IP Library Granted Patent US 10,506,539
Granted Patent B2
US 10,506,539 · App. 16/170,866 · Granted Dec 10, 2019

Channel state information transmission in carrier aggregation

Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
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Patent No.
US 10,506,539
App. No.
16/170,866
Granted
Dec 10, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) secondary cell is in a first timing advance group. A wireless device receives a command initiating transmission of a preamble on the first TAG. The wireless device receives a response comprising a timing advance command (TAC) in subframe m. The wireless device starts transmission of uplink signals on the first TAG on or before subframe m+4. The wireless device starts transmission of valid channel state information (CSI) on the PUCCH secondary cell on or after subframe m+6.

Claims (36)

1. A method comprising:

receiving configuration parameters of a secondary cell with a secondary physical uplink control channel, wherein the secondary cell is in a first timing advance group;

receiving, in a first subframe, a random access response comprising a timing advance command associated with the first timing advance group;

starting transmission of one or more transport blocks via the first timing advance group on or before a second subframe that is four subframes after the first subframe; and

starting transmission of valid channel state information via the secondary cell on or after a third subframe that is six subframes after the first subframe.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving an activation command indicating an activation of the secondary cell; and

receiving a control command for transmission of a preamble via the first timing advance group.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the random access response further comprises an uplink grant for transmission of the one or more transport blocks.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising starting a time alignment timer of the first timing advance group on or before the second subframe that is four subframes after the first subframe.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising adjusting uplink transmission timing on or after the third subframe that is six subframes after the first subframe.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the timing advance command is received when a time alignment timer of the first timing advance group is not running.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more transport blocks are transmitted on a physical uplink shared channel.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving, in a fourth subframe and before receiving the timing advance command, an activation command configured to activate the secondary cell and starting a deactivation timer in a fifth subframe that is eight subframes after the fourth subframe.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration parameters further comprise parameters of a plurality of cells, wherein the plurality of cells are grouped into a plurality of physical uplink control channel groups comprising:

a primary physical uplink control channel group comprising a primary cell; and

a secondary physical uplink control channel group comprising the secondary cell.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the valid channel state information is for an activated cell in a secondary physical uplink control channel group.

11. A method comprising:

transmitting configuration parameters of a secondary cell with a secondary physical uplink control channel, wherein the secondary cell is in a first timing advance group;

transmitting, in a first subframe, a random access response comprising a timing advance command associated with the first timing advance group;

starting reception of one or more transport blocks via the first timing advance group on or before a second subframe that is four subframes after the first subframe; and

starting reception of valid channel state information via the secondary cell on or after a third subframe that is six subframes after the first subframe.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

transmitting an activation command indicating an activation of the secondary cell; and

transmitting a control command for transmission of a preamble via the first timing advance group.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the random access response further comprises an uplink grant for transmission of the one or more transport blocks.

14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising starting a time alignment timer of the first timing advance group on or before the second subframe that is four subframes after the first subframe.

15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising adjusting uplink transmission timing on or after the third subframe that is six subframes after the first subframe.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the timing advance command is transmitted when a time alignment timer of the first timing advance group is not running.

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the one or more transport blocks are received on a physical uplink shared channel.

18. The method of claim 11 , further comprising transmitting, in a fourth subframe and before transmitting the timing advance command, an activation command configured to activate the secondary cell and starting a deactivation timer in a fifth subframe that is eight subframes after the fourth subframe.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein the configuration parameters further comprise parameters of a plurality of cells, wherein the plurality of cells are grouped into a plurality of physical uplink control channel groups comprising:

a primary physical uplink control channel group comprising a primary cell; and

a secondary physical uplink control channel group comprising the secondary cell.

20. The method of claim 11 , wherein the valid channel state information is for an activated cell in a secondary physical uplink control channel group.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE MISSING 5 PAGES SHOWING CHANGE OF NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 049307 FRAME: 0001. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Nov 10, 2020
From: OFINNO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 055080/0575 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 5, 2020
From: OFINNO LLC.
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054314/0854 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 29, 2019
From: OFINNO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 049307/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 25, 2018
From: DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI
To: OFINNO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 047314/0395 →