IP Library Granted Patent US 12,041,643
Granted Patent B2
US 12,041,643 · App. 17/461,277 · Granted Jul 16, 2024

Cross carrier scheduling with multiple active bandwidth parts

Inventors: Hua Zhou (Herndon, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Ali Cirik (Herndon, VA); Alireza Babaei (Fairfax, VA); Hyoungsuk Jeon (Centreville, VA); Kyungmin Park (Vienna, VA)
Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
H04W72/535H04L5/0046H04L5/0082H04W24/08H04W72/0453H04W72/23H04W76/11H04W76/27H04W80/02H04L5/001
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Patent No.
US 12,041,643
App. No.
17/461,277
Granted
Jul 16, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Wireless communications using multiple active resources (e.g., bandwidth parts (BWP)) are described. At least one of multiple active resources (e.g., BWPs) of a first cell may be selected to send scheduling information (e.g., cross-carrier scheduling information) for other cells. A base station may send downlink control information (DCI) for scheduling (e.g., cross-carrier scheduling) a second cell using the selected BWP. A wireless device may monitor a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) of the selected BWP to detect the DCI for scheduling (e.g., cross-carrier scheduling) the second cell.

Claims (101)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, configuration parameters that indicate cross-carrier scheduling of a second cell via a first cell;

monitoring a downlink control channel of a first bandwidth part (BWP), of at least two active BWPs associated with the first cell, for cross-carrier scheduling of the second cell; and

receiving, via the first BWP during the monitoring, downlink control information (DCI) that indicates radio resources for the second cell.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining the first BWP based on BWP indexes of the at least two active BWPs.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the first BWP is a primary BWP;

a second BWP of the at least two active BWPs is a secondary BWP; and

determining the first BWP is based on the first BWP being the primary BWP.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising at least one of:

receiving, via downlink radio resources of the radio resources for the second cell, a downlink transport block; or

sending, via uplink radio resources of the radio resources for the second cell, an uplink transport block.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

switching from the first BWP to a third BWP of the first cell as an active BWP;

based on the switching:

monitoring a downlink control channel of the third BWP, during a time period in which the third BWP and a second BWP are both active, for cross-carrier scheduling of the second cell; and

receiving, via the third BWP during the monitoring, second DCI that indicates second radio resources for the second cell.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration parameters further indicate at least one of:

a control resource set of the first BWP;

a search space set of the first BWP;

a subcarrier space of the first BWP;

a quantity of symbols of the first BWP; or

a set of resource blocks of the first BWP.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

activating at least two BWPs for the first cell, wherein the activating the at least two BWPs for the first cell comprises:

activating the first BWP during a first time interval; and

activating a second BWP of the at least two BWPs during a second time interval, wherein the second time interval at least partially overlaps with the first time interval.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the DCI comprises:

a cell index indicating the second cell; and

a BWP indicator indicating at least one of:

an uplink active BWP of the second cell; or

a downlink active BWP of the second cell.

9. A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

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

receive configuration parameters that indicate cross-carrier scheduling of a second cell via a first cell;

monitor a downlink control channel of a first bandwidth part (BWP), of at least two active BWPs associated with the first cell, for cross-carrier scheduling of the second cell; and

receive, via the first BWP during the monitoring, downlink control information (DCI) that indicates radio resources for the second cell.

10. The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

determine the first BWP based on BWP indexes of the at least two active BWPs.

11. The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein:

the first BWP is a primary BWP;

a second BWP of the at least two active BWPs is a secondary BWP; and

determining the first BWP is based on the first BWP being the primary BWP.

12. The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive, via downlink radio resources of the radio resources for the second cell, a downlink transport block; or

send, via uplink radio resources of the radio resources for the second cell, an uplink transport block.

13. The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

switch from the first BWP to a third BWP of the first cell as an active BWP;

based on the switch:

monitor a downlink control channel of the third BWP, during a time period in which the third BWP and a second BWP are both active, for cross-carrier scheduling of the second cell; and

receive, via the third BWP during the monitoring, second DCI that indicates second radio resources for the second cell.

14. The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the configuration parameters further indicate at least one of:

a control resource set of the first BWP;

a search space set of the first BWP;

a subcarrier space of the first BWP;

a quantity of symbols of the first BWP; or

a set of resource blocks of the first BWP.

15. The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

activate at least two BWPs for the first cell, wherein activating the at least two BWPs for the first cell comprises:

activating the first BWP during a first time interval; and

activating a second BWP of the at least two BWPs during a second time interval, wherein the second time interval at least partially overlaps with the first time interval.

16. The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the DCI comprises:

a cell index indicating the second cell; and

a BWP indicator indicating at least one of:

an uplink active BWP of the second cell; or

a downlink active BWP of the second cell.

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

receive configuration parameters that indicate cross-carrier scheduling of a second cell via a first cell;

monitor a downlink control channel of a first bandwidth part (BWP), of at least two active BWPs associated with the first cell, for cross-carrier scheduling of the second cell; and

receive, via the first BWP during the monitoring, downlink control information (DCI) that indicates radio resources for the second cell.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the instructions, when executed, configure the wireless device to:

determine the first BWP based on BWP indexes of the at least two active BWPs.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein:

the first BWP is a primary BWP;

a second BWP of the at least two active BWPs is a secondary BWP; and

determining the first BWP is based on the first BWP being the primary BWP.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the instructions, when executed, configure the wireless device to:

receive, via downlink radio resources of the radio resources for the second cell, a downlink transport block; or

send, via uplink radio resources of the radio resources for the second cell, an uplink transport block.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the instructions, when executed, configure the wireless device to:

switch from the first BWP to a third BWP of the first cell as an active BWP;

based on the switch:

monitor a downlink control channel of the third BWP, during a time period in which the third BWP and a second BWP are both active, for cross-carrier scheduling of the second cell; and

receive, via the third BWP during the monitoring, second DCI that indicates second radio resources for the second cell.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the configuration parameters further indicate at least one of:

a control resource set of the first BWP;

a search space set of the first BWP;

a subcarrier space of the first BWP;

a quantity of symbols of the first BWP; or

a set of resource blocks of the first BWP.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the instructions, when executed, configure the wireless device to:

activate at least two BWPs for the first cell, wherein activating the at least two BWPs for the first cell comprises:

activating the first BWP during a first time interval; and

activating a second BWP of the at least two BWPs during a second time interval, wherein the second time interval at least partially overlaps with the first time interval.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the DCI comprises:

a cell index indicating the second cell; and

a BWP indicator indicating at least one of:

an uplink active BWP of the second cell; or

a downlink active BWP of the second cell.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 3, 2022
From: ZHOU, HUA; DINAN, ESMAEL; CIRIK, ALI; BABAEI, ALIREZA; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; PARK, KYUNGMIN
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 058528/0114 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 3, 2022
From: ZHOU, HUA; DINAN, ESMAEL; CIRIK, ALI; BABAEI, ALIREZA; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; PARK, KYUNGMIN
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 058528/0119 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16415046 · May 17, 2019
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