IP Library Granted Patent US 11,349,624
Granted Patent B2
US 11,349,624 · App. 16/522,922 · Granted May 31, 2022

Deactivation timer for a secondary cell with a control channel

Inventor: Esmael Dinan (McLean, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
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Patent No.
US 11,349,624
App. No.
16/522,922
Granted
May 31, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device receives configuration parameters of cells grouped into physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) groups. The PUCCH groups comprise a secondary PUCCH group. The secondary PUCCH group comprises a PUCCH secondary cell with a secondary PUCCH. A deactivation timer of the PUCCH secondary cell is restarts in response to a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) on any secondary cell, other than the PUCCH secondary cell, in the secondary PUCCH group indicating an uplink grant or a downlink assignment. The PUCCH secondary cell is deactivated in response to the deactivation timer expiring.

Claims (38)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, configuration parameters of cells grouped into physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) groups comprising a secondary PUCCH group, the secondary PUCCH group comprising a PUCCH secondary cell with a secondary PUCCH;

restarting a deactivation timer of the PUCCH secondary cell in response to a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) on any secondary cell, other than the PUCCH secondary cell, in the secondary PUCCH group indicating an uplink grant or a downlink assignment; and

deactivating the PUCCH secondary cell in response to the deactivation timer expiring.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising maintaining configuration of PUCCH resources of the PUCCH secondary cell when the PUCCH secondary cell is deactivated.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising transmitting on the PUCCH secondary cell at least one of the following:

channel state information;

positive acknowledgement and negative acknowledgement; and

a scheduling request.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising receiving a mapping of each of a plurality of secondary cells to one of a primary PUCCH group or the secondary PUCCH group.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving configuration parameters of PUCCH resources of the PUCCH secondary cell.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a mapping of each of a plurality of secondary cells to one of a primary PUCCH group or the secondary PUCCH group.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting on the PUCCH secondary cell at least one of the following:

channel state information;

positive acknowledgement and negative acknowledgement; and

a scheduling request.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein cross carrier scheduling of a cell in a primary PUCCH group is only configurable for another cell in the primary PUCCH group.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein cross carrier scheduling of a cell in the secondary PUCCH group is only configurable for another cell in the secondary PUCCH group.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a deactivation timer value for a deactivation timer.

11. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, configuration parameters of cells grouped into physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) groups comprising a secondary PUCCH group, the secondary PUCCH group comprising a PUCCH secondary cell with a secondary PUCCH;

restarting a deactivation timer of the PUCCH secondary cell in response to a physical downlink control channel on a cell, other than the PUCCH secondary cell, in the secondary PUCCH group indicating an uplink grant or a downlink assignment for any secondary cell, other than the PUCCH secondary cell, in the secondary PUCCH group; and

deactivating the PUCCH secondary cell in response to the deactivation timer expiring.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising maintaining configuration of PUCCH resources of the PUCCH secondary cell when the PUCCH secondary cell is deactivated.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising transmitting on the PUCCH secondary cell at least one of the following:

channel state information;

positive acknowledgement and negative acknowledgement; and

a scheduling request.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising receiving a mapping of each of a plurality of secondary cells to one of a primary PUCCH group or the secondary PUCCH group.

15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising receiving configuration parameters of PUCCH resources of the PUCCH secondary cell.

16. The method of claim 11 , further comprising receiving a mapping of each of a plurality of secondary cells to one of a primary PUCCH group or the secondary PUCCH group.

17. The method of claim 11 , further comprising transmitting on the PUCCH secondary cell at least one of the following:

channel state information;

positive acknowledgement and negative acknowledgement; and

a scheduling request.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein cross carrier scheduling of a cell in a primary PUCCH group is only configurable for another cell in the primary PUCCH group.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein cross carrier scheduling of a cell in the secondary PUCCH group is only configurable for another cell in the secondary PUCCH group.

20. The method of claim 11 , further comprising receiving a deactivation timer value for a deactivation timer.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2022
From: OFINNO, LLC
To: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061551/0125 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 6, 2020
From: DINAN, ESMAEL
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 051740/0710 →