IP Library Granted Patent US 9,544,119
Granted Patent B2
US 9,544,119 · App. 14/240,000 · Granted Jan 10, 2017

Method and device for transmitting/obtaining control information in wireless communication system

Inventors: Kyujin Park (Anyang-si, KR); Hangyu Cho (Anyang-si, KR); Hyunsoo Ko (Anyang-si, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04L5/0053H04L1/0038H04L1/0046H04L5/0007H04L5/0023H04L5/0094H04L27/2666
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Patent No.
US 9,544,119
App. No.
14/240,000
Granted
Jan 10, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method of obtaining control information through an enhanced physical downlink control channel (E-PDCCH) by a terminal in a wireless communication system. The method includes performing blind decoding on a common searching space in a set of first resource blocks on a subframe; and performing blind decoding on a terminal-specific searching space in a set of second resource blocks on the subframe, wherein a first start orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol of an E-PDCCH resource region including the common searching space in the set of first resource blocks and a second start OFDM symbol of an E-PDCCH resource region including the terminal-specific searching space in the set of second resource blocks are set individually.

Claims (24)

1. A method for acquiring control information via an Enhanced Physical Downlink Control Channel (EPDCCH) at a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

determining an index of a start Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol of an EPDCCH in a subframe; and

attempting to perform decoding on a UE-specific search space of the EPDCCH,

wherein if the subframe is a subframe 1 or a subframe 6 for Time Division Duplexing (TDD), the index of the starting OFDM symbol is a smaller value between 2 and a higher-layer parameter which indicates the index of the starting OFDM symbol of the EPDCCH.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein if the subframe is a Multicast-Broadcast Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) subframe, the index of the starting OFDM symbol is a smaller value between 2 and the higher-layer parameter.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the subframe is configured with one or two antenna ports.

4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein if the subframe is a non-MBSFN subframe, the index of the starting OFDM symbol is the higher-layer parameter.

5. The method according to claim 1 wherein if the subframe is a subframe other than the subframe 1 and the subframe 6, the index of the starting OFDM symbol is the higher-layer parameter.

6. A method for transmitting control information on an Enhanced Physical Downlink Control Channel (EPDCCH) at a Base Station (BS) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

determining an index of a start Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol of an EPDCCH in a subframe; and

allocating the EPDCCH to a UE-specific search space of the EPDCCH,

wherein if the subframe is a subframe 1 or a subframe 6 for Time Division Duplexing (TDD), the index of the starting OFDM symbol is a smaller value between 2 and a higher-layer parameter which indicates the index of the starting OFDM symbol of the EPDCCH.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein if the subframe is a Multicast-Broadcast Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) subframe, the index of the starting OFDM symbol is a smaller value between 2 and the higher-layer parameter.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the subframe is configured with one or two antenna ports.

9. The method according to claim 7 , wherein if the subframe is a non-MBSFN subframe, the index of the starting OFDM symbol is the higher-layer parameter.

10. The method according to claim 6 , wherein if the subframe is a subframe other than the subframe 1 and the subframe 6, the index of the starting OFDM symbol is the higher-layer parameter.

11. A User Equipment (UE) for acquiring control information on an Enhanced Physical Downlink Control Channel (EPDCCH) in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

a reception module; and

a processor,

wherein the processor determines an index of a start Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol of an EPDCCH in a subframe and attempts to perform decoding on a UE-specific search space of the EPDCCH, wherein if the subframe is a subframe 1 or a subframe 6 for Time Division Duplexing (TDD), the index of the starting OFDM symbol is a smaller value between 2 and a higher-layer parameter which indicates the index of the starting OFDM symbol of the EPDCCH.

12. A Base Station (BS) for transmitting control information on an Enhanced Physical Downlink Control Channel (EPDCCH) in a wireless communication system, the BS comprising:

a transmission module; and

a processor,

wherein the processor determines an index of a start Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol of an EPDCCH in a subframe and allocates the EPDCCH to a UE-specific search space of the EPDCCH, wherein if the subframe is a subframe 1 or a subframe 6 for Time Division Duplexing (TDD), the index of the starting OFDM symbol is a smaller value between 2 and a higher-layer parameter which indicates the index of the starting OFDM symbol of the EPDCCH.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2019
From: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
To: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 048105/0510 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2014
From: PARK, KYUJIN; CHO, HANGYU; KO, HYUNSOO
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 032260/0624 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61563496 · Nov 23, 2011
Related Publication 20140185578A1 · Jul 3, 2014