User Equipment Component Carrier Allocation
AssigneeBlackBerry Limited
InventorsZhijun Cai, Yi Yu
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Abstract
A method for configuring at least one component carrier (CC) for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH). The method includes receiving a CC configuration using a signaling protocol, wherein the CC is assigned using a semi-static configuration. Also included is a user equipment (UE) comprising a processor configured to receive a CC configuration for at least one CC for a PDSCH using a signaling protocol, wherein the CC is assigned using a semi-static configuration. Also included is an access node comprising a processor configured to transmit a CC configuration for at least one CC for a PDSCH using a signaling protocol, wherein the CC is assigned using a semi-static configuration.
Claims19
A method for configuring a component carrier (CC) in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a user equipment (UE) in the wireless communication network, a CC configuration for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), using a signaling protocol, wherein at least one CC is assigned for the PDSCH using a semi-static configuration;
- and
- receiving, by the user equipment, a CC configuration for a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) associated with the PDSCH, using the signaling protocol,
- wherein the CC configuration for the PDSCH is based on a traffic load for the UE, and
- wherein a number of assigned CCs for the PDSCH is increased to support an increase in a transmission data rate for the UE.
A method for configuring a component carrier (CC) in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
- transmitting, by an access node in the wireless communication network, a CC configuration for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), using a signaling protocol, wherein at least one CC is assigned for the PDSCH using a semi-static configuration;
- and
- transmitting, by the access node, a CC configuration for a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) associated with the PDSCH, using the signaling protocol,
- wherein the CC configuration for the PDSCH is based on a traffic load for a user equipment (UE) in the wireless communication network, and
- wherein a number of assigned CCs for the PDSCH is increased to support an increase in a transmission data rate for the UE.
A user equipment (UE) for use in a wireless communication network, the user equipment comprising:
- a processor configured to receive a component carrier (CC) configuration for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), using a signaling protocol, wherein at least one CC is assigned for the PDSCH using a semi-static configuration,
- wherein the processor is further configured to receive a CC configuration for a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) associated with the PDSCH, using the signaling protocol,
- wherein the CC configuration for the PDSCH is based on a traffic load for the UE, and
- wherein a number of assigned CCs for the PDSCH is increased to support an increase in a transmission data rate for the UE.
An access node for use in a wireless communication network, the access node comprising:
- a processor configured to transmit a component carrier (CC) configuration for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), using a signaling protocol, wherein at least one CC is assigned for the PDSCH using a semi-static configuration;
- and
- wherein the processor is further configured to transmit a CC configuration for a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) associated with the PDSCH, using the signaling protocol,
- wherein the CC configuration for the PDSCH is based on a traffic load for a user equipment (UE) in the wireless communication network, and
- wherein a number of assigned CCs for the PDSCH is increased to support an increase in a transmission data rate for the UE.
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions which are configured to cause a user equipment (UE) device to execute a method comprising the operations of:
- receiving a CC configuration for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), using a signaling protocol, wherein at least one CC is assigned for the PDSCH using a semi-static configuration;
- and
- receiving a CC configuration for a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) associated with the PDSCH, using the signaling protocol,
- wherein the CC configuration for the PDSCH is based on a traffic load for the UE, and
- wherein a number of assigned CCs for the PDSCH is increased to support an increase in a transmission data rate for the UE.
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions which are configured to cause an access node device to execute a method comprising the operations of:
- transmitting a CC configuration for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), using a signaling protocol, wherein at least one CC is assigned for the PDSCH using a semi-static configuration;
- and
- transmitting a CC configuration for a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) associated with the PDSCH, using the signaling protocol,
- wherein the CC configuration for the PDSCH is based on a traffic load for a user equipment (UE), and
- wherein a number of assigned CCs for the PDSCH is increased to support an increase in a transmission data rate for the UE.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.