IP Library Granted Patent US 9,929,848
Granted Patent B2
US 9,929,848 · App. 15/055,612 · Granted Mar 27, 2018

Secondary cell deactivation in carrier aggregation

Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan (Herndon, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno Technologies, LLC
H04L5/0055H04J11/00H04L5/001H04L5/0053H04L5/0098H04L5/14H04L67/32H04L69/22H04W72/00H04W72/0413H04W72/14
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Patent No.
US 9,929,848
App. No.
15/055,612
Granted
Mar 27, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A plurality of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) groups comprise a primary PUCCH group comprising a primary cell and a secondary PUCCH group comprising a PUCCH secondary cell. A wireless device keeps the PUCCH secondary cell active if a deactivation timer of the PUCCH secondary cell expires and there is an activated secondary cell in the secondary PUCCH group. The activated secondary cell is different from the PUCCH secondary cell.

Claims (60)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device from a base station, at least one message comprising:

configuration parameters of a plurality of cells comprising a plurality of secondary cells, the plurality of cells grouped into a plurality of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) groups comprising:

a primary PUCCH group comprising a primary cell with a primary PUCCH transmitted to the base station; and

a secondary PUCCH group comprising a plurality of secondary cells, the plurality of secondary cells comprising a PUCCH secondary cell with a secondary PUCCH transmitted to the base station; and

a deactivation timer value for a deactivation timer of the PUCCH secondary cell;

keeping, by the wireless device, the PUCCH secondary cell active if:

the deactivation timer with the deactivation timer value expires in a subframe; and

there is an activated secondary cell in the secondary PUCCH group in the subframe, wherein the activated secondary cell is different from the PUCCH secondary cell.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising deactivating the PUCCH secondary cell if:

the deactivation timer expires in the subframe; and

each secondary cell, except the PUCCH secondary cell in the subframe, in the secondary PUCCH group is deactivated.

3. A method of claim 1 , further comprising maintaining configuration of PUCCH resources of the PUCCH secondary cell when the PUCCH secondary cell is deactivated.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising restarting the deactivation timer when a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) on the PUCCH secondary cell indicates an uplink grant or a downlink assignment.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising restarting the deactivation timer when a PDCCH on a cell scheduling the PUCCH secondary cell indicates an uplink grant or a downlink assignment for the PUCCH secondary cell.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one message further comprises configuration parameters of the PUCCH resources of the PUCCH secondary cell.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one message maps each of the at least one secondary cell to one of the primary PUCCH group or the secondary PUCCH group.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting on the PUCCH secondary cell at least one of the following:

channel state information;

positive acknowledgement and negative acknowledgement; and

a scheduling request.

9. A method comprising:

transmitting, by a base station to a wireless device, at least one message comprising:

configuration parameters of a plurality of cells comprising a plurality of secondary cells, the plurality of cells grouped into a plurality of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) groups comprising:

a primary PUCCH group comprising a primary cell with a primary PUCCH received by the base station; and

a secondary PUCCH group comprising a plurality of secondary cells, the plurality of secondary cells comprising a PUCCH secondary cell with a secondary PUCCH received by the base station; and

a deactivation timer value for a deactivation timer of the PUCCH secondary cell;

keeping a state of the PUCCH secondary cell active for the wireless device if:

the deactivation timer with the deactivation timer value expires in a subframe; and

there is an activated secondary cell in the secondary PUCCH group in the subframe, wherein the activated secondary cell is different from the PUCCH secondary cell.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising deactivating the PUCCH secondary cell for the wireless device if:

the deactivation timer expires in the subframe; and

each secondary cell, except the PUCCH secondary cell in the subframe, in the secondary PUCCH group is deactivated.

11. A method of claim 9 , further comprising maintaining configuration of PUCCH resources of the PUCCH secondary cell, when the PUCCH secondary cell is deactivated.

12. The method of claim 9 , further comprising restarting the deactivation timer of the PUCCH secondary cell when a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) on the PUCCH secondary cell indicates an uplink grant or a downlink assignment.

13. The method of claim 9 , further comprising restarting the deactivation timer of the PUCCH secondary cell when a PDCCH on a cell scheduling the PUCCH secondary cell indicates an uplink grant or a downlink assignment for the PUCCH secondary cell.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the at least one message further comprises configuration parameters of the PUCCH resources of the PUCCH secondary cell.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the at least one message assigns each of the at least one secondary cell to one of the primary PUCCH group or the secondary PUCCH group.

16. The method of claim 9 , further comprising receiving on the PUCCH secondary cell at least one of the following:

channel state information;

positive acknowledgement and negative acknowledgement; and

a scheduling request.

17. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device from a base station, at least one message comprising:

configuration parameters of a plurality of cells comprising a plurality of secondary cells, the plurality of cells grouped into a plurality of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) groups comprising:

a primary PUCCH group comprising a primary cell with a primary PUCCH transmitted to the base station; and

a secondary PUCCH group comprising a plurality of secondary cells, the plurality of secondary cells comprising a PUCCH secondary cell with a secondary PUCCH transmitted to the base station; and

a deactivation timer value for a deactivation timer of the PUCCH secondary cell;

restarting the deactivation timer if one of the following occurs:

a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) on the PUCCH secondary cell indicates an uplink grant or a downlink assignment; and

the PDCCH on a cell scheduling the PUCCH secondary cell indicates an uplink grant or a downlink assignment for the PUCCH secondary cell;

deactivating the PUCCH secondary cell if:

the deactivation timer expires in a subframe; and

each secondary cell, except the PUCCH secondary cell in the secondary PUCCH group is deactivated in the subframe; and

keeping, by the wireless device, the PUCCH secondary cell active if:

the deactivation timer with the deactivation timer value expires in the subframe; and

there is an activated secondary cell in the secondary PUCCH group in the subframe, wherein the activated secondary cell is different from the PUCCH secondary cell.

18. A method of claim 17 , further comprising maintaining configuration of PUCCH resources of the PUCCH secondary cell when the PUCCH secondary cell is deactivated.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the at least one message further comprises configuration parameters of the PUCCH resources of the PUCCH secondary cell.

20. The method of claim 17 , wherein the at least one message assigns each of the at least one secondary cell to one of the primary PUCCH group or the secondary PUCCH group.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 30, 2018
From: OFINNO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 046575/0253 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2016
From: DINAN, ESMAEL
To: OFINNO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 038050/0903 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62130522 · Mar 9, 2015
Related Publication 20160270107A1 · Sep 15, 2016