Flexible uplink/downlink transmissions in a wireless communication system
AssigneeLenovo Innovations Limited (Hong Kong)
InventorHaipeng Lei
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Abstract
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for flexible uplink/downlink transmissions. One apparatus includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The code, in various embodiments, includes code that determines a frame period length for communication with a user equipment. In a further embodiment, the code includes code that determines an uplink/downlink split pattern to use with the determined frame period length. In certain embodiments, the code includes code that forms at least one message indicating the frame period length and the uplink/downlink split pattern. The apparatus may include a transmitter that provides the at least one message to the user equipment.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- determining, by use of a processor, a frame period length for uplink and downlink communication with a user equipment;
- determining an uplink downlink split pattern to be used within the frame period length;
- transmitting, to the user equipment, first information that indicates the frame period length;
- and
- transmitting, to the user equipment, second information comprising an indicator that identifies the uplink downlink split pattern out of a plurality of uplink downlink split patterns, wherein the first information is different from the second information.
An apparatus comprising:
- a processor that:
- determines a frame period length for uplink and downlink communication with a user equipment;
- and
- determines an uplink downlink split pattern to be used within the frame period length;
- and
- a transmitter that:
- transmits, to the user equipment, first information that indicates the frame period length;
- and
- transmits, to the user equipment, second information comprising an indicator that identifies the uplink downlink split pattern out of a plurality of uplink downlink split patterns, wherein the first information is different from the second information and the first information is transmitted by radio resource control signaling and the second information is indicated in layer 1 (L1) signaling, uplink grant signaling, downlink grant signaling, or some combination thereof.
A method comprising:
- receiving, from a base unit, first information indicating a frame period length;
- receiving, from the base unit, second information comprising an indicator that indicates an uplink downlink split pattern out of a plurality of uplink downlink split patterns, wherein the first information is different from the second information;
- determining a frame period length for uplink and downlink communication with the base unit based on the first information;
- determining the uplink downlink split pattern based on the second information;
- transmitting, to the base unit, uplink data in uplink resources based on the frame period length and the uplink downlink split pattern;
- and
- receiving, from the base unit, downlink data in downlink resources based on the frame period length and the uplink downlink split pattern.
An apparatus comprising:
- a receiver that;
- receives, from a base unit, first information indicating a frame period length;
- and
- receives, from the base unit, second information comprising an indicator that indicates an uplink downlink split pattern out of a plurality of uplink downlink split patterns, wherein the first information is different from the second information and the first information is received by radio resource control signaling and the second information is indicated in layer 1 (L1) signaling, uplink grant signaling, downlink grant signaling, or some combination thereof;
- a processor that;
- determines a frame period length for uplink and downlink communication with the base unit based on the first information;
- and
- determines the uplink downlink split pattern based on the second information;
- and
- a transmitter that transmits, to the base unit, uplink data in uplink resources based on the frame period length and the uplink downlink split pattern, wherein the receiver receives, from the base unit, downlink data in downlink resources based on the frame period length and the uplink downlink split pattern.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.