Method and apparatus for providing control channels for broadcast and paging services
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorsAsbjorn Grovlen, Tsuyoshi Kashima, Jarkko Tuomo Koskela
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Abstract
An approach is provided to support resource allocation of broadcast or paging control channels. It is determined whether resource is allocated for a logical control channel. One or more fields of a physical downlink control channel is defined to signal the resource allocation for the logical control channel. The physical downlink control channel has a first format to support transmission of data over a downlink channel, and a second format that includes the one or more fields to support allocation of the logical control channel.
Claims30
A method comprising:
- determining whether a resource is allocated for a logical control channel;
- and
- defining one or more fields of a physical downlink control channel to signal the resource allocation for the logical control channel,
- wherein the physical downlink control channel includes a first format to support transmission of data over a physical downlink shared channel, and a second format including the one or more fields to support resource allocation for the logical control channel, and
- wherein the logical control channel comprises a paging control channel.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, perform at least the following:
- determining whether a resource is allocated for a logical control channel;
- and
- defining one or more fields of a physical downlink control channel to signal the resource allocation for the logical control channel,
- wherein the physical downlink control channel includes a first format to support transmission of data over a physical downlink shared channel, and a second format including the one or more fields to support resource allocation for the logical control channel, and
- wherein the logical control channel comprises a paging control channel.
An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one processor, the at least one memory, and the computer program code configured to cause the apparatus to at least:
- determine whether a resource is allocated for a logical control channel;
- and
- define one or more fields of a physical downlink control channel to signal the resource allocation for the logical control channel,
- wherein the physical downlink control channel includes a first format to support transmission of data over a physical downlink shared channel, and a second format including the one or more fields to support resource allocation for the logical control channel, and
- wherein the logical control channel comprises a paging control channel.
A method comprising:
- receiving, at a user equipment, a control message over a physical downlink control channel providing resource allocation for a logical control channel,
- wherein the control message includes a first format to provide transmission of data over a physical downlink shared channel, and a second format including one or more fields to provide resource allocation for the logical control channel, and
- wherein the logical control channel comprises a paging control channel.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, perform at least the following:
- receiving, at a user equipment, a control message over a physical downlink control channel providing resource allocation for a logical control channel,
- wherein the control message includes a first format to provide transmission of data over a physical downlink shared channel, and a second format including one or more fields to provide resource allocation for the logical control channel, and
- wherein the logical control channel comprises a paging control channel.
An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one processor, the at least one memory, and the computer program code configured to cause the apparatus to at least:
- receive a control message over a physical control channel providing resource allocation for a logical control channel,
- wherein the control message includes a first format to provide transmission of data over a physical downlink shared channel, and a second format including one or more fields to provide resource allocation for the logical control channel, and
- wherein the logical control channel comprises a paging control channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.