Requesting a communication resource in a wireless network
A network device to send to a user equipment (UE) configuration information to configure a power controlled uplink control channel particular to the UE is disclosed. The UE may send a request to utilize a physical uplink shared channel capable of being shared by a plurality of UEs. The request may be received at a first power and other information is received at a second power.
1. A network device comprising:
circuitry configured to send, to a user equipment (UE), configuration information to configure a power controlled uplink channel, wherein the power controlled uplink channel is particular to the UE and used to receive control information;
circuitry configured to receive, from the UE via the power controlled uplink channel, a request to utilize a physical uplink shared channel, the physical uplink shared channel capable of being shared by a plurality of UEs;
wherein the request is received at a first power and other information is received at a second power; and
the circuitry further configured to send, to the UE, physical uplink shared channel resource allocation in association with the request.
2. The network device of claim 1 , wherein the request is a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) capacity request.
3. The network device of claim 1 , wherein the network device or UE is configured for code division multiple access (CDMA).
4. The network device of claim 1 , wherein the network device or UE is configured for Universal Mobile Telecommunication Standard (UMTS) or wide-band code division multiple access (W-CDMA).
5. The network device of claim 1 , wherein the power controlled uplink channel is a control channel.
6. A method performed by a network device, the method comprising:
sending, by the network device to a user equipment (UE), configuration information to configure a power controlled uplink channel, wherein the power controlled uplink channel is particular to the UE and used to receive control information;
receiving, by the network device from the UE via the power controlled uplink channel, a request to utilize a physical uplink shared channel, the physical uplink shared channel capable of being shared by a plurality of UEs;
wherein the request is received at a first power and other information is received at a second power; and
sending, to the UE, physical uplink shared channel resource allocation in association with the request.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the request is a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) capacity request.
8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the network device or UE is configured for code division multiple access (CDMA).
9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the network device or UE is configured for Universal Mobile Telecommunication Standard (UMTS) or wide-band code division multiple access (W-CDMA).
10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the power controlled uplink channel is a control channel.
11. A wireless network comprising:
a user equipment (UE) comprising:
circuitry configured to receive, by the UE from a network device, configuration information to configure a power controlled uplink channel, wherein the power controlled uplink channel is particular to the UE and used to send control information;
circuitry configured to send, by the UE via the power controlled uplink channel, a request to utilize a physical uplink shared channel, the physical uplink shared channel capable of being shared by a plurality of UEs;
wherein the request is sent at a first power and other information is sent at a second power; and
wherein physical uplink shared channel resources are received by the UE in association with the request.
12. The wireless network of claim 11 , wherein the request is a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) capacity request.
13. The wireless network of claim 11 , wherein the wireless network or UE is configured for code division multiple access (CDMA).
14. The wireless network of claim 11 , wherein the wireless network or UE is configured for Universal Mobile Telecommunication Standard (UMTS) or wide-band code division multiple access (W-CDMA).
15. The wireless network of claim 11 , wherein the power controlled uplink channel is a control channel.
16. A method performed by a wireless network, the method comprising:
receiving, by a user equipment (UE) from a network device, configuration information to configure a power controlled uplink channel, wherein the power controlled uplink channel is particular to the UE and used to send control information;
sending, by the UE via the power controlled uplink channel, a request to utilize a physical uplink shared channel, the physical uplink shared channel capable of being shared by a plurality of UEs;
wherein the request is sent at a first power and other information is sent at a second power; and
wherein physical uplink shared channel resources are received by the UE in association with the request.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the request is a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) capacity request.
18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the wireless network or UE is configured for code division multiple access (CDMA).
19. The method of claim 16 , wherein the wireless network or UE is configured for Universal Mobile Telecommunication Standard (UMTS) or wide-band code division multiple access (W-CDMA).
20. The method of claim 16 , wherein the power controlled uplink channel is a control channel.
21. A user equipment (UE) comprising:
circuitry configured to receive, from a network device, configuration information to configure a power controlled uplink channel, wherein the power controlled uplink channel is particular to the UE and used to send control information;
circuitry configured to send, by the UE via the power controlled uplink channel, a request to utilize a physical uplink shared channel, the physical uplink shared channel capable of being shared by a plurality of UEs;
wherein the request is sent at a first power and other information is sent at a second power; and
the circuitry further configured to receive physical uplink shared channel resource allocation in association with the request.
22. The UE of claim 21 , wherein the request is a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) capacity request.
23. The UE of claim 21 , wherein the network device or UE is configured for code division multiple access (CDMA).
24. The UE of claim 21 , wherein the network device or UE is configured for Universal Mobile Telecommunication Standard (UMTS) or wide-band code division multiple access (W-CDMA).
25. The UE of claim 21 , wherein the power controlled uplink channel is a control channel.
26. A method performed by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:
receiving, by the UE from a network device, configuration information to configure a power controlled uplink channel, wherein the power controlled uplink channel is particular to the UE and used to send control information;
sending, by the UE via the power controlled uplink channel, a request to utilize a physical uplink shared channel, the physical uplink shared channel capable of being shared by a plurality of UEs;
wherein the request is sent at a first power and other information is sent at a second power; and
receiving, by the UE, physical uplink shared channel resources in association with the request.
27. The method of claim 26 , wherein the request 1s a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) capacity request.
28. The method of claim 26 , wherein the network device or UE is configured for code division multiple access (CDMA).
29. The method of claim 26 , wherein the network device or UE is configured for Universal Mobile Telecommunication Standard (UMTS) or wide-band code division multiple access (W-CDMA).
30. The method of claim 26 , wherein the power controlled uplink channel is a control channel.