Method and device for uplink resource allocation
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. In more detail, the present invention relates to a method for transmitting an uplink in a wireless communication system and to a device therefore, wherein the method for transmitting an uplink in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: receiving a control channel signal including resource allocation information; and transmitting an uplink signal according to control channel signal.
1. A method for transmitting an uplink signal by a communication device in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
receiving, by the communication device, a control channel signal including a resource allocation (RA) field; and
transmitting, by the communication device, an uplink signal according to the control channel signal,
wherein a size of the resource allocation field in the control channel signal is represented by the following equation:
Max
(
⌈
log
2
(
(
⌈
N
RB
UL
/
P
+
1
⌉
4
)
)
⌉
,
⌈
log
2
(
N
RB
UL
(
N
RB
UL
+
1
)
/
2
)
⌉
)
where, N RB UL is the number of uplink (UL) resource blocks (RBs), P is a size of uplink (UL) Resource Block Group (RBGs), ┌ ┐ is a ceiling function, Max(x,y) is a higher one of x and y, and
(
x
y
)
is
x
(
x
-
1
)
…
(
x
-
y
+
1
)
y
(
y
-
1
)
…
1
.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the value of P is given by the following table:
N RB UL
Size of UL RBG (P)
≦10
1
11-26
2
27-63
3
64-110
4
where the size of UL RBG is the number of contiguous RBs.
3. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein the resource allocation (RA) field includes information indicating a combinatorial index (r) used to indicate two resource block (RB) sets, and
wherein each RB set includes one or more contiguous RBGs, and the combinatorial index (r) is given by the following equation:
r
=
∑
i
=
0
M
′
-
1
〈
N
-
s
i
M
′
-
i
〉
,
〈
x
y
〉
=
{
(
x
y
)
if
x
≥
y
0
if
x
<
y
where M′ is 4, N is (number of UL RBGs+1),
s0 and s1 are used to indicate a start RBG index and an end RBG index of a first RB set, respectively, and
s2 and s3 are used to indicate a start RBG index and an end RBG index of a second RB set, respectively.
4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein:
the start RBG index and the end RBG index of the first RB set are denoted by s0 and s1−1, respectively, and
the start RB index and the end RBG index of the second RB set are denoted by s2 and s3−1, respectively.
5. The method according to claim 3 , wherein {s i } i=0 M′−1 satisfies 1≦s i ≦N and s i <s i+1 .
6. The method according to claim 3 , wherein
log
2
(
(
⌈
N
RB
UL
/
P
+
1
⌉
4
)
bits indicating the combinatorial index (r) are contained in a Least Significant Part (LSB) part of the resource allocation (RA) field.
7. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the control channel signal is a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) signal, and the uplink signal is a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) signal.
8. A communication device for use in a wireless communication system and comprising:
a radio frequency (RF) unit; and
a processor,
wherein the processor is configured to
receive a control channel signal including a resource allocation (RA) field, and
transmit an uplink signal according to the control channel signal, and
wherein a size of the resource allocation field in the control channel signal is represented by the following equation:
Max
(
⌈
log
2
(
(
⌈
N
RB
UL
/
P
+
1
⌉
4
)
)
⌉
,
⌈
log
2
(
N
RB
UL
(
N
RB
UL
+
1
)
/
2
)
⌉
)
where, N RB UL is the number of uplink (UL) resource blocks (RBs), P is a size of uplink (UL) Resource Block Group (RBGs), ┌ ┐ is a ceiling function, Max(x, y) is a higher one of x and y, and
(
x
y
)
is
x
(
x
-
1
)
…
(
x
-
y
+
1
)
y
(
y
-
1
)
…
1
.
9. The communication device according to claim 8 , wherein the value of P is given by the following table:
N RB UL
Size of UL RBG (P)
≦10
1
11-26
2
27-63
3
64-110
4
where the size of UL RBG is the number of contiguous RBs.
10. The communication device according to claim 8 ,
wherein the resource allocation (RA) field includes information indicating a combinatorial index (r) used to indicate two resource block (RB) sets, and
wherein each RB set includes one or more contiguous RBGs, and the combinatorial index (r) is given by the following equation:
r
=
∑
i
=
0
M
′
-
1
〈
N
-
s
i
M
′
-
i
〉
,
〈
x
y
〉
=
{
(
x
y
)
if
x
≥
y
0
if
x
<
y
where M′ is 4, N is (number of UL RBGs+1),
s0 and s1 are used to indicate a start RBG index and an end RBG index of a first RB set, respectively, and
s2 and s3 are used to indicate a start RBG index and an end RBG index of a second RB set, respectively.
11. The communication device according to claim 10 , wherein:
the start RBG index and the end RBG index of the first RB set are denoted by s0 and s1−1, respectively, and
the start RB index and the end RBG index of the second RB set are denoted by s2 and s3−1, respectively.
12. The communication device according to claim 10 , wherein {s i } i=0 M′−1 satisfies 1≦s i ≦N and s i <s i+1 .
13. The communication device according to claim 10 , wherein
log
2
(
(
⌈
N
RB
UL
/
P
+
1
⌉
4
)
bits indicating the combinatorial index (r) are contained in a Least Significant Part (LSB) part of the resource allocation (RA) field.
14. The communication device according to claim 8 , wherein the control channel signal is a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) signal, and the uplink signal is a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) signal.