Downlink multicast channel and data channel in a wireless network
View Patent ↗Cells are grouped into a plurality of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) groups comprising a primary PUCCH group and a secondary PUCCH group comprising a PUCCH secondary cell. The PUCCH secondary cell is in a first timing advance group (TAG). When a time alignment timer of the first TAG expires, the wireless device stops reception of downlink shared channel transport blocks on a first secondary cell in the secondary PUCCH group and continues reception of downlink multicast channel transport blocks on the first secondary cell.
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, wherein:
the plurality of cells are grouped into a plurality of timing advance groups (TAGs); and
the plurality of cells are 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 PUCCH secondary cell with a secondary PUCCH transmitted to the base station, wherein the PUCCH secondary cell is in a first TAG in the plurality of TAGs; and
when a time alignment timer of the first TAG expires:
stopping reception of downlink shared channel transport blocks on a first secondary cell in the secondary PUCCH group, the first secondary cell being different from the PUCCH secondary cell; and
continuing reception of downlink multicast channel transport blocks on the first secondary cell.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising notifying a radio resource control layer to release the secondary PUCCH when the time alignment timer of the first TAG expires.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising stopping transmission of positive acknowledgement or negative acknowledgement for downlink HARQ processes of an activated cell in the secondary PUCCH group when the time alignment timer of the first TAG expires.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising stopping transmission of channel state information for an activated cell in the secondary PUCCH group when the time alignment timer of the first TAG expires.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first TAG is considered:
out-of-sync in response to the time alignment timer being expired or not running; and
in-sync in response to the time alignment timer running.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising clearing any configured downlink assignments received for an activated cell in the secondary PUCCH group when the time alignment timer of the first TAG expires.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising continuing transmission of uplink packets and uplink sounding reference signals on a serving cell when the time alignment timer of the first TAG expires, wherein the serving cell is in the secondary PUCCH group and the serving cell is not in the first TAG.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising flushing HARQ processes for downlink shared channel transport blocks on an activated cell in the secondary PUCCH group when the time alignment timer of the first TAG expires.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of TAGs comprise:
the first TAG, uplink transmission timing in the first TAG being derived employing a first cell in the first TAG; and
a second TAG, uplink transmission timing in the second TAG being derived employing a second cell in the second TAG.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one message comprises:
a first time alignment timer IE for the first TAG; and
a second time alignment timer IE for a second TAG in the plurality of TAGs.
11. A wireless device comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the wireless device to:
receive, from a base station, at least one message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of cells, wherein:
the plurality of cells are grouped into a plurality of timing advance groups (TAGs); and
the plurality of cells are 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 PUCCH secondary cell with a secondary PUCCH transmitted to the base station, wherein the PUCCH secondary cell in a first TAG in the plurality of TAGs; and
when a time alignment timer of the first TAG expires:
stop receiving downlink shared channel transport blocks on a first secondary cell in the secondary PUCCH group, the first secondary cell being different from the PUCCH secondary cell; and
continue receiving downlink multicast channel transport blocks on the first secondary cell in the secondary PUCCH group.
12. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the wireless device to notify a radio resource control layer to release the secondary PUCCH when the time alignment timer of the first TAG expires.
13. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the wireless device to stop transmission of positive acknowledgement or negative acknowledgement for downlink HARQ processes of an activated cell in the secondary PUCCH group when the time alignment timer of the first TAG expires.
14. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the wireless device to stop transmission of channel state information for an activated cell in the secondary PUCCH group when the time alignment timer of the first TAG expires.
15. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the first TAG is considered:
out-of-sync in response to the time alignment timer being expired or not running; and
in-sync in response to the time alignment timer running.
16. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the wireless device to clear any configured downlink assignments received for an activated cell in the secondary PUCCH group when the time alignment timer of the first TAG expires.
17. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the wireless device to continue transmission of uplink packets and uplink sounding reference signals on a serving cell when the time alignment timer of the first TAG expires, wherein the serving cell is in the secondary PUCCH group and the serving cell is not in the first TAG.
18. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the wireless device to flush HARQ processes for downlink shared channel transport blocks on an activated cell in the secondary PUCCH group when the time alignment timer of the first TAG expires.
19. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of TAGs comprise:
the first TAG, uplink transmission timing in the first TAG being derived employing a first cell in the first TAG; and
a second TAG, uplink transmission timing in the second TAG being derived employing a second cell in the second TAG.
20. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the at least one message comprises:
a first time alignment timer IE for the first TAG; and
a second time alignment timer IE for a second TAG in the plurality of TAGs.