IP Library Granted Patent US 9,698,961
Granted Patent B2
US 9,698,961 · App. 15/198,256 · Granted Jul 4, 2017

Method, base station, and user equipment for activating or deactivating carrier

Inventors: Fan Wang (Kista, SE); Chuanfeng He (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H04L5/0098H04W72/0406H04W72/0453H04L5/001H04W72/042
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Patent No.
US 9,698,961
App. No.
15/198,256
Granted
Jul 4, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, a base station, and a user equipment for activating or deactivating a carrier. The method includes the following: A base station determines to activate or deactivate at least one secondary carrier used to communication with a user equipment and transmits a High Speed Shared Control Channel HS-SCCH order to the user equipment, where the HS-SCCH order carries indication information used to indicate activation or deactivation of the at least one secondary carrier. In the embodiments of the present invention, a user equipment is capable of correctly activating or deactivating a carrier.

Claims (542)

1. A method for activating or deactivating a carrier, comprising:

receiving, by a user equipment, a High Speed Shared Control Channel (HS-CCH) order transmitted from a base station, wherein the HS-SCCH order carries indication information, the indication information comprises three bits x ord,1 , x ord,2 , and x ord,3 , wherein x ord,1 is 0 or 1, the indication information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of at least one secondary carrier for communication between the user equipment and the base station;

determining, by the user equipment, x ord,1 =0 no matter whether the value of x ord,1 in the received HS-SCCH order is 1 or 0,

updating, by the user equipment, an activation or deactivation state of the at least one secondary carrier according to the determined x ord,1 , and the value of x ord,2 , and x ord,3 ;

wherein the updating an activation or deactivation state of the at least one secondary carrier according to the determined x ord,1 , and the value of x ord,2 , and x ord,3 , comprises:

updating the activation or deactivation state of the at least one secondary carrier according to the three bits x ord,1 , x ord,2 , and x ord,3 in the following table when an order type x odt,1 , x odt,2 , x odt,3 in the table is 001,

Functionality

Order

A = Activate; D = Deactivate

Type

1st

2nd

3rd

Second-

X odt, 1 ,

secondary

secondary

secondary

ary

X odt, 2 ,

Order Mapping

downlink

downlink

downlink

uplink

X odt, 3

X ord, 1

X ord, 2

X ord, 3

carrier

carrier

carrier

carrier

001

0

0

0

D

D

D

D

0

0

1

A

D

D

D

0

1

1

A

D

D

A

0

1

0

D

A

D

D

1

0

0

A

A

D

D

1

0

1

A

A

D

A

1

1

0

D

D

A

D

1

1

1

A

D

A

D

010

0

0

0

A

D

A

A

0

0

1

D

A

A

D

0

1

0

A

A

A

D

0

1

1

A

A

A

A

1

0

0

Reserved

1

0

1

Reserved

1

1

0

Reserved

1

1

1

Reserved.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one secondary carrier comprises at least one secondary uplink carrier or at least one secondary downlink carrier.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in the received HS-SCCH order, x ord,2 corresponds to a secondary uplink carrier and indicates activation or deactivation of the secondary uplink carrier, x ord,3 corresponds to a secondary downlink carrier and indicates activation or deactivation of the secondary downlink carrier.

4. A user equipment, comprising:

a receiver, configured to receive a High Speed Shared Control Channel (HS-SCCH) order transmitted by a base station, wherein the HS-SCCH order comprises three order bits for indicating activation or deactivation of a secondary uplink carrier and a secondary downlink carrier, the three order bits are x ord,1 , x ord,2 , and x ord,3 , x ord,1 is 0 or 1;

a processor, configured to determine x ord,1 =0 no matter whether the value of x ord,1 in the received HS-SCCH order is 1 or 0, and to update an activation or deactivation state of the at least one secondary carrier according to the determined x ord,1 , and the value of x ord,2 , and x ord,3 ;

wherein the processor is configured to update the activation or deactivation state of the at least one secondary carrier according to the three bits x ord,1 , x ord,2 , and x ord,3 in the following table when an order type x odt,1 , x odt,2 , x odt,3 in the table is 001,

Functionality

Order

A = Activate; D = Deactivate

Type

1st

2nd

3rd

Second-

X odt, 1 ,

secondary

secondary

secondary

ary

X odt, 2 ,

Order Mapping

downlink

downlink

downlink

uplink

X odt, 3

X ord, 1

X ord, 2

X ord, 3

carrier

carrier

carrier

carrier

001

0

0

0

D

D

D

D

0

0

1

A

D

D

D

0

1

1

A

D

D

A

0

1

0

D

A

D

D

1

0

0

A

A

D

D

1

0

1

A

A

D

A

1

1

0

D

D

A

D

1

1

1

A

D

A

D

010

0

0

0

A

D

A

A

0

0

1

D

A

A

D

0

1

0

A

A

A

D

0

1

1

A

A

A

A

1

0

0

Reserved

1

0

1

Reserved

1

1

0

Reserved

1

1

1

Reserved.

5. The user equipment according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one secondary carrier comprises at least one secondary uplink carrier or at least one secondary downlink carrier.

6. The user equipment according to claim 4 , wherein in the received HS-SCCH order, x ord,2 corresponds to a secondary uplink carrier and indicates activation or deactivation of the secondary uplink carrier, x ord,3 corresponds to a secondary downlink carrier and indicates activation or deactivation of the secondary downlink carrier.

7. A wireless communications system, comprising a base station and a user equipment, wherein the user equipment, comprises:

a receiver, configured to receive a High Speed Shared Control Channel (HS-SCCH) order transmitted by a base station, wherein the HS-SCCH order comprises three order bits for indicating activation or deactivation of a secondary uplink carrier and a secondary downlink carrier, the three order bits are x ord,1 , x ord,2 , and x ord,3 , x ord,1 is 0 or 1;

a processor, configured to determine x ord,1 =0 no matter whether the value of x ord,1 in the received HS-SCCH order is 1 or 0, and to update an activation or deactivation state of the at least one secondary carrier according to the determined x ord,1 , and the value of x ord,2 , and x ord,3 ;

wherein the processor is configured to update the activation or deactivation state of the at least one secondary carrier according to the three bits x ord,1 , x ord,2 , and x ord,3 in the following table when an order type x odt,1 , x odt,2 , x odt,3 in the table is 001,

Functionality

Order

A = Activate; D = Deactivate

Type

1st

2nd

3rd

Second-

X odt, 1 ,

secondary

secondary

secondary

ary

X odt, 2 ,

Order Mapping

downlink

downlink

downlink

uplink

X odt, 3

X ord, 1

X ord, 2

X ord, 3

carrier

carrier

carrier

carrier

001

0

0

0

D

D

D

D

0

0

1

A

D

D

D

0

1

1

A

D

D

A

0

1

0

D

A

D

D

1

0

0

A

A

D

D

1

0

1

A

A

D

A

1

1

0

D

D

A

D

1

1

1

A

D

A

D

010

0

0

0

A

D

A

A

0

0

1

D

A

A

D

0

1

0

A

A

A

D

0

1

1

A

A

A

A

1

0

0

Reserved

1

0

1

Reserved

1

1

0

Reserved

1

1

1

Reserved.

8. The wireless communications system according to claim 7 , wherein the at least one secondary carrier comprises at least one secondary uplink carrier or at least one secondary downlink carrier.

9. The wireless communications system according to claim 7 , wherein in the received HS-SCCH order, x ord,2 corresponds to a secondary uplink carrier and indicates activation or deactivation of the secondary uplink carrier, x ord,3 corresponds to a secondary downlink carrier and indicates activation or deactivation of the secondary downlink carrier.

10. A non-transitory computer program product comprising computer program code, which, when executed by a computer unit in a user equipment, will cause the user equipment to perform operations comprising:

receiving a High Speed Shared Control Channel (HS-SCCH) order transmitted from a base station, wherein the HS-SCCH order carries indication information, the indication information comprises three bits x ord,1 , x ord,2 , and x ord,3 , wherein x ord,1 is 0 or 1, the indication information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of at least one secondary carrier for communication between the user equipment and the base station;

determining x ord,1 =0 no matter whether the value of x ord,1 in the received HS-SCCH order is 1 or 0,

updating an activation or deactivation state of the at least one secondary carrier according to the determined x ord,1 , and the value of x ord,2 , and x ord,3 ;

wherein the updating the activation or deactivation state of the at least one secondary carrier according to the determined x ord,1 , and the value of x ord,2 and x ord,3 , comprises:

updating, an activation or deactivation state of the at least one secondary carrier according to the three bits x ord,1 , x ord,2 , and x ord,3 in the following table when an order type x odt,1 , x odt,2 , x odt,3 in the table is 001,

Functionality

Order

A = Activate; D = Deactivate

Type

1st

2nd

3rd

Second-

X odt, 1 ,

secondary

secondary

secondary

ary

X odt, 2 ,

Order Mapping

downlink

downlink

downlink

uplink

X odt, 3

X ord, 1

X ord, 2

X ord, 3

carrier

carrier

carrier

carrier

001

0

0

0

D

D

D

D

0

0

1

A

D

D

D

0

1

1

A

D

D

A

0

1

0

D

A

D

D

1

0

0

A

A

D

D

1

0

1

A

A

D

A

1

1

0

D

D

A

D

1

1

1

A

D

A

D

010

0

0

0

A

D

A

A

0

0

1

D

A

A

D

0

1

0

A

A

A

D

0

1

1

A

A

A

A

1

0

0

Reserved

1

0

1

Reserved

1

1

0

Reserved

1

1

1

Reserved.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2018
From: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
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Continuity (3)
Continuation 14190953 · Feb 26, 2014
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