IP Library Granted Patent US 12,063,662
Granted Patent B2
US 12,063,662 · App. 18/156,813 · Granted Aug 13, 2024

Control channel configuration

Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA)
Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
H04W72/23H04B7/0617H04L1/00H04L5/0007H04L5/0023H04L5/0025H04L5/0053H04L5/0055H04L27/2601H04W52/0206H04W72/0453H04W72/20H04W76/27H04L1/1812H04L1/1861H04L5/0091H04W24/00H04W88/08Y02D30/70
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Patent No.
US 12,063,662
App. No.
18/156,813
Granted
Aug 13, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A base station may transmit, to a wireless device, configuration parameters of a downlink control channel. The configuration parameters may indicate features such as a time interval in which the downlink control channel is configured, and a starting symbol, and the base station may use the downlink control channel for transmitting packet scheduling information.

Claims (75)

1. A method comprising:

transmitting, by a base station, configuration parameters of a downlink control channel of a cell, wherein the configuration parameters indicate:

at least one time interval, of the cell, in which the downlink control channel is configured; and

a starting symbol of the downlink control channel of the cell,

wherein no signal is transmitted in a first-in-time symbol, in the at least one time interval of the cell and prior to the starting symbol of the downlink control channel; and

transmitting, via the downlink control channel, packet scheduling information.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting, based on the packet scheduling information, at least one packet.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the packet scheduling information is for transmission of a packet via a downlink data channel.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one time interval of the cell comprises a plurality of subframes on a carrier, and wherein in each subframe of the plurality of subframes, transmission power of each symbol, prior to a starting symbol of a corresponding downlink control channel, is zero.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration parameters indicate that in the at least one time interval of the cell, a symbol position of the starting symbol of the downlink control channel is the same as a starting position of a downlink data channel associated with the downlink control channel.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration parameters indicate that a downlink data channel, associated with the at least one time interval of the cell, begins in time at the first-in-time symbol.

7. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, configuration parameters of a downlink control channel of a cell, wherein the configuration parameters indicate:

at least one time interval, of the cell, in which the downlink control channel is configured; and

a starting symbol of the downlink control channel of the cell,

wherein no signal is transmitted in a first-in-time symbol, in the at least one time interval of the cell and prior to the starting symbol of the downlink control channel; and

receiving, via the downlink control channel, packet scheduling information.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising receiving, based on the packet scheduling information, at least one packet.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the packet scheduling information is for transmission of a packet via a downlink data channel.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the at least one time interval of the cell comprises a plurality of subframes on a carrier, and wherein in each subframe of the plurality of subframes, transmission power of each symbol, prior to a starting symbol of a corresponding downlink control channel, is zero.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the configuration parameters indicate that in the at least one time interval of the cell, a symbol position of the starting symbol of the downlink control channel is the same as a starting position of a downlink data channel associated with the downlink control channel.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the configuration parameters indicate that a downlink data channel, associated with the at least one time interval of the cell, begins in time at the first-in-time symbol.

13. A base station comprising:

one or more processors; and

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

transmit configuration parameters of a downlink control channel of a cell, wherein the configuration parameters indicate:

at least one time interval, of the cell, in which the downlink control channel is configured; and

a starting symbol of the downlink control channel of the cell,

wherein no signal is transmitted in a first-in-time symbol, in the at least one time interval of the cell and prior to the starting symbol of the downlink control channel; and

transmit, via the downlink control channel, packet scheduling information.

14. The base station of claim 13 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further configure the base station to transmit, based on the packet scheduling information, at least one packet.

15. The base station of claim 13 , wherein the packet scheduling information is for transmission of a packet via a downlink data channel.

16. The base station of claim 13 , wherein the at least one time interval of the cell comprises a plurality of subframes on a carrier, and wherein in each subframe of the plurality of subframes, transmission power of each symbol, prior to a starting symbol of a corresponding downlink control channel, is zero.

17. The base station of claim 13 , wherein the configuration parameters indicate that in the at least one time interval of the cell, a symbol position of the starting symbol of the downlink control channel is the same as a starting position of a downlink data channel associated with the downlink control channel.

18. The base station of claim 13 , wherein the configuration parameters indicate that a downlink data channel, associated with the at least one time interval of the cell, begins in time at the first-in-time symbol.

19. A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

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

receive configuration parameters of a downlink control channel of a cell, wherein the configuration parameters indicate:

at least one time interval, of the cell, in which the downlink control channel is configured; and

a starting symbol of the downlink control channel of the cell,

wherein no signal is transmitted in a first-in-time symbol, in the at least one time interval of the cell and prior to the starting symbol of the downlink control channel; and

receive, via the downlink control channel, packet scheduling information.

20. The wireless device of claim 19 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further configure the wireless device to receive, based on the packet scheduling information, at least one packet.

21. The wireless device of claim 19 , wherein the packet scheduling information is for transmission of a packet via a downlink data channel.

22. The wireless device of claim 19 , wherein the at least one time interval of the cell comprises a plurality of subframes on a carrier, and wherein in each subframe of the plurality of subframes, transmission power of each symbol, prior to a starting symbol of a corresponding downlink control channel, is zero.

23. The wireless device of claim 19 , wherein the configuration parameters indicate that in the at least one time interval of the cell, a symbol position of the starting symbol of the downlink control channel is the same as a starting position of a downlink data channel associated with the downlink control channel.

24. The wireless device of claim 19 , wherein the configuration parameters indicate that a downlink data channel, associated with the at least one time interval of the cell, begins in time at the first-in-time symbol.

25. One or more non-transitory, computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed, cause:

transmitting, by a base station, configuration parameters of a downlink control channel of a cell, wherein the configuration parameters indicate:

at least one time interval, of the cell, in which the downlink control channel is configured; and

a starting symbol of the downlink control channel of the cell,

wherein no signal is transmitted in a first-in-time symbol, in the at least one time interval of the cell and prior to the starting symbol of the downlink control channel; and

transmitting, via the downlink control channel, packet scheduling information.

26. The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media of claim 25 , wherein the at least one time interval of the cell comprises a plurality of subframes on a carrier, and wherein in each subframe of the plurality of subframes, transmission power of each symbol, prior to a starting symbol of a corresponding downlink control channel, is zero.

27. The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media of claim 25 , wherein the configuration parameters indicate that in the at least one time interval of the cell, a symbol position of the starting symbol of the downlink control channel is the same as a starting position of a downlink data channel associated with the downlink control channel.

28. One or more non-transitory, computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed, cause:

receiving, by a wireless device, configuration parameters of a downlink control channel of a cell, wherein the configuration parameters indicate:

at least one time interval, of the cell, in which the downlink control channel is configured; and

a starting symbol of the downlink control channel of the cell,

wherein no signal is transmitted in a first-in-time symbol, in the at least one time interval of the cell and prior to the starting symbol of the downlink control channel; and

receiving, via the downlink control channel, packet scheduling information.

29. The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media of claim 28 , wherein the at least one time interval of the cell comprises a plurality of subframes on a carrier, and wherein in each subframe of the plurality of subframes, transmission power of each symbol, prior to a starting symbol of a corresponding downlink control channel, is zero.

30. The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media of claim 28 , wherein the configuration parameters indicate that in the at least one time interval of the cell, a symbol position of the starting symbol of the downlink control channel is the same as a starting position of a downlink data channel associated with the downlink control channel.

31. A system comprising:

a base station and a wireless device,

wherein the base station is configured to:

transmit configuration parameters of a downlink control channel of a cell, wherein the configuration parameters indicate:

at least one time interval, of the cell, in which the downlink control channel is configured; and

a starting symbol of the downlink control channel of the cell,

wherein no signal is transmitted in a first-in-time symbol, in the at least one time interval of the cell and prior to the starting symbol of the downlink control channel; and

transmit, via the downlink control channel, packet scheduling information, and

wherein the wireless device is configured to receive the packet scheduling information.

32. The system of claim 31 , wherein the at least one time interval of the cell comprises a plurality of subframes on a carrier, and wherein in each subframe of the plurality of subframes, transmission power of each symbol, prior to a starting symbol of a corresponding downlink control channel, is zero.

33. The system of claim 31 , wherein the configuration parameters indicate that in the at least one time interval of the cell, a symbol position of the starting symbol of the downlink control channel is the same as a starting position of a downlink data channel associated with the downlink control channel.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 17, 2024
From: DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI
To: OFINNO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC.
Reel/Frame 067747/0145 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 17, 2024
From: OFINNO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 067747/0230 →
Continuity (15)
Continuation 17582747 · Jan 24, 2022
Continuation 17131047 · Dec 22, 2020
Continuation 15961324 · Apr 24, 2018
Continuation 14955718 · Dec 1, 2015
Continuation 14558095 · Dec 2, 2014
Continuation 14337273 · Jul 22, 2014
Continuation 14194704 · Mar 1, 2014
Continuation 13960716 · Aug 6, 2013
Continuation 13899602 · May 22, 2013
Continuation 13784862 · Mar 5, 2013
Continuation 13727190 · Dec 26, 2012
Continuation 13535530 · Jun 28, 2012
Provisional Application 61523132 · Aug 12, 2011
Provisional Application 61503625 · Jul 1, 2011
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