Downlink and uplink channel transmission and monitoring in a wireless network
A wireless device may receive one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising configuration parameters for one or more unlicensed cells. The wireless device may selectively monitor a downlink physical control channel (PDCCH) on one of the unlicensed cells, depending on whether there is an uplink transmission or downlink transmission on another unlicensed cell.
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a wireless device, one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising configuration parameters for a first unlicensed cell and a second unlicensed cell;
receiving a downlink transmission via the second unlicensed cell; and
based on the downlink transmission via the second unlicensed cell, selectively monitoring a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) during a time duration for the first unlicensed cell.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the downlink transmission is a physical downlink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the PDCCH is an enhanced PDCCH.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first unlicensed cell and the second unlicensed cell belong to a first cell group.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the first cell group comprises a plurality of cells that operate in a first frequency band.
6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the one or more RRC messages further comprise one or more configuration parameters of the first cell group.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the time duration is a subframe.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the downlink transmission comprises receiving the downlink transmission during a partial uplink subframe.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the downlink transmission comprises receiving the downlink transmission during a full uplink subframe.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first unlicensed cell and the second unlicensed cell operate according to frame structure Type 3.
11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
based on a downlink transmission not occurring during a second time duration for the second unlicensed cell, monitoring the PDCCH during a time duration for the first unlicensed cell.
12. 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 one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising configuration parameters for a first unlicensed cell and a second unlicensed cell;
receive a downlink transmission via the second unlicensed cell; and
based on the downlink transmission via the second unlicensed cell, selectively monitor a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) during a time duration for a first unlicensed cell.
13. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the downlink transmission is a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission.
14. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the PDCCH is an enhanced PDCCH.
15. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the first unlicensed cell and the second unlicensed cell belong to a first cell group.
16. The wireless device of claim 15 , wherein the first cell group comprises a plurality of cells that operate in a first frequency band.
17. The wireless device of claim 15 , wherein the one or more RRC messages further comprise one or more configuration parameters of the first cell group.
18. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the time duration is a subframe.
19. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to receive the downlink transmission during a partial uplink subframe.
20. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to receive the downlink transmission during a full uplink subframe.
21. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the first unlicensed cell and the second unlicensed cell operate according to frame structure Type 3.
22. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to monitor, based on a downlink transmission not occurring during a second time duration for the second unlicensed cell, the PDCCH during the second time duration for the first unlicensed cell.
23. A system comprising:
a first device; and
a second device;
wherein the first device comprises:
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the first device to:
transmit, to the second device, one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising configuration parameters for a first unlicensed cell and a second unlicensed cell; and
wherein the second device comprises:
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the second device to:
receive a downlink transmission via the second unlicensed cell; and
based on the downlink transmission via the second unlicensed cell, selectively monitor a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) during a time duration for the first unlicensed cell.
24. The system of claim 23 , wherein the downlink transmission is a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission.
25. The system of claim 23 , wherein the PDCCH is an enhanced PDCCH.
26. The system of claim 23 , wherein the first unlicensed cell and the second unlicensed cell belong to a first cell group.
27. The system of claim 26 , wherein the first cell group comprises a plurality of cells that operate in a first frequency band.
28. The system of claim 26 , wherein the one or more RRC messages further comprise one or more configuration parameters of the first cell group.
29. The system of claim 23 , wherein the time duration is a subframe.
30. The system of claim 23 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the second device to receive the downlink transmission during a partial uplink subframe.
31. The system of claim 23 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the second device to receive the downlink transmission during a full uplink subframe.
32. The system of claim 23 , wherein the first unlicensed cell and the second unlicensed cell operate according to frame structure Type 3.
33. The system of claim 23 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors of the second device, cause the second device to monitor, based on a downlink transmission not occurring during a second time duration for the second unlicensed cell, the PDCCH during the second time duration for the first unlicensed cell.
34. A computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause a wireless device to:
receive one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising configuration parameters for a first unlicensed cell and a second unlicensed cell;
receive a downlink transmission via the second unlicensed cell, selectively monitor a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) during a time duration for a first unlicensed cell.
35. The computer readable medium of claim 34 , wherein the downlink transmission is a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission.
36. The computer readable medium of claim 34 , wherein the PDCCH is an enhanced PDCCH.
37. The computer readable medium of claim 34 , wherein the first unlicensed cell and the second unlicensed cell belong to a first cell group.
38. The computer readable medium of claim 37 , wherein the first cell group comprises a plurality of cells that operate in a first frequency band.
39. The computer readable medium of claim 37 , wherein the one or more RRC messages further comprise one or more configuration parameters of the first cell group.
40. The computer readable medium of claim 34 , wherein the time duration is a subframe.
41. The computer readable medium of claim 34 , wherein the time duration for the second unlicensed cell is a partial uplink subframe.
42. The computer readable medium of claim 34 , wherein the time duration for the second unlicensed cell is a full uplink subframe.
43. The computer readable medium of claim 34 , wherein the first unlicensed cell and the second unlicensed cell operate according to frame structure Type 3.
44. The computer readable medium of claim 34 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the wireless device to monitor, based on a downlink transmission not occurring during a second time duration for the second unlicensed cell, the PDCCH during the second time duration for the first unlicensed cell.
45. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selectively monitoring comprises:
monitoring the PDCCH based on a first condition; and
skipping monitoring of the PDCCH based on a second condition.
46. The method of claim 45 , wherein:
the first condition comprises no uplink transmission during the time duration; and
the second condition comprises an uplink transmission during the time duration.
47. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to selectively monitor the PDCCH at least by:
monitoring the PDCCH based on a first condition; and
skipping monitoring of the PDCCH based on a second condition.
48. The wireless device of claim 47 , wherein:
the first condition comprises no uplink transmission during the time duration; and
the second condition comprises an uplink transmission during the time duration.
49. The system of claim 23 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the second device to selectively monitor the PDCCH at least by:
monitoring the PDCCH based on a first condition; and
skipping monitoring of the PDCCH based on a second condition.
50. The system of claim 49 , wherein:
the first condition comprises no uplink transmission during the time duration; and
the second condition comprises an uplink transmission during the time duration.