IP Library Granted Patent US 9,480,050
Granted Patent B2
US 9,480,050 · App. 14/114,126 · Granted Oct 25, 2016

Method for configuring resource for carrier aggregation and apparatus for same

Inventors: Suckchel Yang (Anyang-si, KR); Mingyu Kim (Anyang-si, KR); Joonkui Ahn (Anyang-si, KR); Dongyoun Seo (Anyang-si, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W72/04H04L5/001H04L5/0094H04L5/0051H04L27/2636
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Patent No.
US 9,480,050
App. No.
14/114,126
Granted
Oct 25, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More particularly, the present invention related to a method for performing communication on a specific single secondary cell (SCell) in a wireless communication system supporting carrier aggregation and to an apparatus for same, wherein the method comprises the following steps: receiving setting information on a plurality of frequency zones comprising the specific single SCell, wherein the plurality of frequency zones include at least one available frequency zone and at least zone unavailable frequency zone; and performing the communication from the specific single SCell, wherein a signal for the communication is transmitted and received only within the at least one available frequency from the specific single SCell.

Claims (26)

1. A method for performing a communication on a specific single secondary cell (SCell) in a wireless communication system supporting carrier aggregation (CA), the method comprising:

receiving configuration information of multiple frequency zones constructing the specific single SCell,

wherein a primary cell (PCell) is allocated to a licensed band and the specific single SCell is allocated to an unlicensed band,

wherein the configuration information indicates one or more available frequency zones and zero or more unavailable frequency zones included in the multiple frequency zones, and

wherein the one or more available frequency zones and the zero or more unavailable frequency zones are determined based on a frequency occupation of another system; and

performing the communication on the specific single SCell,

wherein the configuration information is applied only to a reference signal transmission for the communication, and

wherein the reference signal transmission for the communication is dropped when a band of the reference signal transmission is overlapped with an unavailable frequency zone on the specific single SCell based on the configuration information.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the unlicensed band includes a TV whitespace band.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication system is a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) wireless communication system.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the multiple frequency zones constructing the specific single SCell are configured to operate on a specific frequency range.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the multiple frequency zones constructing the specific single SCell are processed using at least one of a single Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) process and a single Inverse Discrete Fourier Transform (IDFT) process.

6. A communication device configured to perform a communication on a specific single secondary cell (SCell) in a wireless communication system supporting carrier aggregation (CA), the communication device comprising:

a radio frequency (RF) unit; and

a processor configured to:

control the RF unit to receive configuration information of multiple frequency zones constructing the specific single SCell,

wherein a primary cell (PCell) is allocated to a licensed band and the specific single SCell is allocated to an unlicensed band,

wherein the configuration information indicates one or more available frequency zones and zero or more unavailable frequency zones included in the multiple frequency zones, and

wherein the one or more available frequency zones and the zero or more unavailable frequency zones are determined based on a frequency occupation of another system, and

control the RF unit to perform the communication on the specific single SCell,

wherein the configuration information is applied only to a reference signal transmission for the communication, and

wherein the reference signal transmission for the communication is dropped when a band of the reference signal transmission is overlapped with an unavailable frequency zone on the specific single SCell based on the configuration information.

7. The communication device according to claim 6 , wherein the unlicensed band includes a TV whitespace band.

8. The communication device according to claim 6 , wherein the wireless communication system is a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) wireless communication system.

9. The communication device according to claim 6 , wherein the multiple frequency zones constructing the specific single SCell are configured to operate on a specific frequency range.

10. The communication device according to claim 6 , wherein the multiple frequency zones constructing the specific single SCell are processed using at least one of a single Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) process and a single Inverse Discrete Fourier Transform (IDFT) process.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2014
From: YANG, SUCKCHEL; KIM, MINGYU; AHN, JOONKUI; SEO, DONGYOUN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 031921/0082 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61478557 · Apr 25, 2011
Related Publication 20140112277A1 · Apr 24, 2014