Method and an apparatus of wireless communication
Methods and apparatuses of wireless communication in DC environment are provides. configured with a PCell and a SCell. An embodiment of the present invention is a method for a method of wireless communication configured with a PCell and a SCell. The method comprises receiving information on downlink channel from the PCell, configuring the SCell using the information received from the PCell, and transmitting information on uplink channel.
1. A method for communicating with a macro cell evolved node-B (eNB) (MeNB) and a small cell eNB (SeNB) by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
receiving information on a downlink channel from a primary cell (PCell) of the MeNB, wherein the information includes a first cell radio network temporary identity (C-RNTI);
configuring a secondary cell (SCell) by using the information received from the PCell of the MeNB, wherein the configured SCell is always activated;
after a C-RNTI collision is detected, receiving a second C-RNTI, corresponding to the first C-RNTI, for the SeNB from the PCell of the MeNB;
monitoring a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) order transmitted from the SeNB by using the second C-RNTI, wherein the PDCCH order triggers the UE to transmit a random access channel (RACH) preamble to the SeNB;
transmitting the RACH preamble to the SeNB; and
transmitting information on an uplink channel,
wherein transmitting the information comprises transmitting a message 3 (Msg 3 ) in a random access procedure to the SeNB by using the second C-RNTI,
wherein the second C-RNTI is treated as a temporary C-RNTI for monitoring the PDCCH order transmitted from the SeNB and transmitting the Msg 3 to the SeNB.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the RACH preamble is a non-dedicated RACH preamble.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of transmitting information further includes transmitting a radio link monitoring (RLM) report to the PCell of the MeNB, and
wherein the MeNB transmits the RLM report to the SeNB.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of transmitting information further includes transmitting a radio link monitoring (RLM) report, and
wherein RLM reports on all carriers are transmitted to the MeNB and an RLM report on a carrier activated by the SeNB is transmitted to the SeNB.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising performing measurement on reference signals with a gap between measurements,
wherein the gap is configured by the PCell of the MeNB.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising changing a super secondary cell (SCell),
wherein radio resource control (RRC) is reconfigured when the super SCell is changed, and
wherein the super SCell is a carrier to which the UE transmits a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and an anchor carrier in the SeNB.
7. A user equipment (UE) for communicating with a macro cell evolved Node-B (eNB) (MeNB) and a small cell eNB (SeNB) in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:
a radio frequency (RF) unit; and
a processor operatively coupled to the RF unit, wherein the processor:
controls the RF unit to receive information on a downlink channel from a primary cell (PCell) of the MeNB, wherein the information includes a first cell radio network temporary identity (C-RNTI);
configures a secondary cell (SCell) by using the information received from the PCell of the MeNB, wherein the configured SCell is always activated;
after a C-RNTI collision is detected, controls the RF unit to receive a second C-RNTI, corresponding to the first C-RNTI, for the SeNB from the PCell of the MeNB;
controls the RF unit to monitor a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) order transmitted from the SeNB by using the second C-RNTI, wherein the PDCCH order triggers the UE to transmit a random access channel (RACH) preamble to the SeNB;
controls the RF unit to transmit the RACH preamble to the SeNB; and
controls the RF unit to transmit information on an uplink channel,
wherein the processor controls the RF unit to transmit information by controlling the RF unit to transmit a message 3 (Msg 3 ) in a random access procedure to the SeNB by using the second C-RNTI,
wherein the second C-RNTI is treated as a temporary C-RNTI for monitoring the PDCCH order transmitted from the SeNB and transmitting the Msg 3 to the SeNB.
8. The UE of claim 7 , wherein the RACH preamble is a non-dedicated RACH preamble.
9. The UE of claim 7 , wherein the processor controls the RF unit to transmit information by further controlling the RF unit to transmit a radio link monitoring (RLM) report to the PCell of the MeNB, and
wherein the MeNB transmits the RLM report to the SeNB.
10. The UE of claim 7 , wherein the processor controls the RF unit to transmit information by further controlling the RF unit to transmit a radio link monitoring (RLM) report, and
wherein RLM reports on all carriers are transmitted to the MeNB and an RLM report on a carrier activated by the SeNB is transmitted to the SeNB.
11. The UE of claim 7 , wherein the processor further performs measurement on reference signals with a gap between measurements, and
wherein the gap is configured by the PCell of the MeNB.
12. The UE of claim 7 , wherein the processor further changes a super secondary cell (SCell),
wherein radio resource control (RRC) is reconfigured when the super SCell is changed, and
wherein the super SCell is a carrier to which the UE transmits a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and an anchor carrier in the SeNB.