IP Library Granted Patent US 10,356,767
Granted Patent B2
US 10,356,767 · App. 15/809,521 · Granted Jul 16, 2019

Data and multicast signals in a wireless device and wireless network

Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan (Herndon, VA)
Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
H04W72/0413H04L5/0053H04W72/0406
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Patent No.
US 10,356,767
App. No.
15/809,521
Granted
Jul 16, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A base station transmits, to a wireless device, at least one message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of cells. The plurality of cells may be grouped into a plurality of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) groups. The PUCCH groups may comprise: a primary PUCCH group comprising a primary cell with a primary PUCCH; and a secondary PUCCH group comprising: a PUCCH secondary cell with a secondary PUCCH, and a first secondary cell. A state of the PUCCH secondary cell for the wireless device; may be deactivated in response to a deactivation condition for the PUCCH secondary cell being met. Transmission of downlink shared channel transport blocks via the first secondary cell to the wireless device may be stopped in response to deactivation of the PUCCH secondary cell. Transmission of downlink multicast channel transport blocks via the first secondary cell may continue.

Claims (55)

1. A base station comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base station to:

transmit, to a wireless device, at least one message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of 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; and

a secondary PUCCH group comprising:

a PUCCH secondary cell with a secondary PUCCH, and

a first secondary cell; and

based on a deactivation condition for the PUCCH secondary cell of the wireless device being satisfied:

determining that the PUCCH secondary cell of the wireless device is deactivated; and

not transmitting, to the wireless device, downlink shared channel transport blocks via the first secondary cell while transmitting downlink multicast channel transport blocks via the first secondary cell.

2. The base station of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the base station to stop reception of positive acknowledgement and negative acknowledgement via the PUCCH secondary cell after deactivation of the PUCCH secondary cell.

3. The base station of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the base station to:

continue transmitting, to the wireless device, uplink grants comprising uplink radio resource parameters for transmission of an uplink transport block via the first secondary cell; and

receive the uplink transport block via the first secondary cell.

4. The base station of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the base station to continue receiving, from the wireless device, sounding reference signals via the first secondary cell.

5. The base station of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the base station to transmit a media access control (MAC) deactivation command indicating deactivation of the PUCCH secondary cell.

6. The base station of claim 1 , wherein a deactivation timer of the PUCCH secondary cell for the wireless device is disabled.

7. The base station of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the base station to maintain configuration of PUCCH resources of the PUCCH secondary cell after the PUCCH secondary cell is deactivated.

8. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, at least one message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of 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; and

a secondary PUCCH group comprising:

a PUCCH secondary cell with a secondary PUCCH, and

a first secondary cell; and

based on a deactivation condition for the PUCCH secondary cell being satisfied:

deactivating the PUCCH secondary cell; and

not receiving downlink shared channel transport blocks via the first secondary cell while receiving downlink multicast channel transport blocks via the first secondary cell.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising stopping transmission of positive acknowledgement and negative acknowledgement via the PUCCH secondary cell after deactivation of the PUCCH secondary cell.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

continuing receiving uplink grants comprising uplink radio resource parameters for transmission of an uplink transport block via the first secondary cell; and

transmitting the uplink transport block via the first secondary cell.

11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising continuing transmission of sounding reference signals via the first secondary cell.

12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising receiving a media access control (MAC) deactivation command, from a base station, indicating deactivation of the PUCCH secondary cell.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein a deactivation timer of the PUCCH secondary cell is disabled.

14. The method of claim 8 , further comprising maintaining configuration of PUCCH resources of the PUCCH secondary cell after the PUCCH secondary cell is deactivated.

15. A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive, from a base station, at least one message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of 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; and

a secondary PUCCH group comprising:

a PUCCH secondary cell with a secondary PUCCH, and

a first secondary cell; and

based on a deactivation condition for the PUCCH secondary cell of the wireless device being satisfied:

determining that the PUCCH secondary cell of the wireless device is deactivated; and

not receiving downlink shared channel transport blocks via the first secondary cell;

while receiving downlink multicast channel transport blocks via the first secondary cell.

16. The wireless device of claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the wireless device to stop transmission of positive acknowledgement and negative acknowledgement on the PUCCH secondary cell after deactivation of the PUCCH secondary cell.

17. The wireless device of claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the wireless device to:

continue receiving uplink grants comprising uplink radio resource parameters for transmission of an uplink transport block via the first secondary cell; and

transmit the uplink transport block via the first secondary cell.

18. The wireless device of claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the wireless device to continue transmission of sounding reference signals via the first secondary cell.

19. The wireless device of claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the wireless device to receive a media access control (MAC) deactivation command from the base station indicating deactivation of the PUCCH secondary cell.

20. The wireless device of claim 15 , wherein a deactivation timer of the PUCCH secondary cell is disabled.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 5, 2020
From: DINAN, ESMAEL
To: OFINNO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 053973/0620 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 30, 2018
From: OFINNO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 046575/0253 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 15055541 · Feb 27, 2016
Provisional Application 62130517 · Mar 9, 2015
Related Publication 20180084541A1 · Mar 22, 2018