IP Library Granted Patent US 10,999,046
Granted Patent B2
US 10,999,046 · App. 16/858,917 · Granted May 4, 2021

Reconfiguring the secondary cell to a PUCCH secondary cell

Inventor: Esmael Dinan (McLean, VA)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04L5/0091H04J11/00H04L1/1812H04L5/0057H04L5/0098H04W28/0236H04W72/0413H04W72/085H04W76/27H04W88/02H04W88/08
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Patent No.
US 10,999,046
App. No.
16/858,917
Granted
May 4, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A base station transmits, to a wireless device, at least one first message. The message comprises one or more parameters of cells comprising a secondary cell with no configured physical uplink control channel (PUCCH). A determination is made to reconfigure the secondary cell to a PUCCH secondary cell with a secondary PUCCH. In response to the determination, at least one second message is transmitted to: release the secondary cell for the wireless device; and add the PUCCH secondary cell for the wireless device. Channel state information is received via the PUCCH secondary cell.

Claims (74)

1. A system comprising:

a wireless device; and

a base station comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base station to:

transmit, to the wireless device, at least one first message comprising one or more parameters of cells comprising a secondary cell with no configured physical uplink control channel (PUCCH);

determine to reconfigure the secondary cell to a PUCCH secondary cell with a secondary PUCCH;

in response to the determination, transmit at least one second message to:

release the secondary cell for the wireless device; and

add the PUCCH secondary cell for the wireless device; and

receive channel state information on the secondary PUCCH of the PUCCH secondary cell.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more parameters comprise:

a plurality of common parameters; and

a plurality of dedicated parameters.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the base station to:

transmit a third message causing the release of the PUCCH secondary cell in the wireless device; and

transmit a fourth message causing configuration of the secondary cell with no PUCCH resources.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the base station to:

transmit a third message causing the release of the PUCCH secondary cell in the wireless device; and

transmit a fourth message causing configuration of the secondary cell with PUCCH resources.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the PUCCH secondary cell is deactivated when the PUCCH secondary cell is added to the wireless device.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the cells are grouped into a plurality of PUCCH groups comprising:

a primary PUCCH group comprising a primary cell with a primary PUCCH transmitted to the base station; and

a secondary PUCCH group comprising the PUCCH secondary cell with the secondary PUCCH transmitted to the base station.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the channel state information comprises a precoding matrix indicator, a rank indicator, and a channel quality indicator.

8. A system comprising:

a base station comprising:

one or more first processors; and

first memory storing first instructions that, when executed by the one or more first processors, cause the base station to:

transmit at least one first message comprising one or more parameters of cells comprising a secondary cell with no configured physical uplink control channel (PUCCH);

determine to reconfigure the secondary cell to a PUCCH secondary cell with a secondary PUCCH;

in response to the base station determining to reconfigure the secondary cell to the PUCCH secondary cell with the secondary PUCCH, transmit at least one second message to:

release the secondary cell for a wireless device; and

add the PUCCH secondary cell for the wireless device; and

receive channel state information on the secondary PUCCH of the PUCCH secondary cell; and

the wireless device comprising:

one or more second processors; and

second memory storing second instructions that, when executed by the one or more second processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive the at least one first message;

receive the at least one second message; and

transmit the channel state information on the secondary PUCCH of the PUCCH secondary cell.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more parameters comprise:

a plurality of common parameters; and

a plurality of dedicated parameters.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the first instructions, when executed, further cause the base station to:

transmit a third message causing the release of the PUCCH secondary cell in the wireless device; and

transmit a fourth message causing configuration of the secondary cell with no PUCCH resources.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the first instructions, when executed, further cause the base station to:

transmit a third message causing the release of the PUCCH secondary cell in the wireless device; and

transmit a fourth message causing configuration of the secondary cell with PUCCH resources.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the PUCCH secondary cell is deactivated when the PUCCH secondary cell is added to the wireless device.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the channel state information comprises a precoding matrix indicator, a rank indicator, and a channel quality indicator.

14. 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, from a base station, at least one first message comprising one or more parameters of cells comprising a secondary cell with no configured physical uplink control channel (PUCCH);

receive at least one second message comprising parameters for reconfiguring the secondary cell to a PUCCH secondary cell with a secondary PUCCH;

release the secondary cell in response to the at least one second message;

add, after the releasing, the PUCCH secondary cell with the secondary PUCCH; and

transmit channel state information on the secondary PUCCH of the PUCCH secondary cell.

15. The wireless device of claim 14 , wherein the one or more parameters comprise:

a plurality of common parameters; and

a plurality of dedicated parameters.

16. The wireless device of claim 14 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to:

receive a third message causing the release of the PUCCH secondary cell in the wireless device; and

receive a fourth message causing configuration of the secondary cell with no PUCCH resources.

17. The wireless device of claim 14 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to:

receive a third message causing the release of the PUCCH secondary cell in the wireless device; and

receive a fourth message causing configuration of the secondary cell with PUCCH resources.

18. The wireless device of claim 14 , wherein the PUCCH secondary cell is deactivated when the PUCCH secondary cell is added.

19. The wireless device of claim 14 , wherein the cells are grouped into a plurality of PUCCH groups comprising:

a primary PUCCH group comprising a primary cell with a primary PUCCH transmitted to the base station; and

a secondary PUCCH group comprising the PUCCH secondary cell with the secondary PUCCH transmitted to the base station.

20. The wireless device of claim 14 , wherein the channel state information comprises a precoding matrix indicator, a rank indicator, and a channel quality indicator.

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 Sep 4, 2020
From: DINAN, ESMAEL H
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 053693/0434 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 16148039 · Oct 1, 2018
Continuation 15923807 · Mar 16, 2018
Continuation 15060247 · Mar 3, 2016
Provisional Application 62130580 · Mar 9, 2015
Provisional Application 62137519 · Mar 24, 2015
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