Subframe dependent physical uplink control channel (pucch) region design
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsTingfang Ji, Wanshi Chen, Durga Prasad Malladi, Peter Gaal
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Abstract
According to certain aspects, resources allocated to a user equipment (UE) for physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmissions may be determined in a subframe-type dependent manner. As a result, PUCCH regions for different subframes may vary based on the subframe types.
Claims48
A method for allocating uplink resources in a wireless communications network, comprising:
- determining an allocation of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources of a subframe for a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), wherein at least one of a location and a size of a region of PUCCH resources allocated for the subframe is dependent on a subframe type and subframe types comprise at least a first type in which transmissions in a first cell are protected by restricting transmissions in a second cell;
- and
- signaling the resource allocation to a user equipment (UE).
A method for determining allocated uplink resources in a wireless communications network, comprising:
- determining an allocation of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources of a subframe for a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), wherein at least one of a location and a size of a region of PUCCH resources allocated for the subframe is dependent on a subframe type and subframe types comprise at least a first type in which transmissions in a first cell are protected by restricting transmissions in a second cell;
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- transmitting, in the subframe, information to a base station of the first cell using the allocated PUCCH resources for that subframe type.
An apparatus for allocating uplink resources in a wireless communications network, comprising:
- means for determining an allocation of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources of a subframe for a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), wherein at least one of a location and a size of a region of PUCCH resources allocated for the subframe is dependent on a subframe type and subframe types comprise at least a first type in which transmissions in a first cell are protected by restricting transmissions in a second cell;
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- means for signaling the resource allocation to a user equipment (UE).
A apparatus for determining allocated uplink resources in a wireless communications network, comprising:
- means for determining an allocation of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources of a subframe for a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), wherein at least one of a location and a size of a region of PUCCH resources allocated for the subframe is dependent on a subframe type and subframe types comprise at least a first type in which transmissions in a first cell are protected by restricting transmissions in a second cell;
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- means for transmitting, in the subframe, information to a base station of the first cell using the allocated PUCCH resources for that subframe type.
An apparatus for allocating uplink resources in a wireless communications network, comprising:
- at least one processor configured to:
- determine an allocation of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources of a subframe for a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), wherein at least one of a location and a size of a region of PUCCH resources allocated for the subframe is dependent on a subframe type and subframe types comprise at least a first type in which transmissions in a first cell are protected by restricting transmissions in a second cell, and
- signal the resource allocation to a user equipment (UE);
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- a memory coupled to the at least one processor.
An apparatus for allocating uplink resources in a wireless communications network, comprising:
- at least one processor configured to:
- determine an allocation of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources of a subframe for a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), wherein at least one of a location and a size of a region of PUCCH resources allocated for the subframe is dependent on a subframe type and subframe types comprise at least a first type in which transmissions in a first cell are protected by restricting transmissions in a second cell, and
- transmit, in the subframe, information to a base station of the first cell using the allocated PUCCH resources for that subframe type;
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- a memory coupled to the at least one processor.
A computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon for allocating uplink resources in a wireless communications network, the instructions executable by one or more processors for:
- determining an allocation of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources of a subframe for a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), wherein at least one of a location and a size of a region of PUCCH resources allocated for the subframe is dependent on a subframe type and subframe types comprise at least a first type in which transmissions in a first cell are protected by restricting transmissions in a second cell;
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- signaling the resource allocation to a user equipment (UE).
A computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon for determining allocated uplink resources in a wireless communications network, the instructions executable by one or more processors for:
- determining an allocation of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources of a subframe for a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), wherein at least one of a location and a size of a region of PUCCH resources allocated for the subframe is dependent on a subframe type and subframe types comprise at least a first type in which transmissions in a first cell are protected by restricting transmissions in a second cell;
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- transmitting, in the subframe, information to a base station of the first cell using the allocated PUCCH resources for that subframe type.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.