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduled cell, the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduling cell, and the reference UL-DL subframe configuration correspond to one of TDD UL-DL configurations 0-6 associated with 3rd Generation Partnership Project's (3GPP's) long-term evolution (LTE) advanced wireless communication standard; and

wherein the system is a mobile phone, a netbook, a laptop, an electronic tablet, or a data system of a vehicle.

26. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 17 , wherein the reference UL-DL subframe configuration is different from the UL-DL subframe configuration of either the scheduling cell or the scheduled cell.

27. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 17 , wherein a receiver is further to receive the HARQ signal of the scheduled cell in a downlink subframe of the scheduling cell; and

wherein the HARQ signal comprises a positive or negative acknowledgement signal.

28. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media comprising instructions to cause an enhanced NodeB (eNB), upon execution of the instructions by one or more processors of the eNB, to:

determine a reference UL-DL subframe configuration based at least in part on the UL-DL subframe configurations of the scheduling cell and the scheduled cell;

transmit, to a user equipment (UE), an indication of the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduling cell, an indication of the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduled cell, and an indication of the reference UL-DL subframe configuration; and

transmit a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) signal comprising a positive or negative acknowledgement signal of the scheduled cell in a downlink subframe of the scheduling cell;

wherein:

29. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 28 , wherein the indication of the reference UL-DL subframe configuration is transmitted in radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

30. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 28 , wherein the scheduling cell is a primary service cell or a secondary serving cell; and

wherein the scheduled cell is a secondary serving cell.

31. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 28 , wherein at least one of the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduled cell, the UL-DL subframe configuration of the scheduling cell, and the reference UL-DL subframe configuration are one of TDD UL-DL configurations 0-6 associated with 3rd Generation Partnership Project's (3GPP's) long-term evolution (LTE) advanced wireless communication standard.

32. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 28 , wherein:

Assignments (2)

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 20, 2020

From: INTEL CORPORATION

To: APPLE INC.

Reel/Frame 052916/0308 →

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2012

From: HE, HONG; FWU, JONG-KAE; HUANG, RUI

To: INTEL CORPORATION

Reel/Frame 029483/0072 →