Method and system for signalling resource allocation information in an asymmetric multicarrier communication network

• US 10,142,964 B2
• Filed: 09/09/2013
• Issued: 11/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Nigam, Anshuman, Agiwal, Anil, Chang, Young-Bin
• Primary Examiner(s): Sefcheck, Gregory
• Assistant Examiner(s): Smith, Joshua
• Application Number:
  US14/021,953
• Publication Number:
  US 20140071961A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,905 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/04 Wireless resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0453 Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal

Abstract

A method and system signal resource allocation information in an asymmetric multicarrier communication network. A MS communicates with a BS using asymmetric carriers consisting of at least one low frequency carrier (e.g., primary carriers) in a cellular band and at least one high frequency carrier (e.g., secondary carriers) in a millimeter Wave band. In one embodiment, the BS allocates resources for one or more transmit time intervals in at least one of DL allocation interval of a secondary DL carrier and UL allocation interval of a secondary UL carrier for the MS, where the DL allocation interval spans one or more subframes of the secondary DL carrier and the UL allocation interval spans one or more subframes of the secondary UL carrier. The BS then transmits information regarding the allocated resources to the MS in a Packet Data Control Channel region of a subframe of the primary DL carrier.

Claims

1. A method of signaling resource allocation information in a multicarrier communication system, the method comprising:

allocating resources in a downlink allocation interval for a secondary downlink carrier and an uplink allocation interval for a secondary uplink carrier, wherein the downlink allocation interval is included in a part of a first subframe and a part of a second subframe on the secondary downlink carrier and starts at a first predefined offset after a start time of a subframe on a primary downlink carrier, wherein the uplink allocation interval is included in a part of a third subframe and a part of a fourth subframe on the secondary uplink carrier and starts at a second predefined offset after the start time of the subframe on the primary downlink carrier, wherein a duration of the downlink allocation interval is equal to a duration of one subframe, and wherein a duration of the uplink allocation interval is equal to the duration of one subframe; and

transmitting resource allocation information about the allocated resources in a control region included in the subframe on the primary downlink carrier to a mobile station, wherein the resource allocation information includes information indicating a start time for the downlink allocation interval for the secondary downlink carrier and information indicating a start time for the uplink allocation interval for the secondary uplink carrier,

wherein each of frequencies of the secondary downlink carrier and the secondary uplink carrier is higher than a frequency of the primary downlink carrier.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the downlink allocation interval for the secondary downlink carrier starts at a same time as the subframe on the primary downlink carrier in which the resource allocation information for the downlink allocation interval is transmitted.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the downlink allocation interval for the secondary downlink carrier starts at the first predefined offset from and during a time duration of the subframe on the primary downlink carrier in which the resource allocation information for the downlink allocation interval is transmitted.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the first predefined offset is equal to at least one of a time duration of the control region in which the resource allocation information is transmitted, a time duration required for processing the resource allocation information, a time duration required to switch from a primary carrier to a secondary carrier, a time duration required to perform beam forming, or a time duration required to synchronize with the secondary carrier.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the uplink allocation interval for the secondary uplink carrier starts at the second predefined offset during a time duration of the subframe on the primary downlink carrier in which the resource allocation information for the uplink allocation interval is transmitted.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the second predefined offset is equal to at least one of a time duration of the control region in which the resource allocation information is transmitted, a time duration required for processing the resource allocation information, a time duration required to switch from a primary carrier to a secondary carrier, a time duration required to synchronize with the secondary carrier, a time duration required to prepare uplink packet based on the resource allocation information, a time duration required to perform beam forming, or a time duration required for uplink timing advance.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein transmission time intervals (TTIs) for both the secondary uplink carrier and the secondary downlink carrier are smaller than TTIs for the primary downlink carrier.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the subframe of the primary downlink carrier and a subframe of the secondary downlink carrier start at a same time, and wherein a subframe of the secondary uplink carrier is offset by a predefined time duration with respect to the subframe of the primary downlink carrier.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the predefined time duration is equal to at least one of a time duration of the control region in which the resource allocation information is transmitted, a time duration required for processing the resource allocation information, a time duration required to switch from a primary carrier to a secondary carrier, a time duration required to synchronize with the secondary carrier, a time duration required to perform beam forming, a time duration required to prepare uplink packet based on the resource allocation information, or a time duration required for uplink timing advance.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the subframe of the primary downlink carrier, a subframe of the secondary downlink carrier, and a subframe of the secondary uplink carrier start at a same time.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the uplink allocation interval for the secondary uplink carrier starts at a same time as a subframe on the secondary uplink carrier.

12. An apparatus of signaling resource allocation information in an multicarrier communication system, the apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a transceiver,

wherein the processor is configured to allocate resources in a downlink allocation interval for a secondary downlink carrier and an uplink allocation interval for a secondary uplink carrier, wherein the downlink allocation interval is included in a part of a first subframe and a part of a second subframe on the secondary downlink carrier and starts at a first predefined offset after a start time of a subframe on a primary downlink carrier, wherein the uplink allocation interval is included in a part of a third subframe and a part of a fourth subframe on the secondary uplink carrier and starts at a second predefined offset after the start time of the subframe on the primary downlink carrier, wherein a duration of the downlink allocation interval is equal to a duration of one subframe, and wherein a duration of the uplink allocation interval is equal to the duration of one subframe,

wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit resource allocation information about the allocated resources in a control region included in the subframe of the primary downlink carrier to a mobile station, wherein the resource allocation information includes information indicating a start time for the downlink allocation interval for the secondary downlink carrier and information indicating a start time for the uplink allocation interval for the secondary uplink carrier,

wherein each of frequencies of the secondary downlink carrier and the secondary uplink carrier is higher than a frequency of the primary downlink carrier.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the downlink allocation interval for the secondary downlink carrier starts at a same time as the subframe on the primary downlink carrier in which the resource allocation information for the downlink allocation interval is transmitted.

14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the downlink allocation interval for the secondary downlink carrier starts at the first predefined offset from and during a time duration of the subframe on the primary downlink carrier in which the resource allocation information for the downlink allocation interval is transmitted.

15. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the uplink allocation interval for the secondary uplink carrier starts at the second predefined offset from the subframe on the primary downlink carrier in which the resource allocation information for the uplink allocation interval is transmitted.

16. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein transmission time intervals (TTIs) in both the secondary uplink carrier and the secondary downlink carrier are smaller than TTIs for the primary downlink carrier.

17. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the subframe of the primary downlink carrier and a subframe of the secondary downlink carrier start at a same time, and wherein a subframe of the secondary uplink carrier is offset by a predefined time duration with respect to the subframe of the primary downlink carrier.

18. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the subframe of the primary downlink carrier, a subframe of the secondary downlink carrier, a subframe of the secondary uplink carrier start at the same time.

19. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the uplink allocation interval for the secondary uplink carrier starts at a same time as a subframe on the secondary uplink carrier.