# US 10,375,723 B2 · Method of signaling control information in wireless communication system with multiple frequency blocks > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,375,723 B2 - Document ID: US10375723B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/726,051 - Filed: 2017-10-05 - Published: 2018-02-15 - Granted: 2019-08-06 - Earliest claimed: 2008-08-11 - Assignees: LG Electronics Inc. - Applicants: LG Electronics Inc. - Inventors: Joon Kui Ahn; Jung Hoon Lee; Dong Youn Seo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10375723B2 ## CPC - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04L 1/1812: Hybrid protocols; Hybrid automatic repeat request [HARQ] - H04L 1/1887: {Scheduling and prioritising arrangements} - H04L 5/0007: {the frequencies being orthogonal, e.g. OFDM(A) or DMT} - H04L 5/001: {the frequencies being arranged in component carriers} - H04L 5/0053: {Allocation of signalling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals} - H04L 5/0094: {Indication of how sub-channels of the path are allocated} - H04L 5/06: the signals being represented by different frequencies (combined with time-division multiplexing H04L5/26) - H04W 72/044: based on the type of the allocated resource - H04W 72/1273: of downlink data flows - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract A method of communicating data by a user equipment in a wireless communication system, the method includes configuring plural frequency blocks divided from a system bandwidth; receiving scheduling information including a frequency block indicator and resource allocation information for data; and performing a procedure for receiving or transmitting the data via a first frequency block indicated by the frequency block indicator among the plural frequency blocks. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of receiving downlink data by a user equipment in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving downlink scheduling information including a frequency block indicator and resource allocation information; and performing a procedure for receiving the downlink data via a time-frequency region indicated by the resource allocation information within a first frequency block indicated by the frequency block indicator among configured plural frequency blocks, wherein each of the configured plural frequency blocks is a subset of a system bandwidth. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the downlink scheduling information is received via a second frequency block different from the first frequency block among the plural frequency blocks. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the downlink data includes one or more transport blocks. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the downlink scheduling information further includes modulation-related information and hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ)-related information. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the frequency block indicator includes N−1 bits, and each of the N−1 bits represent a boundary between two neighboring frequency blocks in the plural frequency blocks, where N is a number of the plural frequency blocks. ### Claim 6 A method of transmitting downlink data by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: transmitting downlink scheduling information including a frequency block indicator and resource allocation information; and performing a procedure for transmitting the downlink data via a time-frequency region indicated by the resource allocation information within a first frequency block indicated by the frequency block indicator among configured plural frequency blocks, wherein each of the configured plural frequency blocks is a subset of a system bandwidth. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the downlink scheduling information is received via a second frequency block different from the first frequency block among the plural frequency blocks. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the downlink data includes one or more transport blocks. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the downlink scheduling information further includes modulation-related information and hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ)-related information. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the frequency block indicator includes N−1 bits, and each of the N−1 bits represent a boundary between two neighboring frequency blocks in the plural frequency blocks, where N is a number of the plural frequency blocks. ### Claim 11 A user equipment for use in a wireless communication system, the user equipment comprising: a receiver; and a processor configured to: control the receiver to receive downlink scheduling information including a frequency block indicator and resource allocation information, and perform a procedure for receiving the downlink data via a time-frequency region indicated by the resource allocation information within a first frequency block indicated by the frequency block indicator among configured plural frequency blocks, wherein each of the configured plural frequency blocks is a subset of a system bandwidth. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The user equipment of claim 11, wherein the downlink scheduling information is received via a second frequency block different from the first frequency block among the plural frequency blocks. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The user equipment of claim 11, wherein the downlink data includes one or more transport blocks. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The user equipment of claim 11, wherein the downlink scheduling information further includes modulation-related information and hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ)-related information. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The user equipment of claim 11, wherein the frequency block indicator includes N−1 bits, and each of the N−1 bits represent a boundary between two neighboring frequency blocks in the plural frequency blocks, where N is a number of the plural frequency blocks. ### Claim 16 A base station for use in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising: a transmitter; and a processor configured to: control the transmitter to transmit downlink scheduling information including a frequency block indicator and resource allocation information, and perform a procedure for transmitting the downlink data via a time-frequency region indicated by the resource allocation information within a first frequency block indicated by the frequency block indicator among configured plural frequency blocks, wherein each of the configured plural frequency blocks is a subset of a system bandwidth. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The base station of claim 16, wherein the downlink scheduling information is received via a second frequency block different from the first frequency block among the plural frequency blocks. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The base station of claim 16, wherein the downlink data includes one or more transport blocks. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The base station of claim 16, wherein the downlink scheduling information further includes modulation-related information and hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ)-related information. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The base station of claim 16, wherein the frequency block indicator includes N−1 bits, and each of the N−1 bits represent a boundary between two neighboring frequency blocks in the plural frequency blocks, where N is a number of the plural frequency blocks.