IP Library Granted Patent US 10,218,425
Granted Patent B2
US 10,218,425 · App. 15/863,239 · Granted Feb 26, 2019

Multiple uplink control channel in a wireless network

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Patent No.
US 10,218,425
App. No.
15/863,239
Granted
Feb 26, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A base station receives from wireless device configuration parameters of a plurality of cells grouped into a plurality of timing advance groups (TAGs). The plurality of cells comprises a primary cell with a primary physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), and a PUCCH secondary cell with a secondary PUCCH. The base station receives an activation command indicating activation of the PUCCH secondary cell. The base station receives a timing advance command (TAC) for the first TAG. The base station starts transmission of valid channel state information (CSI) via the PUCCH secondary cell in a second subframe occurring a first quantity of subframes after the first subframe. The first quantity of subframes is greater than eight, and is based on a delay from receiving the activation command until the wireless device applies the TAC to uplink transmissions via the first TAG.

Claims (59)

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, configuration parameters of a plurality of cells grouped into a plurality of timing advance groups (TAGs), the plurality of cells comprising:

a primary cell with a primary physical uplink control channel (PUCCH); and

a PUCCH secondary cell with a secondary PUCCH, wherein the PUCCH secondary cell is in a first TAG of the plurality of TAGs;

transmit, in a first subframe, an activation command indicating activation of the PUCCH secondary cell;

transmit a timing advance command (TAC) for the first TAG;

start reception of valid channel state information (CSI) from the wireless device via the PUCCH secondary cell in a second subframe occurring a first quantity of subframes after the first subframe, wherein the first quantity is greater than eight and is based on a delay from transmitting the activation command until the TAC is applied to uplink transmissions via the first TAG; and

transmit downlink shared channel transport blocks via the PUCCH secondary cell after the TAC was transmitted for the first TAG.

2. The base station of claim 1 , wherein the TAC is transmitted when a time alignment timer of the first TAG is not running.

3. The base station of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of cells are grouped into a plurality of PUCCH groups comprising:

a primary PUCCH group comprising the primary cell; and

a secondary PUCCH group comprising the PUCCH secondary cell.

4. The base station of claim 3 , wherein the valid CSI is for an activated cell in the secondary PUCCH group.

5. The base station of claim 3 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the base station to start HARQ processes of downlink shared channel transport blocks of an activated cell of the secondary PUCCH group on or after the second subframe occurring the first quantity of subframes after the first subframe.

6. The base station of claim 3 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the base station to start transmitting downlink shared channel transport blocks on an activated cell in the secondary PUCCH group on or after the second subframe occurring the first quantity of subframes after the first subframe.

7. The base station of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of TAGs comprise:

the first TAG, uplink transmission timing in the first TAG derived using a first cell in the first TAG; and

a second TAG, uplink transmission timing in the second TAG derived using a second cell in the second TAG.

8. 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.

9. 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 configuration parameters of a plurality of cells grouped into a plurality of timing advance groups (TAGs), the plurality of cells comprising:

a primary cell with a primary physical uplink control channel (PUCCH); and

a PUCCH secondary cell with a secondary PUCCH, wherein the PUCCH secondary cell is in a first TAG of the plurality of TAGs;

receive, in a first subframe, an activation command indicating activation of the PUCCH secondary cell;

receive a timing advance command (TAC) for the first TAG;

start transmission of valid channel state information (CSI) via the PUCCH secondary cell in a second subframe occurring a first quantity of subframes after the first subframe, wherein the first quantity is greater than eight and is based on a delay from receiving the activation command until the wireless device applies the TAC to uplink transmissions via the first TAG; and

transmit positive or negative acknowledgements for downlink shared channel transport blocks received via the PUCCH secondary cell in response to applying the TAC.

10. The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the timing advance command is received when a time alignment timer of the first TAG is not running.

11. The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of cells are grouped into a plurality of PUCCH groups comprising:

a primary PUCCH group comprising the primary cell; and

a secondary PUCCH group comprising the PUCCH secondary cell.

12. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the valid CSI is for an activated cell in the secondary PUCCH group.

13. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the wireless device to start HARQ processes of downlink shared channel transport blocks of an activated cell in the secondary PUCCH group on or after the second subframe occurring the first quantity of subframes after the first subframe.

14. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the wireless device to start receiving downlink shared channel transport blocks on an activated cell in the secondary PUCCH group on or after the second subframe occurring the first quantity of subframes after the first subframe.

15. The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of TAGs comprise:

the first TAG, uplink transmission timing in the first TAG derived using a first cell in the first TAG; and

a second TAG, uplink transmission timing in the second TAG derived using a second cell in the second TAG.

16. The wireless device of claim 9 , 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.

17. A method comprising:

transmitting, by a base station to a wireless device, configuration parameters of a plurality of cells grouped into a plurality of timing advance groups (TAGs), the plurality of cells comprising:

a primary cell with a primary physical uplink control channel (PUCCH); and

a PUCCH secondary cell with a secondary PUCCH, wherein the PUCCH secondary cell is in a first TAG of the plurality of TAGs;

transmitting, in a first subframe, an activation command indicating activation of the PUCCH secondary cell;

transmitting a timing advance command (TAC) for the first TAG; and

starting reception of valid channel state information (CSI) from the wireless device via the PUCCH secondary cell in a second subframe occurring a first quantity of subframes after the first subframe, wherein the first quantity is greater than eight and is based on a delay from transmitting the activation command until the TAC is applied to uplink transmission via the first TAG; and

transmitting downlink shared channel transport blocks via the PUCCH secondary cell after the TAC was transmitted for the first TAG.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the TAC is transmitted when a time alignment timer of the first TAG is not running.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the plurality of cells are grouped into a plurality of PUCCH groups comprising:

a primary PUCCH group comprising the primary cell; and

a secondary PUCCH group comprising the PUCCH secondary cell.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the valid CSI is for an activated cell in the secondary PUCCH group.

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