Backward compatible bandwidth extension
A transmitter includes a bandwidth configuration unit configured to provide an increased system bandwidth corresponding to a bandwidth extension over multiple component carriers. Additionally, the transmitter also includes a transmit unit configured to employ the bandwidth extension.
1 . A user equipment (UE), comprising:
a receive unit configured to receive, via Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, information indicative of a single carrier from a plurality of carriers that collectively form a total transmission bandwidth, and to receive a system information block (SIB) on the single carrier, each of the carriers having a bandwidth of 20 MHz, a bandwidth of the SIB being contained entirely within the single carrier; and
a transmit unit configured to transmit all physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) control information over the single carrier.
2 . A method, comprising:
receiving, by a user equipment (UE) via Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, information indicative of a single carrier from a plurality of carriers that collectively form a total transmission bandwidth, each of the carriers having a bandwidth of 20 MHz;
receiving, by the UE, a system information block (SIB) on the single carrier, a bandwidth of the SIB being contained entirely within the single carrier; and
transmitting, by the UE, all physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) control information over the single carrier.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the total transmission bandwidth includes common control information that occupies only one carrier or is replicated in all carriers of the plurality of carriers.
4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the total transmission bandwidth includes dedicated control information that occupies at least one carrier.
5 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the total transmission bandwidth includes multiple separate contiguous carriers.
6 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the control information in the total transmission bandwidth includes common control information that occupies only one carrier.
7 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the control information in the total transmission bandwidth includes dedicated control information that occupies only one carrier.
8 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the control information in the total transmission bandwidth includes common control information that occupies two carriers.
9 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the control information in the total transmission bandwidth includes dedicated control information that occupies two carriers.
10 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the control information in the total transmission bandwidth includes common control information that occupies more than two carriers.
11 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the control information in the total transmission bandwidth includes dedicated control information that occupies more than two carriers.
12 . A method, comprising:
receiving, by a user equipment (UE) via Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, information indicative of a single component carrier from a plurality of component carriers that collectively form a total transmission bandwidth, each of the component carriers having a bandwidth of 20 MHz;
receiving, by the UE, a system information block (SIB) on the single component carrier, a bandwidth of the SIB being contained entirely within the single component carrier; and
transmitting, by the UE, all physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) control information over the single component carrier.
13 . A user equipment configured to:
receive, via Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, information indicative of a single component carrier from a plurality of component carriers that collectively form a total transmission bandwidth, each of the component carriers having a bandwidth of 20 MHz;
receive a system information block (SIB) on the single component carrier, a bandwidth of the SIB being contained entirely within the single component carrier; and
transmit all physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) control information over the single component carrier.
14 . The user equipment of claim 13 , wherein the total transmission bandwidth jointly aggregates multiple contiguous component carriers into a single carrier of larger bandwidth.
15 . The user equipment of claim 13 , wherein the total transmission bandwidth includes multiple separate non-contiguous component carriers.
16 . The user equipment of claim 13 , wherein the total transmission bandwidth includes common control information that occupies only one component carrier or is replicated in all component carriers.
17 . The user equipment of claim 13 , wherein the total transmission bandwidth includes dedicated control information that occupies at least one component carrier.
18 . The user equipment of claim 13 , wherein the total transmission bandwidth includes multiple separate contiguous component carriers.
19 . The user equipment of claim 13 , wherein the control information in the total transmission bandwidth includes common control information that occupies only one component carrier.
20 . The user equipment of claim 13 , wherein the control information in the total transmission bandwidth includes dedicated control information that occupies only one component carrier.
21 . The user equipment of claim 13 , wherein the control information in the total transmission bandwidth includes common control information that occupies two component carriers.
22 . The user equipment of claim 13 , wherein the control information in the total transmission bandwidth includes dedicated control information that occupies two component carriers.
23 . The user equipment of claim 13 , wherein the control information in the total transmission bandwidth includes common control information that occupies more than two component carriers.
24 . The user equipment of claim 13 , wherein the control information in the total transmission bandwidth includes dedicated control information that occupies more than two component carriers.
25 . A user equipment configured to:
receive, via Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, information indicative of a single carrier from a plurality of carriers that collectively form a total transmission bandwidth, each of the carriers having a bandwidth of 20 MHz;
receive a system information block (SIB) on the single carrier, a bandwidth of the SIB being contained entirely within the single carrier; and
transmit all physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) control information over the single carrier.