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Granted Patent B2
US 9,161,355 · App. 14/579,895 · Granted Oct 13, 2015

Method for signaling of resource allocation to adjust granularity in cellular multi-carrier system

Inventors: Dong Youn Seo (Anyang-si, KR); Jung Hoon Lee (Anyang-si, KR); Ki Jun Kim (Anyang-si, KR); Joon Kui Ahn (Anyang-si, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W72/042H04L5/0039H04W72/0446H04W72/12
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Patent No.
US 9,161,355
App. No.
14/579,895
Granted
Oct 13, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for transmitting a downlink signal in a wireless mobile communication system. The method according to one embodiment includes generating a resource indication value (RIV) indicating a start index (S) of consecutive virtual resource blocks (VRBs) and a length (L) of the consecutive VRBs; transmitting downlink control information including resource block allocation information. The downlink control information is common information for plural users, and the resource block allocation information includes the RIV. The method according to the embodiment further includes transmitting the downlink signal on the consecutive VRBs. If Y−1≦└X/2┘, then the RIV is defined by RIV=X(Y−1)+Z, else the RIV is defined by RIV=X(X−Y+1)+(X−1−Z), where X=└N VRB /G┘, Y=L/G, and Z=S/G, in which, L is the length of the consecutive VRBs, S is the start index of the consecutive VRBs, N VRB is the number of VRBs, L is a multiple of G, S is a multiple of G, and G is an integer of 2 or higher.

Claims (24)

1. A method for transmitting a downlink signal by an apparatus in a wireless mobile communication system, the method comprising:

generating a resource indication value (RIV) indicating a start index (S) of consecutive virtual resource blocks (VRBs) and a length (L) of the consecutive VRBs;

transmitting downlink control information including resource block allocation information, wherein the downlink control information is common information for plural users, and the resource block allocation information includes the RIV; and

transmitting the downlink signal on the consecutive VRBs,

wherein, if Y−1≦└X/2┘, then the RIV is defined by RIV=X(Y−1)+Z, else the RIV is defined by RIV=X(X−Y+1)+(X−1−Z),

where X=└N VRB /G┘, Y=L/G, and Z=S/G, in which, L is the length of the consecutive VRBs, S is the start index of the consecutive VRBs, N VRB is the number of VRBs, L is a multiple of G, S is a multiple of G, and G is an integer of 2 or higher.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein, a length of a bit field for the RIV is ┌log 2 (RIV max +1)┐ bits, where RIV max =└N VRB /G┘·(└N VRB /G┘+1)/2−1.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein G is 2 or 4.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the start index (S) is any one of elements of a first set {s:s=mG<└N VRB /G┘·G} and the length (L) is any one of elements of a second set {1:1=nG≦└N VRB /G┘·G}, where m is an integer of 0 or higher, and n is a natural number.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the resource block allocation information indicates a set of distributed VRBs (DVRBs).

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication system is a 3 rd generation partnership project (3GPP) wireless communication system.

7. An apparatus for use in a wireless mobile communication system, the apparatus comprising:

a radio frequency module; and

a processor configured to:

generate a resource indication value (RIV) indicating a start index (S) of consecutive virtual resource blocks (VRBs) and a length (L) of the consecutive VRBs,

transmit downlink control information including resource block allocation information, wherein the downlink control information is common information for plural users, and the resource block allocation information includes the RIV, and

transmit the downlink signal on the consecutive VRBs,

wherein, if Y−1≦└X/2┘, then the RIV is defined by RIV=X(Y−1)+Z else the RIV is defined by RIV=X(X−Y+1)+(X−1−Z),

where X=└N VRB /G┘, Y=L/G, and Z=S/G, in which, L is the length of the consecutive VRBs, S is the start index of the consecutive VRBs, N VRB is the number of VRBs, L is a multiple of G, S is a multiple of G, and G is an integer of 2 or higher.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein, a length of a bit field for the RIV is ┌log 2 (RIV max +1)┐ bits, where RIV max =└N VRB /G┘·(└N VRB /G+1)/2−1.

9. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein G is 2 or 4.

10. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the start index (S) is any one of elements of a first set {s:s=mG<└N VRB /G┘·G} and the length (L) is any one of elements of a second set {1:1=nG≦└N VRB /G┘·G}, where m is an integer of 0 or higher, and n is a natural number.

11. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the resource block allocation information indicates a set of distributed VRBs (DVRBs).

12. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the wireless communication system is a 3 rd generation partnership project (3GPP) wireless communication system.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2008-0136669 · Dec 30, 2008 · national
Continuity (6)
Continuation 13966166 · Aug 13, 2013
Continuation 12987902 · Jan 10, 2011
Continuation 12421877 · Apr 10, 2009
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