IP Library Granted Patent US 11,075,680
Granted Patent B2
US 11,075,680 · App. 16/692,189 · Granted Jul 27, 2021

Transmission of valid channel state information via a PUCCH secondary cell

Inventor: Esmael Dinan (McLean, VA)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04B7/0626H04L1/0026H04L1/0027H04L1/0031H04L1/1825H04L5/00H04L5/001H04L5/0098H04B7/0413H04L5/0053H04W74/0833
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Patent No.
US 11,075,680
App. No.
16/692,189
Granted
Jul 27, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device receives, during a first time interval, a command indicating activation of a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) secondary cell of a timing advance group (TAG). A timing advance for the TAG is received. Transmission of valid channel state information is started via the PUCCH secondary cell during a second time interval occurring a first quantity of time intervals after the first time interval. The first quantity is based on a delay from receipt of the command until the wireless device applies the timing advance to uplink transmissions via the TAG.

Claims (36)

1. 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, during a first time interval, a command indicating activation of a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) secondary cell of a timing advance group (TAG);

receive a timing advance for the TAG; and

start transmission of valid channel state information via the PUCCH secondary cell during a second time interval occurring a first quantity of time intervals after the first time interval, wherein the first quantity is based on a delay from receipt of the command until the wireless device applies the timing advance to uplink transmissions via the TAG.

2. A wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the wireless device to receive configuration parameters of the PUCCH secondary cell with a secondary PUCCH.

3. The wireless device of claim 2 , wherein the PUCCH secondary cell is a cell in a secondary PUCCH group.

4. The wireless device of claim 3 , wherein the secondary PUCCH group is one of a plurality of PUCCH groups.

5. The wireless device of claim 3 , wherein the valid channel state information is for an activated cell in the secondary PUCCH group.

6. The wireless device of claim 3 , 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 time interval occurring the first quantity of time intervals after the first time interval.

7. The wireless device of claim 3 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the wireless device to start reception of downlink shared channel transport blocks on an activated cell in the secondary PUCCH group on or after the second time interval occurring the first quantity of time intervals after the first time interval.

8. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the timing advance is received when a time alignment timer of the TAG is not running.

9. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the TAG comprises:

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

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

10. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the wireless device to receive:

a first time alignment timer IE for the TAG; and

a second time alignment timer IE for a second TAG.

11. A method comprising:

receiving, during a first time interval by a wireless device, a command indicating activation of a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) secondary cell of a timing advance group (TAG);

receiving a timing advance for the TAG; and

starting transmission of valid channel state information via the PUCCH secondary cell during a second time interval occurring a first quantity of time intervals after the first time interval, wherein the first quantity is based on a delay from the receiving the command until the wireless device applies the timing advance to uplink transmissions via the TAG.

12. A method of claim 11 , further comprising receiving configuration parameters of the PUCCH secondary cell with a secondary PUCCH.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the PUCCH secondary cell is a cell in a secondary PUCCH group.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the secondary PUCCH group is one of a plurality of PUCCH groups.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the valid channel state information is for an activated cell in the secondary PUCCH group.

16. The method of claim 13 , further comprising starting HARQ processes of downlink shared channel transport blocks of an activated cell in the secondary PUCCH group on or after the second time interval occurring the first quantity of time intervals after the first time interval.

17. The method of claim 13 , further comprising starting reception of downlink shared channel transport blocks on an activated cell in the secondary PUCCH group on or after the second time interval occurring the first quantity of time intervals after the first time interval.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein the timing advance is received when a time alignment timer of the TAG is not running.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein the TAG comprises:

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

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

20. The method of claim 11 , further comprising receiving:

a first time alignment timer IE for the TAG; and

a second time alignment timer IE for a second TAG.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 5, 2020
From: OFINNO LLC.
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054314/0854 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 6, 2020
From: DINAN, ESMAEL
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 051740/0753 →