IP Library Granted Patent US 9,706,536
Granted Patent B2
US 9,706,536 · App. 14/123,948 · Granted Jul 11, 2017

Method for transmitting/receiving control information and apparatus for transmitting/receiving

Inventors: Jinyoung Chun (Anyang-si, KR); Kitae Kim (Anyang-si, KR); Sunam Kim (Anyang-si, KR); Jiwon Kang (Anyang-si, KR); Binchul Ihm (Anyang-si, KR); Sungho Park (Anyang-si, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04W72/042H04L5/0007H04L5/0053H04L5/0094
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Patent No.
US 9,706,536
App. No.
14/123,948
Granted
Jul 11, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for a terminal receiving control information in a distributed multi-node system, and provides a method for receiving the control information comprising the steps of: receiving from a node information relating to a resource allocation method with regard to an enhanced-physical downlink control channel (E-PDCCH); and receiving from the node the control information through the E-PDCCH, based on the information relating to the resource allocation method which is received.

Claims (29)

1. A method of receiving control information, by a user equipment in a distributed multi-radio remote head (RRH) system, the method comprising:

receiving information on an enhanced-physical downlink control channel (E-PDCCH) resource assignment scheme from a first RRH among a plurality of RRHs distributed in a cell; and

receiving, based on the received information on the E-PDCCH resource assignment scheme, control information including information on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) resource assignment scheme from the first RRH via an E-PDCCH,

wherein the information on the E-PDCCH resource assignment scheme indicates whether the E-PDCCH is allocated based on a localized resource assignment scheme for directly mapping a physical resource block (PRB) to a virtual resource block (VRB) or whether the E-PDCCH is allocated based on a distributed resource assignment scheme for distributing the PRB before mapping the PRB to the VRB, and

wherein the E-PDCCH resource assignment scheme is the same for the plurality of RRHs distributed in the cell and the PDSCH resource assignment scheme is independently determined for each RRH among the plurality of RRHs distributed in the cell.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information on the E-PDCCH resource assignment scheme is received by an radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information on the E-PDCCH resource assignment scheme is included in downlink control information and received on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the PDCCH in which the information on the E-PDCCH resource assignment scheme is received corresponds to an enhanced-physical control format indicator channel (E-PCFICH).

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information on the E-PDCCH resource assignment scheme is received as a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) and wherein the E-PDCCH resource assignment scheme is determined according to which CSI-RS configuration is used for the received CSI-RS among a plurality of CSI-RS configurations.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the E-PDCCH is received in a data region of a subframe.

7. A device receiving control information in a distributed multi-radio remote header (RRH) system, comprising:

a transmitter;

a receiver; and

a processor that controls the receiver to:

receive information on an enhanced-physical downlink control channel (E-PDCCH) resource assignment scheme from a RRH among a plurality of RRHs distributed in a cell, and

receive control information including information on a physical downlink shared (PDSCH) resource assignment scheme from the RRH via an E-PDCCH based on the received information on the E-PDCCH resource assignment scheme,

wherein the information on the E-PDCCH resource assignment scheme indicates whether the E-PDCCH is allocated based on a localized resource assignment scheme for directly mapping a physical resource block (PRB) to a virtual resource block (VRB) or a distributed resource assignment scheme for distributing the PRB before mapping the PRB to the VRB, and

wherein the E-PDCCH resource assignment scheme is the same for the plurality of RRHs distributed in the cell and the PDSCH resource assignment scheme is independently determined for each RRH among the plurality of RRHs distributed in the cell.

8. The device of claim 7 , wherein the information on the E-PDCCH resource assignment scheme is received by an radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

9. The device of claim 7 , wherein the information on the E-PDCCH resource assignment scheme is included in downlink control information and received on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).

10. The device of claim 9 , wherein the PDCCH in which the information on the E-PDCCH resource assignment scheme is received corresponds to an enhanced-physical control format indicator channel (E-PCFICH).

11. The device of claim 7 , wherein the information on the E-PDCCH resource assignment scheme is received as a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) and wherein the E-PDCCH resource assignment scheme is determined according to which CSI-RS configuration is used for the received CSI-RS among a plurality of CSI-RS configurations.

12. The device of claim 7 , wherein the E-PDCCH is received in a data region of a subframe.

13. A method of transmitting control information, by a first radio remote header (RRH) in a distributed multi-RRH system, the method comprising:

transmitting by the first RRH, which is a RRH among a plurality of RRHs distributed in a cell, information on an enhanced-physical downlink control channel (E-PDCCH) resource assignment scheme; and

transmitting, according to the E-PDCCH resource assignment scheme, control information including information on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) resource assignment scheme via an E-PDCCH,

wherein the information on the E-PDCCH resource assignment scheme indicates whether the E-PDCCH is allocated based on a localized resource assignment scheme for directly mapping a physical resource block (PRB) to a virtual resource block (VRB) or whether the E-PDCCH is allocated based on a distributed resource assignment scheme for distributing the PRB before mapping the PRB to the VRB, and

wherein the E-PDCCH resource assignment scheme is the same for the plurality of RRHs distributed in the cell and the PDSCH resource assignment scheme is independently determined for each RRH among the plurality of RRHs distributed in the cell.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the information on the E-PDCCH resource assignment scheme is transmitted as a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) and wherein the E-PDCCH resource assignment scheme is determined according to which CSI-RS configuration is used for the transmitted CSI-RS among a plurality of CSI-RS configurations.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 4, 2013
From: CHUN, JINYOUNG; KIM, KITAE; KIM, SUNAM; KANG, JIWON; IHM, BINCHUL; PARK, SUNGHO
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 031717/0744 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61494392 · Jun 7, 2011
Related Publication 20140153515A1 · Jun 5, 2014