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US 9,986,545 · App. 14/772,903 · Granted May 29, 2018

Method for applying Physical Resource Block (PRB) bundling in wireless communications system and apparatus therefor

Inventors: Hyungtae Kim (Seoul, KR); Kijun Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04W72/042H04L5/0035H04L5/0039H04L5/0048H04L5/0094H04L25/0202H04L5/0023
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Patent No.
US 9,986,545
App. No.
14/772,903
Granted
May 29, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a wireless communications system. In a wireless communications system according to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for applying a PRB (Physical Resource Block) bundling by a first cell includes the steps of: receiving the traffic information of a second cell; determining a resource for the first and the second cell to apply the same PRB bundling; and transmitting the information of the resource.

Claims (21)

1. A method for applying a PRB (Physical Resource Block) bundling by a first cell in a wireless communications system, the method comprising:

setting a first cell and a second cell as a BBC (Bundling Cooperation Cells);

receiving traffic information of a second cell,

wherein the traffic information includes information on the traffic size transmitted through a single PRB and the traffic size transmitted through multiple PRBs, among downlink traffic data of the second cell;

determining a resource for the first and the second cell to apply a same PRB bundling, based on the traffic information,

wherein the same bundling is a pattern determined by whether data is transmitted through the single PRB or multiple PRBs over different subframes; and

transmitting an information on the resource to a user equipment.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the resource for applying the same PRB bundling is decided based upon a minimum value between a first traffic size being transmitted through the multiple PRBs by having the first cell apply the PRB bundling and a second traffic size being transmitted through the multiple PRBs by having the second cell apply the PRB bundling.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the resource for applying the same PRB bundling is sequentially decided starting from a subframe of a lower index.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information on the resource for applying the same PRB bundling is configured by a bitmap method.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information on the resource for applying the same PRB bundling is transmitted by using RRC (Radio Resource Control) signaling.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information on the resource for applying the same PRB bundling is transmitted by using DCI (Downlink Control Information).

7. A base station for applying a PRB (Physical Resource Block) bundling in a wireless communications system, the base station comprising:

a RF (Radio Frequency) unit; and

a processor, that:

sets a first cell and a second cell as a BBC (Bundling Cooperation Cells),

controls the RF unit to receive a traffic information of a neighboring base station,

wherein the traffic information includes information on the traffic size transmitted through a single PRB and the traffic size transmitted through multiple PRBs, among the downlink traffic data of the second cell,

determines a resource for the base station and the neighboring base station to apply the same PRB bundling, based on the traffic information,

wherein the same bundling is a pattern determined by whether data is transmitted through the single PRB or multiple PRBs over different subframes, and

controls the RF unit to transmit an information on the resource to a user equipment.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 4, 2015
From: KIM, HYUNGTAE; KIM, KIJUN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 036494/0484 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61773780 · Mar 6, 2013
Related Publication 20160021642A1 · Jan 21, 2016