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US 2013/0294361 A1Published application
Methods and apparatus for managing control and data transmissions for low cost user equipments
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsWanshi Chen, Hao Xu
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Abstract
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for managing control and data transmissions for low cost UEs. In certain aspects, multiplexing of a control channel and data channel may be allowed in a Physical Resource Block (PRB) pair of a subframe. An indication may be provided to the UE regarding whether a portion of resources of the PRB pair not used to transmit the control channel is available for transmitting the data channel. In alternative aspects, control and data may be scheduled in different subframes, such that there is no need to multiplex them in a subframe or a PRB pair in a same subframe.
Claims96
A method of wireless communication by a base station (BS), comprising:
- transmitting a control channel using a first portion of resources of at least one Physical Resource Block (PRB) pair of a subframe;
- and
- providing an indication regarding whether a second portion of resources of the PRB pair not used to transmit the control channel is available for transmitting a data channel.
An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
- means for transmitting a control channel using a first portion of resources of at least one Physical Resource Block (PRB) pair of a subframe;
- and
- means for providing an indication regarding whether a second portion of resources of the PRB pair not used to transmit the control channel is available for transmitting a data channel.
An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
- at least one processor configured to:
- transmit a control channel using a first portion of resources of at least one Physical Resource Block (PRB) pair of a subframe;
- and
- provide an indication regarding whether a second portion of resources of the PRB pair not used to transmit the control channel is available for transmitting a data channel;
- and
- a memory coupled to the at least one processor.
3 more elements
A computer program product for wireless communication, comprising:
- a computer-readable medium comprising code for:
- transmitting a control channel using a first portion of resources of at least one Physical Resource Block (PRB) pair of a subframe;
- and
- providing an indication regarding whether a second portion of resources of the PRB pair not used to transmit the control channel is available for transmitting a data channel.
1 more element
A method of wireless communication by a user equipment (UE), comprising:
- receiving a control channel using a first portion of resources of at least one Physical Resource Block (PRB) pair of a subframe;
- and
- receiving an indication regarding whether a second portion of resources of the PRB pair not used to transmit the control channel is available for receiving a data channel.
An apparatus for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE), comprising:
- means for receiving a control channel using a first portion of resources of at least one Physical Resource Block (PRB) pair of a subframe;
- and
- means for receiving an indication regarding whether a second portion of resources of the PRB pair not used to transmit the control channel is available for receiving a data channel.
An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
- at least one processor configured to:
- receive a control channel using a first portion of resources of at least one Physical Resource Block (PRB) pair of a subframe;
- and
- receive an indication regarding whether a second portion of resources of the PRB pair not used to transmit the control channel is available for receiving a data channel;
- and
- a memory coupled to the at least one processor.
3 more elements
A computer program product for wireless communication, comprising:
- a computer-readable medium comprising code for:
- receiving a control channel using a first portion of resources of at least one Physical Resource Block (PRB) pair of a subframe;
- and
- receiving an indication regarding whether a second portion of resources of the PRB pair not used to transmit the control channel is available for receiving a data channel.
1 more element
A method of wireless communications by a base station (BS), comprising:
- transmitting control information in a subframe of a first subset of subframes to schedule data transmissions in one or more subframes of a second subset of subframes, wherein the first subset of subframes is designated for transmitting control information without transmitting data and the second subset of subframes is designated for transmitting data without transmitting control information;
- and
- transmitting the data in the one or more subframes of the second subset in accordance with the transmitted control information.
An apparatus for wireless communications by a base station (BS), comprising:
- means for transmitting control information in a subframe of a first subset of subframes to schedule data transmissions in one or more subframes of a second subset of subframes, wherein the first subset of subframes is designated for transmitting control information without transmitting data and the second subset of subframes is designated for transmitting data without transmitting control information;
- and
- means for transmitting the data in the one or more subframes of the second subset in accordance with the transmitted control information.
An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
- at least one processor configured to:
- transmit control information in a subframe of a first subset of subframes to schedule data transmissions in one or more subframes of a second subset of subframes, wherein the first subset of subframes is designated for transmitting control information without transmitting data and the second subset of subframes is designated for transmitting data without transmitting control information;
- and
- transmit the data in the one or more subframes of the second subset in accordance with the transmitted control information;
- and
- a memory coupled to the at least one processor.
3 more elements
A computer program product for wireless communication, comprising:
- a computer-readable medium comprising code for:
- transmitting control information in a subframe of a first subset of subframes to schedule data transmissions in one or more subframes of a second subset of subframes, wherein the first subset of subframes is designated for transmitting control information without transmitting data and the second subset of subframes is designated for transmitting data without transmitting control information;
- and
- transmitting the data in the one or more subframes of the second subset in accordance with the transmitted control information.
1 more element
A method of wireless communications by a user equipment (UE), comprising:
- receiving control information in a subframe of a first subset of subframes scheduling data transmissions in one or more subframes of a second subset of subframes, wherein the first subset of subframes is designated for receiving control information without receiving data and the second subset of subframes is designated for receiving data without receiving control information;
- and
- receiving the data in the one or more subframes of the second subset in accordance with the received control information.
An apparatus for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE), comprising:
- means for receiving control information in a subframe of a first subset of subframes scheduling data transmissions in one or more subframes of a second subset of subframes, wherein the first subset of subframes is designated for receiving control information without receiving data and the second subset of subframes is designated for receiving data without receiving control information;
- and
- means for receiving the data in the one or more subframes of the second subset in accordance with the received control information.
An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
- at least one processor configured to:
- receive control information in a subframe of a first subset of subframes scheduling data transmissions in one or more subframes of a second subset of subframes, wherein the first subset of subframes is designated for receiving control information without receiving data and the second subset of subframes is designated for receiving data without receiving control information;
- and
- receive the data in the one or more subframes of the second subset in accordance with the received control information;
- and
- a memory coupled to the at least one processor.
3 more elements
A computer program product for wireless communication, comprising:
- a computer-readable medium comprising code for:
- receiving control information in a subframe of a first subset of subframes scheduling data transmissions in one or more subframes of a second subset of subframes, wherein the first subset of subframes is designated for receiving control information without receiving data and the second subset of subframes is designated for receiving data without receiving control information;
- and
- receiving the data in the one or more subframes of the second subset in accordance with the received control information.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.