IP Library Granted Patent US 12,101,786
Granted Patent B2
US 12,101,786 · App. 18/241,064 · Granted Sep 24, 2024

Carrier information transmission to wireless devices

Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA)
Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
H04W72/23H04L27/2601H04W24/08H04W36/0005H04W36/0072H04W36/06H04W72/0446H04W72/0453H04W72/20
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Patent No.
US 12,101,786
App. No.
18/241,064
Granted
Sep 24, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, apparatuses, and systems for wireless communications are described. A base station may send a message with configuration parameters to a wireless device, and the configuration parameters may be for at least two different types of carriers used for communications.

Claims (112)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device and from a base station:

one or more configuration parameters for a plurality of cells, wherein each of the plurality of cells is associated with a first cell type or a second cell type, and wherein a cell associated with the second cell type is configured to be without a common reference signal in at least one downlink transmission time interval that does not have a packet, and

wherein the common reference signal is for wireless devices that are configured to receive signals via the cell associated with the second cell type; and

information indicating whether each cell of the plurality of cells is associated with the first cell type or the second cell type; and

transmitting, via an uplink channel of a cell associated with the first cell type, control information of the cell associated with the second cell type.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, via a downlink channel of the cell associated with the first cell type, control information comprising scheduling information for transmission of at least one packet, wherein the scheduling information is associated with the cell associated with the second cell type; and

communicating, based on the scheduling information and via the cell associated with the second cell type, the at least one packet.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cell associated with the second cell type comprises a second downlink transmission time interval in which a control channel is configured to start at a symbol after a first symbol in the second downlink transmission time interval.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the first symbol in the second downlink transmission time interval is transmitted at a power level lower than a power level associated with transmission of one or more other symbols in the second downlink transmission time interval.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cell associated with the first cell type comprises:

a plurality of transmission time intervals; and

a downlink reference signal in every transmission time interval of the plurality of transmission time intervals.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cell associated with the second cell type comprises synchronization signals located at a transmission time interval location that is different from a transmission time interval location of synchronization signals in the cell associated with the first cell type.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting the control information comprises transmitting, based on a downlink transmission via the cell associated with the second cell type, the control information.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cell associated with the second cell type selectively does not have the common reference signal in the at least one downlink transmission time interval based on the at least one downlink transmission time interval not having a packet.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cell associated with the second cell type is configured to have, in at least one second downlink transmission time interval, the common reference signal, a channel state information (CSI) reference signal, a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) signal, and a demodulation reference signal, and

wherein the cell associated with the second cell type is configured to operate without physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) radio resources and without physical random access channel (PRACH) resources.

10. A method comprising:

transmitting, by a base station to a wireless device:

one or more configuration parameters for a plurality of cells, wherein each of the plurality of cells is associated with a first cell type or a second cell type, and wherein a cell associated with the second cell type is configured to be without a common reference signal in at least one downlink transmission time interval that does not have a packet, and

wherein the common reference signal is for wireless devices that are configured to receive signals via the cell associated with the second cell type; and

information indicating whether each cell of the plurality of cells is associated with the first cell type or the second cell type; and

receiving, via an uplink channel of a cell associated with the first cell type, control information of the cell associated with the second cell type.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

transmitting, via a downlink channel of the cell associated with the first cell type, control information comprising scheduling information for transmission of at least one packet, wherein the scheduling information is associated with the cell associated with the second cell type; and

communicating, based on the scheduling information and via the cell associated with the second cell type, the at least one packet.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the cell associated with the second cell type comprises a second downlink transmission time interval in which a control channel is configured to start at a symbol after a first symbol in the second downlink transmission time interval.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first symbol in the second downlink transmission time interval is transmitted at a power level lower than a power level associated with transmission of one or more other symbols in the second downlink transmission time interval.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the cell associated with the first cell type comprises:

a plurality of transmission time intervals; and

a downlink reference signal in every transmission time interval of the plurality of transmission time intervals.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the cell associated with the second cell type comprises synchronization signals located at a transmission time interval location that is different from a transmission time interval location of synchronization signals in the cell associated with the first cell type.

16. The method of claim 10 , wherein the receiving the control information comprises receiving, based on a downlink transmission via the cell associated with the second cell type, the control information.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the cell associated with the second cell type selectively does not have the common reference signal in the at least one downlink transmission time interval based on the at least one downlink transmission time interval not having a packet.

18. The method of claim 10 , wherein the cell associated with the second cell type is configured to have, in at least one second downlink transmission time interval, the common reference signal, a channel state information (CSI) reference signal, a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) signal, and a demodulation reference signal, and

wherein the cell associated with the second cell type is configured to operate without physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) radio resources and without physical random access channel (PRACH) resources.

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, from a base station:

one or more configuration parameters for a plurality of cells, wherein each of the plurality of cells is associated with a first cell type or a second cell type, and wherein a cell associated with the second cell type is configured to be without a common reference signal in at least one downlink transmission time interval that does not have a packet, and wherein the common reference signal is for wireless devices that are configured to receive signals via the cell associated with the second cell type; and

information indicating whether each cell of the plurality of cells is associated with the first cell type or the second cell type; and

transmit, via an uplink channel of a cell associated with the first cell type, control information of the cell associated with the second cell type.

20. The wireless device of claim 19 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the wireless device to:

receive, via a downlink channel of the cell associated with the first cell type, control information comprising scheduling information for transmission of at least one packet, wherein the scheduling information is associated with the cell associated with the second cell type; and

communicate, based on the scheduling information and via the cell associated with the second cell type, the at least one packet.

21. The wireless device of claim 19 , wherein the cell associated with the second cell type comprises a second downlink transmission time interval in which a control channel is configured to start at a symbol after a first symbol in the second downlink transmission time interval.

22. The wireless device of claim 21 , wherein the first symbol in the second downlink transmission time interval is transmitted at a power level lower than a power level associated with transmission of one or more other symbols in the second downlink transmission time interval.

23. The wireless device of claim 19 , wherein the cell associated with the first cell type comprises:

a plurality of transmission time intervals; and

a downlink reference signal in every transmission time interval of the plurality of transmission time intervals.

24. The wireless device of claim 19 , wherein the cell associated with the second cell type comprises synchronization signals located at a transmission time interval location that is different from a transmission time interval location of synchronization signals in the cell associated with the first cell type.

25. The wireless device of claim 19 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the wireless device to transmit the control information by transmitting, based on a downlink transmission via the cell associated with the second cell type, the control information.

26. The wireless device of claim 19 , wherein the cell associated with the second cell type selectively does not have the common reference signal in the at least one downlink transmission time interval based on the at least one downlink transmission time interval not having a packet.

27. The wireless device of claim 19 , wherein the cell associated with the second cell type is configured to have, in at least one second downlink transmission time interval, the common reference signal, a channel state information (CSI) reference signal, a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) signal, and a demodulation reference signal, and

wherein the cell associated with the second cell type is configured to operate without physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) radio resources and without physical random access channel (PRACH) resources.

28. 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, to a wireless device:

one or more configuration parameters for a plurality of cells, wherein each of the plurality of cells is associated with a first cell type or a second cell type, and wherein a cell associated with the second cell type is configured to be without a common reference signal in at least one downlink transmission time interval that does not have a packet, and wherein the common reference signal is for wireless devices that are configured to receive signals via the cell associated with the second cell type; and

information indicating whether each cell of the plurality of cells is associated with the first cell type or the second cell type; and

receive, via an uplink channel of a cell associated with the first cell type, control information of the cell associated with the second cell type.

29. The base station of claim 28 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the base station to:

transmit, via a downlink channel of the cell associated with the first cell type, control information comprising scheduling information for transmission of at least one packet, wherein the scheduling information is associated with the cell associated with the second cell type; and

communicate, based on the scheduling information and via the cell associated with the second cell type, the at least one packet.

30. The base station of claim 28 , wherein the cell associated with the second cell type comprises a second downlink transmission time interval in which a control channel is configured to start at a symbol after a first symbol in the second downlink transmission time interval.

31. The base station of claim 30 , wherein the first symbol in the second downlink transmission time interval is transmitted at a power level lower than a power level associated with transmission of one or more other symbols in the second downlink transmission time interval.

32. The base station of claim 28 , wherein the cell associated with the first cell type comprises:

a plurality of transmission time intervals; and

a downlink reference signal in every transmission time interval of the plurality of transmission time intervals.

33. The base station of claim 28 , wherein the cell associated with the second cell type comprises synchronization signals located at a transmission time interval location that is different from a transmission time interval location of synchronization signals in the cell associated with the first cell type.

34. The base station of claim 28 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the base station to receive the control information by receiving, based on a downlink transmission via the cell associated with the second cell type, the control information.

35. The base station of claim 28 , wherein the cell associated with the second cell type selectively does not have the common reference signal in the at least one downlink transmission time interval based on the at least one downlink transmission time interval not having a packet.

36. The base station of claim 28 , wherein the cell associated with the second cell type is configured to have, in at least one second downlink transmission time interval, the common reference signal, a channel state information (CSI) reference signal, a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) signal, and a demodulation reference signal, and

wherein the cell associated with the second cell type is configured to operate without physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) radio resources and without physical random access channel (PRACH) resources.

37. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, configure a wireless device to:

receive, from a base station:

one or more configuration parameters for a plurality of cells, wherein each of the plurality of cells is associated with a first cell type or a second cell type, and wherein a cell associated with the second cell type is configured to be without a common reference signal in at least one downlink transmission time interval that does not have a packet, and wherein the common reference signal is for wireless devices that are configured to receive signals via the cell associated with the second cell type; and

information indicating whether each cell of the plurality of cells is associated with the first cell type or the second cell type; and

transmit, via an uplink channel of a cell associated with the first cell type, control information of the cell associated with the second cell type.

38. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 37 , wherein the instructions, when executed, configure the wireless device to:

receive, via a downlink channel of the cell associated with the first cell type, control information comprising scheduling information for transmission of at least one packet, wherein the scheduling information is associated with the cell associated with the second cell type; and

communicate, based on the scheduling information and via the cell associated with the second cell type, the at least one packet.

39. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 37 , wherein the cell associated with the second cell type comprises a second downlink transmission time interval in which a control channel is configured to start at a symbol after a first symbol in the second downlink transmission time interval.

40. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, configure a base station to:

transmit, to a wireless device:

one or more configuration parameters for a plurality of cells, wherein each of the plurality of cells is associated with a first cell type or a second cell type, and wherein a cell associated with the second cell type is configured to be without a common reference signal in at least one downlink transmission time interval that does not have a packet, and wherein the common reference signal is for wireless devices that are configured to receive signals via the cell associated with the second cell type; and

information indicating whether each cell of the plurality of cells is associated with the first cell type or the second cell type; and

receive, via an uplink channel of a cell associated with the first cell type, control information of the cell associated with the second cell type.

41. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 40 , wherein the instructions, when executed, configure the base station to:

transmit, via a downlink channel of the cell associated with the first cell type, control information comprising scheduling information for transmission of at least one packet, wherein the scheduling information is associated with the cell associated with the second cell type; and

communicate, based on the scheduling information and via the cell associated with the second cell type, the at least one packet.

42. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 40 , wherein the cell associated with the second cell type comprises a second downlink transmission time interval in which a control channel is configured to start at a symbol after a first symbol in the second downlink transmission time interval.

43. A system comprising:

a wireless device; and

a base station,

wherein the base station is configured to:

transmit, to the wireless device:

one or more configuration parameters for a plurality of cells, wherein each of the plurality of cells is associated with a first cell type or a second cell type, and wherein a cell associated with the second cell type is configured to be without a common reference signal in at least one downlink transmission time interval that does not have a packet, and wherein the common reference signal is for wireless devices that are configured to receive signals via the cell associated with the second cell type; and

information indicating whether each cell of the plurality of cells is associated with the first cell type or the second cell type; and

wherein the wireless device is configured to:

transmit, via an uplink channel of a cell associated with the first cell type, control information of the cell associated with the second cell type.

44. The system of claim 43 , wherein the base station is configured to:

transmit, via a downlink channel of the cell associated with the first cell type, control information comprising scheduling information for transmission of at least one packet, wherein the scheduling information is associated with the cell associated with the second cell type; and

communicate, based on the scheduling information and via the cell associated with the second cell type, the at least one packet.

45. The system of claim 43 , wherein the cell associated with the second cell type comprises a second downlink transmission time interval in which a control channel is configured to start at a symbol after a first symbol in the second downlink transmission time interval.

46. The system of claim 43 , wherein the cell associated with the second cell type selectively does not have the common reference signal in the at least one downlink transmission time interval based on the at least one downlink transmission time interval not having a packet.

47. The system of claim 43 , wherein the cell associated with the second cell type is configured to have, in at least one second downlink transmission time interval, the common reference signal, a channel state information (CSI) reference signal, a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) signal, and a demodulation reference signal, and

wherein the cell associated with the second cell type is configured to operate without physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) radio resources and without physical random access channel (PRACH) resources.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 31, 2024
From: DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI
To: OFINNO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 068140/0508 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 31, 2024
From: OFINNO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 068140/0519 →
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