System and Method for Data Channel Transmission and Reception
AssigneeFuturewei Technologies, Inc.
InventorsPhilippe Sartori, Anthony C.K. Soong, Fredrik Berggren
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Abstract
A method for operating a communications controller includes allocating a number of resource blocks to an enhanced physical downlink shared channel (ePDSCH), and identifying a starting point for the resource blocks of the ePDSCH, the starting point located within a control region of a subframe. The method also includes signaling to a user equipment (UE) the starting point of the resource blocks and the number of resource blocks allocated to the ePDSCH.
Claims31
A method for operating a communications controller, the method comprising:
- allocating, by the communications controller, a number of resource blocks to an enhanced physical downlink shared channel (ePDSCH);
- identifying, by the communications controller, a starting point for the resource blocks of the ePDSCH, the starting point located within a control region of a subframe;
- and
- signaling, by the communications controller, to a user equipment (UE) the starting point of the resource blocks and the number of resource blocks allocated to the ePDSCH.
A method for operating a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:
- decoding, by the UE, an enhanced physical downlink control channel to obtain a number of resource blocks allocated to an enhanced physical shared channel (ePDSCH);
- determining, by the UE, a starting point for the ePDSCH, the starting point located in a control region of a subframe;
- and
- receiving, by the UE, the ePDSCH in accordance with the starting point and the number of resource blocks allocated to the ePDSCH.
A communications controller comprising:
- a processor configured to allocate a number of resource blocks to an enhanced physical downlink shared channel (ePDSCH), and to identify a starting point for the resource blocks of the ePDSCH, the starting point located within a control region of a subframe;
- and
- a transmitter operatively coupled to the processor, the transmitter configured to signal to a user equipment (UE) the starting point of the resource blocks and the number of resource blocks allocated to the ePDSCH.
A user equipment (UE) comprising:
- a processor configured to decode an enhanced physical downlink control channel to obtain a number of resource blocks allocated to an enhanced physical shared channel (ePDSCH), and to determine a starting point for the ePDSCH, the starting point located in a control region of a subframe;
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- a receiver operatively coupled to the processor, the receiver configured to receive the ePDSCH in accordance with the starting point and the number of resource blocks allocated to the ePDSCH.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.