IP Library Granted Patent US 9,247,532
Granted Patent B2
US 9,247,532 · App. 13/143,101 · Granted Jan 26, 2016

Effective method for transmitting control information during the combination of multiple carriers for wideband support

Inventors: So Yeon Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jae Hoon Chung (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Yeong Hyeon Kwon (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Seung Hee Han (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04W72/0406H04L5/001H04L5/006H04L5/0037H04L5/0053H04L5/0092H04W72/042H04W72/0453
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Patent No.
US 9,247,532
App. No.
13/143,101
Granted
Jan 26, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to wideband wireless access system, and more particularly to an effective method for transmitting control information during the combination of multiple carriers. As one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method by which a base station allocates a carrier to a terminal in a wideband wireless access system supporting multiple carriers, the method comprising: transmitting, to the terminal, a terminal specific or terminal group specific carrier allocation information that includes information about at least one of control information and data; and transmitting, to the terminal, a carrier combination control information that includes information about a change in the at least one candidate carrier available.

Claims (53)

1. A method for transmitting carrier assigning information by a base station in a wireless communication system supporting multiple carriers, the method comprising:

transmitting user equipment (UE)-specific or user equipment (UE)-group-specific carrier assignment information to a user equipment, the UE-specific or UE-group-specific carrier assignment information including information on at least one available candidate carrier, the at least one available candidate carrier being assigned by the base station based on capability of the UE;

transmitting a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) via a primary carrier, the PDCCH comprising a carrier indicator, the carrier indicator indicating a carrier on which a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) or a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) is transmitted;

transmitting the PDSCH via the indicated carrier or receiving the PUSCH via the indicated carrier based upon the PDCCH, the indicated carrier being the primary carrier or an available carrier of the at least one available candidate carrier; and

transmitting carrier aggregation control information to the user equipment,

wherein the carrier aggregation control information includes configuration change information or status change information of the at least one available candidate carrier.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the carrier assignment information is transmitted to the user equipment through a radio resource control (RRC) signaling; and

the carrier aggregation control information is transmitted to the user equipment through the layer 2 (L 2 ) signaling.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the carrier assignment information is semi-statically transmitted to the user equipment.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein a state change of the at least one available candidate carrier is based on a traffic condition of the user equipment.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving feedback information from the user equipment,

wherein the feedback information indicates whether or not an error occurs during a reception of the carrier aggregation control information.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting the carrier assignment information is performed after establishing a radio resource control connection between the user equipment and the base station.

7. A method for receiving carrier assignment information by a user equipment in a wireless communication system supporting multiple carriers, the method comprising:

receiving user equipment (UE)-specific or user equipment (UE)-group-specific carrier assignment information from a base station, the UE-specific or UE-group-specific carrier assignment information including information on at least one available candidate carrier, the at least one available candidate carrier being assigned by the base station based on capability of the UE;

receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) via a primary carrier, the PDCCH comprising a carrier indicator, the carrier indicator indicating a carrier on which a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) or a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) is transmitted;

receiving the PDSCH via the indicated carrier or transmitting the PUSCH via the indicated carrier based upon the PDCCH, the indicated carrier being the primary carrier or an available carrier of the at least one available candidate carrier; and

receiving carrier aggregation control information from the base station,

wherein the carrier aggregation control information includes configuration change information or status change information of the at least one available candidate carrier.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein:

the carrier assignment information is received through a radio resource control (RRC) signaling; and

the carrier aggregation control information is received through the layer 2 (L 2 ) signaling.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the carrier assignment information is semi-statically received.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein a state change of the at least one available candidate carrier is based on a traffic condition of the user equipment.

11. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

transmitting feedback information to the base station,

wherein the feedback information indicates whether or not an error occurs during a reception of the carrier aggregation control information.

12. A user equipment for receiving carrier assignment information in a wireless communication system supporting multiple carriers, the user equipment comprising:

a radio communication module; and

a processor configured to control the radio communication module to:

receive user equipment (UE)-specific or user equipment (UE)-group-specific carrier assignment information from a base station, the UE-specific or UE-group-specific carrier assignment information including information on at least one available candidate carrier, the at least one available candidate carrier being assigned by the base station based on capability of the UE;

receive a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) via a primary carrier, the PDCCH comprising a carrier indicator, the carrier indicator indicating a carrier on which a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) or a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) is transmitted;

receive the PDSCH via the indicated carrier or transmit the PUSCH via the indicated carrier based upon the PDCCH, the indicated carrier being the primary carrier or an available carrier of the at least one available candidate carrier; and

receive carrier aggregation control information from the base station, the carrier aggregation control information including configuration change information or status change information of the at least one available candidate carrier.

13. The user equipment of claim 12 , wherein:

the carrier assignment information is received through a radio resource control (RRC) signaling; and

wherein the carrier aggregation control information is received through the layer 2 (L 2 ) signaling.

14. The user equipment of claim 12 , wherein:

the carrier assignment information is semi-statically received; and

wherein a state change of the at least one available candidate carrier is based on a traffic condition of the user equipment.

15. A base station for assigning carriers in a wireless communication system supporting multiple carriers, the base station comprising:

a radio communication module; and

a processor configured to control the radio communication module to:

transmit user equipment (UE)-specific or user equipment (UE)-group-specific carrier assignment information to a user equipment, the UE-specific or UE-group-specific carrier assignment information including information on at least one available candidate carrier, the at least one available candidate carrier being assigned by the base station based on capability of the UE;

transmit a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) via a primary carrier, the PDCCH comprising a carrier indicator, the carrier indicator indicating a carrier on which a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) or a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) is transmitted;

transmit the PDSCH via the indicated carrier or receiving the PUSCH via the indicated carrier based upon the PDCCH, the indicated carrier being the primary carrier or an available carrier of the at least one available candidate carrier; and

transmit carrier aggregation control information to the user equipment,

wherein the carrier aggregation control information includes configuration change information or status change information of the at least one available candidate carrier.

16. The base station of claim 15 , wherein:

the carrier assignment information is transmitted to the user equipment through a radio resource control (RRC) signaling; and

the carrier aggregation control information is transmitted to the user equipment through the layer 2 (L 2 ) signaling.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 23, 2011
From: KIM, SO YEON; CHUNG, JAE HOON; KWON, YEONG HYEON; HAN, SEUNG HEE
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 026959/0668 →
Continuity (5)
Provisional Application 61142220 · Jan 2, 2009
Provisional Application 61155867 · Feb 26, 2009
Provisional Application 61177637 · May 12, 2009
Provisional Application 61254213 · Oct 23, 2009
Related Publication 20120009963A1 · Jan 12, 2012