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Granted Patent B2
US 9,155,079 · App. 13/881,351 · Granted Oct 6, 2015

Communication method and device in a wireless communication system

Inventors: Joon Kui Ahn (Anyang-si, KR); Suck Chel Yang (Anyang-si, KR); Min Gyu Kim (Anyang-si, KR); Dong Youn Seo (Anyang-si, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W72/0406H04B7/2643H04L1/0083H04L1/1854H04L5/001H04L5/0096H04B7/2662H04L5/0055H04W28/18
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Patent No.
US 9,155,079
App. No.
13/881,351
Granted
Oct 6, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to the invention, a wireless device communicates with a base station by applying a first downlink-uplink (DL-UL) setting that sets a plurality of downlink subframes and a plurality of uplink subframes at different times. The wireless device communicates with the base station by using at least one auxiliary subframe when receiving a second UL-DL setting from the base station.

Claims (24)

1. A communication method in a wireless communication system, comprising:

communicating with a base station by applying a first downlink (DL)-uplink (UL) configuration that configures a plurality of DL subframes and a plurality of UL subframes at different times;

receiving, from the base station, a second DL-UL configuration which overrides the first UL-DL configuration;

temporarily communicating with the base station by using at least one auxiliary subframe upon receiving the second DL-UL configuration from the base station and before applying the second DL-UL configuration; and

communicating with the base station by applying the second DL-UL configuration,

wherein the at least one auxiliary subframe includes at least one DL subframe or at least one UL subframe common to the first DL-UL configuration and the second DL-UL configuration,

wherein the at least one auxiliary subframe is used while a timer is running, and the timer starts upon receiving the second DL-UL configuration.

2. The communication method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one auxiliary subframe is predefined.

3. The communication method of claim 1 , wherein information on the at least one auxiliary subframe is received from the base station.

4. The communication method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one auxiliary subframe is used during a specific time period until the second DL-UL configuration is applied.

5. The communication method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication system is a time division duplex (TDD) system.

6. The communication method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication system is a half duplex-frequency division duplex (HD-FDD) system.

7. A wireless device in a wireless communication system, comprising:

a radio frequency (RF) unit configured for transmitting and receiving a radio signal; and

a processor operably coupled to the RF unit and configured to:

communicate with a base station by applying a first downlink (DL)-uplink (UL) configuration for configuring a plurality of DL subframes and a plurality of UL subframes at different times;

receive, from the base station, a second DL-UL configuration which overrides the first UL-DL configuration;

temporarily communicate with the base station by using at least one auxiliary subframe upon receiving the second DL-UL configuration from the base station and before applying the second DL-UL configuration; and

communicate with the base station by applying the second DL-UL configuration,

wherein the at least one auxiliary subframe includes at least one DL subframe or at least one UL subframe common to the first DL-UL configuration and the second DL-UL configuration,

wherein the at least one auxiliary subframe is used while a timer is running, and the timer starts upon receiving the second DL-UL configuration.

8. The wireless device of claim 7 , wherein the at least one auxiliary subframe is predefined.

9. The wireless device of claim 7 , wherein the at least one auxiliary subframe is used during a specific time period until the second DL-UL configuration is applied.

10. The wireless device of claim 7 , wherein the wireless device supports time division duplex (TDD) or half-duplex-frequency division duplex (HD-FDD).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 24, 2013
From: AHN, JOON KUI; YANG, SUCK CHEL; KIM, MIN GYU; SEO, DONG YOUN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 030280/0934 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61467390 · Mar 25, 2011
Related Publication 20130223298A1 · Aug 29, 2013