Deactivation method and apparatus for a secondary cell and communications system
A communication apparatus including: a controller configured to configure a plurality of SCells including a first SCell carrying a PUCCH and a second SCell different from first SCell; and a transmitter configured to transmit to a network side via a Physical Uplink Channel (PUCCH) a uplink control information (UCI) using the first SCell; wherein the controller configures a deactivation timer with respect SCell except for the first SCell among the plurality of SCells, and the controller configures the first SCell to be activated and deactivated by an activation/deactivation media access control (MAC) control element (CE).
1. A communication apparatus comprising:
a receiver configured to receive a signal comprising configuration information that indicates configuration of a plurality of SCells comprising a first SCell carrying a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and a second SCell different from the first SCell,
wherein the configuration information comprises PUCCH configuration information for the first SCell and deactivation timer information for the second SCell;
a controller configured to configure the plurality of SCells comprising the first SCell carrying the PUCCH and the second SCell according to the configuration information,
wherein the controller configures a deactivation timer for the second SCell according to the deactivation timer information, and the controller configures the first SCell to be activated or deactivated by an activation/deactivation media access control (MAC) control element (CE); and
a transmitter configured to transmit to a network side via a Physical Uplink Channel (PUCCH) uplink control information (UCI) using the first SCell.
2. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller does not configure the deactivation timer for the first SCell.
3. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, the controller configures the deactivation timer with respect to the SCell for each of the plurality of SCells except the first SCell.
4. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein an activation state of the first SCell is controlled via the MAC CE to ensure the activation state of the first SCell, and is synchronized with a UE and a network side.
5. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the receiver is configured to receive a signal comprising the activation/deactivation media access control (MAC) control element (CE).
6. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the transmitter transmits to a network side via the Physical Uplink Channel (PUCCH) the uplink control information (UCI) for the first SCell and/or the second SCell.
7. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the UCI comprises a first control information for the first SCell and a second control information for the second SCell.
8. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first SCell and the second SCell belong to the same Cell group.
9. A network device comprising:
a transmitter configured to transmit to a communication device a signal comprising configuration information that indicates configuration of a plurality of Scells comprising a first SCell carrying a PUCCH and a second SCell different from the first SCell; and
a receiver configured to receive from the communication device via a Physical Uplink Channel (PUCCH) uplink control information (UCI) using the first SCell;
wherein the configuration information comprises a deactivation timer with respect to an SCell except for the first SCell among the plurality of SCells, and
the transmitter transmits an information comprising an activation/deactivation media access control (MAC) control element (CE).
10. The network device according to claim 9 , wherein, the configuration information comprises configuration of the deactivation timer with respect to the SCell for each of the plurality of SCells except the first SCell.
11. The network device according to claim 9 , wherein the UCI comprises a first control information for the first SCell and a second control information for the second SCell.
12. The network device according to claim 9 , wherein the first SCell and the second SCell belong to the same Cell group.
13. A method comprising:
receiving a signal comprising configuration information that indicates configuration of a plurality of SCells comprising a first SCell carrying a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and a second SCell different from the first SCell, the configuration information comprises PUCCH configuration information for the first SCell and deactivation timer information for the second SCell;
configuring the plurality of Scells comprising the first SCell carrying the PUCCH and the second SCell according to the configuration information;
configuring a deactivation timer for the second SCell according to the deactivation timer information;
configuring the first SCell to be activated or deactivated by an activation/deactivation media access control (MAC) control element (CE); and
transmitting to a network side via a Physical Uplink Channel (PUCCH) uplink control information (UCI) using the first SCell.
14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein, the deactivation timer for the first SCell is not configured.
15. The method according to claim 13 , wherein, deactivation timer with respect to the SCell for each of the plurality of Scells is configured except the first SCell.
16. The method according to claim 13 , wherein, the UCI comprises a first control information for the first SCell and a second control information for the second SCell.
17. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the first SCell and the second SCell belong to the same Cell group.