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Granted Patent B2

US 9,722,761 · App. 14/510,755 · Granted Aug 1, 2017

Secondary cells in overlapping bands

Inventors: Christian Bergljung (Lund, SE); Tao Cui (Upplands Väsby, SE); Yoshio Honda (Tokyo, JP); Klas Sjerling (Bromma, SE); Erika Tejedor (Stockholm, SE); Toshihito Kanai (Stockholm, SE)

Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)

H04L5/14 H04L5/001 H04L5/0044 H04L5/0094 H04W72/00

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Patent No.: US 9,722,761
App. No.: 14/510,755
Granted: Aug 1, 2017
Kind: B2

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Abstract

Systems and methods relating to configuring a Secondary Component Carrier (SCC) for a wireless device in a cellular communications network are disclosed. In some embodiments, the method comprises obtaining capabilities of the wireless device, where the capabilities indicate a frequency band combination supported by the wireless device. The frequency band combination supported by the wireless device includes a first frequency band supported by a base station and the wireless device used for a Primary Cell (PCell) of the wireless device and a second frequency band supported by the wireless device but not supported by the base station. The method further comprises identifying an overlap between the second frequency band supported by the wireless device but not supported by the base station and a third frequency band supported by the base station but not supported by the wireless device and configuring the SCC for the wireless device in the overlap.

Claims (58)

1. A method of configuring a secondary component carrier for a wireless device in a cellular communications network enabling carrier aggregation, comprising:

obtaining capabilities of the wireless device, the capabilities indicating a frequency band combination supported by the wireless device where the frequency band combination includes a first frequency band supported by a base station and the wireless device that is used for a primary cell of the wireless device and a second frequency band supported by the wireless device but not supported by the base station;

identifying an overlap between the second frequency band supported by the wireless device but not supported by the base station and a third frequency band supported by the base station but not supported by the wireless device; and

configuring the secondary component carrier for the wireless device in the overlap between the second frequency band supported by the wireless device but not supported by the base station and the third frequency band supported by the base station but not supported by the wireless device,

wherein configuring the secondary component carrier in the overlap comprises indicating, to the wireless device, an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access, E-UTRA, Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number, EARFCN, of the second frequency band supported by the wireless device but not supported by the base station, and

wherein the second frequency band supported by the wireless device but not supported by the base station is a downlink only frequency band, and the third frequency band supported by the base station but not supported by the wireless device is a Frequency Division Duplexing, FDD, frequency band.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the secondary component carrier is for downlink only.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the second frequency band supported by the wireless device but not supported by the base station is a first Frequency Division Duplexing, FDD, frequency band, and the third frequency band supported by the base station but not supported by the wireless device is a second FDD frequency band.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the secondary component carrier is for downlink only.

5. The method of claim 3 wherein the secondary component carrier is for both downlink and uplink.

6. The method of claim 3 wherein the wireless device does not support MultiBandlnfoList.

7. A method of configuring a secondary component carrier for a wireless device in a cellular communications network enabling carrier aggregation, comprising:

wherein the second frequency band supported by the wireless device but not supported by the base station is a Frequency Division Duplexing, FDD, frequency band, and the third frequency band supported by the base station but not supported by the wireless device is a Time Division Duplexing, TDD, frequency band.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the secondary component carrier is for downlink only.

9. A method of configuring a secondary component carrier for a wireless device in a cellular communications network enabling carrier aggregation, comprising:

wherein the second frequency band supported by the wireless device but not supported by the base station is a Time Division Duplexing, TDD, frequency band, and the third frequency band supported by the base station but not supported by the wireless device is a Frequency Division Duplexing, FDD, frequency band.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the secondary component carrier is for downlink only.

11. A base station enabled to configure a secondary component carrier for a wireless device in a cellular communications network enabling carrier aggregation, comprising:

a wireless transceiver;

at least one processor; and

memory containing instructions executable by the at least one processor, whereby the base station is configured to:

obtain capabilities of the wireless device, the capabilities indicating a frequency band combination supported by the wireless device where the frequency band combination includes a first frequency band supported by a base station and the wireless device that is used for a primary cell of the wireless device and a second frequency band supported by the wireless device but not supported by the base station;

configure the secondary component carrier for the wireless device in the overlap between the second frequency band supported by the wireless device but not supported by the base station and the third frequency band supported by the base station but not supported by the wireless device,

wherein, in order to configure the secondary component carrier in the overlap, the base station is operative to indicate, to the wireless device, an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access, E-UTRA, Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number, EARFCN, of the second frequency band supported by the wireless device but not supported by the base station, and

12. The base station of claim 11 wherein the secondary component carrier is for downlink only.

13. The base station of claim 11 wherein the second frequency band supported by the wireless device but not supported by the base station is a first Frequency Division Duplexing, FDD, frequency band, and the third frequency band supported by the base station but not supported by the wireless device is a second FDD frequency band.

14. The base station of claim 13 wherein the secondary component carrier is for downlink only.

15. The base station of claim 13 wherein the secondary component carrier is for both downlink and uplink.

16. The base station of claim 13 wherein the wireless device does not support MultiBandlnfoList.

17. A base station enabled to configure a secondary component carrier for a wireless device in a cellular communications network enabling carrier aggregation, comprising:

a wireless transceiver;

at least one processor; and

memory containing instructions executable by the at least one processor, whereby the base station is configured to:

18. The base station of claim 17 wherein the secondary component carrier is for downlink only.

19. A base station enabled to configure a secondary component carrier for a wireless device in a cellular communications network enabling carrier aggregation, comprising:

a wireless transceiver;

at least one processor; and

memory containing instructions executable by the at least one processor, whereby the base station is configured to:

identify an overlap between the second frequency band supported by the wireless device but not supported by the base station and a third frequency band supported by the base station but not supported by the wireless device; and configure the secondary component carrier for the wireless device in the overlap between the second frequency band supported by the wireless device but not supported by the base station and the third frequency band supported by the base station but not supported by the wireless device,

20. The base station of claim 19 wherein the secondary component carrier is for downlink only.

Assignments (1)

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2015

From: BERGLJUNG, CHRISTIAN; CUI, TAO; HONDA, YOSHIO; SJERLING, KLAS; TEJEDOR, ERIKA; KANAI, TOSHIHITO

To: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL)

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Continuity (2)

Provisional Application 61888696 · Oct 9, 2013

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