IP Library Granted Patent US 9,220,096
Granted Patent B2
US 9,220,096 · App. 14/128,484 · Granted Dec 22, 2015

Method and device for downlink control channel allocation in wireless communication system

Inventors: Jin Young Chun (Anyang-si, KR); Ki Tae Kim (Anyang-si, KR); Su Nam Kim (Anyang-si, KR); Ji Won Kang (Anyang-si, KR); Bin Chul Ihm (Anyang-si, KR); Sung Ho Park (Anyang-si, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04W72/042H04L5/00H04W72/0446
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Patent No.
US 9,220,096
App. No.
14/128,484
Granted
Dec 22, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a method and device for downlink control channel allocation in a wireless communication system. A base station allocates e-PDCCH (enhanced physical downlink control channel) to one slot in a subframe, and transmits a DMRS (demodulation reference signal) after allocating the DMRS to one of the slots for the e-PDCCH.

Claims (25)

1. A method for allocating, by a base station, a downlink control channel in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

allocating an enhanced physical downlink control channel (e-PDCCH) to a first slot in a subframe; and

allocating a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) for the e-PDCCH to a second slot of a previous subframe and transmitting the allocated DMRS.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

allocating a PDSCH to the second slot of the previous subframe.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the DMRS allocated on the first slot is allocated to the last two orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols of the one slot.

4. A method for allocating, by a base station, an antenna port in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

allocating an enhanced physical downlink control channel (e-PDCCH) to a data region in a first slot of a first resource block (RB) and a data region in a second slot of a second RB;

allocating a first antenna port and a second antenna port for transmission of the e-PDCCH; and

transmitting the allocated e-PDCCH to the UE through the first antenna port and the second antenna port,

wherein the second RB occupies a different frequency region from a frequency region of the first RB, and

wherein the first antenna port is allocated at the first RB and the second antenna port is allocated at the second RB.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the first antenna port is different from the second antenna port.

6. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

transmitting a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) for decoding the e-PDCCH in a second slot of the first RB through the first antenna port.

7. The method of claim 4 , wherein the e-PDCCH is allocated to the first slot and a second slot of the first RB.

8. The method of claim 4 , wherein the first antenna port and the second antenna port are pre-determined or informed to the UE through a higher layer.

9. A method for receiving, by a user equipment (UE), a downlink control channel in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

allocating an enhanced physical downlink control channel (e-PDCCH) to a data region in a first slot of a first resource block (RB) and a data region in a second slot of a second RB; and

receiving the e-PDCCH and a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) through a first antenna port and a second antenna port which are allocated by a base station,

wherein the second RB occupies a different frequency region from a frequency region of the first RB, and

wherein the first antenna port is allocated at the first RB and the second antenna port is allocated at the second RB.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first antenna port is different from the second antenna port.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the e-PDCCH is allocated to the first slot and a second slot of the first RB.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first antenna port and the second antenna port are selected by a base station among a plurality of antenna ports allocated by the base station.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2013
From: CHUN, JIN YOUNG; KIM, KI TAE; KIM, SU NAM; KANG, JI WON; IHM, BIN CHUL; PARK, SUNG HO
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 031834/0369 →
Continuity (4)
Provisional Application 61507612 · Jul 14, 2011
Provisional Application 61506657 · Jul 12, 2011
Provisional Application 61501264 · Jun 27, 2011
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