Methods to map CIF and serving cells
First Claim
1. A method in a network node, comprising:
- configuring a wireless device with a plurality of carriers, each of the plurality of carriers comprising a communication channel between the wireless device and one of the network node or another wireless device;
grouping the configured carriers into at least a first group and a second group;
associating each of the configured carriers of the first group with one of a plurality of possible carrier indicator field values such that each of the configured carriers of the first group has a different carrier indicator field value than other configured carriers in the first group;
associating each of the configured carriers of the second group with one of the plurality of possible carrier indicator field values such that each of the configured carriers of the second group has a different carrier indicator field value than other configured carriers in the second group;
communicating, to the wireless device on a first carrier of either the first or second groups, information related to a particular carrier in the same group as the first carrier, wherein the particular carrier is identified by its associated carrier indicator field value;
associating each of the configured carriers of the first group with one of a plurality of possible cell index values;
associating each of the configured carriers of the second group with one of the plurality of possible cell index values;
configuring the wireless device to associate each carrier of the first and second groups with one of a plurality of possible carrier indicator field values based on the cell index value associated with each carrier, the associating comprising;
associating a carrier having a lowest numerical cell index value of each of the first and second groups with a lowest numerical carrier indicator field value; and
associating additional carriers of each of the first and second groups with one of the plurality of possible cell indicator field values such that each additional carrier having a next lowest numerical cell index value is associated with a next lowest numerical carrier indicator field value; and
configuring the wireless device to identify one of the plurality of configured carriers as the particular carrier based on the cell indicator field value associated with each carrier based on the cell index value.
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Abstract
A method comprises configuring a wireless device with a plurality of carriers, each of the plurality of carriers comprising a communication channel between the wireless device and one of the network node or another wireless device, and grouping the configured carriers into at least a first group and a second group. The method comprises associating each of the configured carriers of the first group with one of a plurality of possible carrier indicator field values, and associating each of the configured carriers of the second group with one of the plurality of possible carrier indicator field values. The method comprises communicating, to the wireless device on a first carrier of either the first or second groups, information related to a particular carrier in the same group as the first carrier, wherein the particular carrier is identified by its associated carrier indicator field value.
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26 Claims
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1. A method in a network node, comprising:
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configuring a wireless device with a plurality of carriers, each of the plurality of carriers comprising a communication channel between the wireless device and one of the network node or another wireless device; grouping the configured carriers into at least a first group and a second group; associating each of the configured carriers of the first group with one of a plurality of possible carrier indicator field values such that each of the configured carriers of the first group has a different carrier indicator field value than other configured carriers in the first group; associating each of the configured carriers of the second group with one of the plurality of possible carrier indicator field values such that each of the configured carriers of the second group has a different carrier indicator field value than other configured carriers in the second group; communicating, to the wireless device on a first carrier of either the first or second groups, information related to a particular carrier in the same group as the first carrier, wherein the particular carrier is identified by its associated carrier indicator field value; associating each of the configured carriers of the first group with one of a plurality of possible cell index values; associating each of the configured carriers of the second group with one of the plurality of possible cell index values; configuring the wireless device to associate each carrier of the first and second groups with one of a plurality of possible carrier indicator field values based on the cell index value associated with each carrier, the associating comprising; associating a carrier having a lowest numerical cell index value of each of the first and second groups with a lowest numerical carrier indicator field value; and associating additional carriers of each of the first and second groups with one of the plurality of possible cell indicator field values such that each additional carrier having a next lowest numerical cell index value is associated with a next lowest numerical carrier indicator field value; and configuring the wireless device to identify one of the plurality of configured carriers as the particular carrier based on the cell indicator field value associated with each carrier based on the cell index value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method in a wireless device, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a network node on a first carrier of either a first group of configured carriers or a second group of configured carriers, information related to a particular carrier in the same group as the first carrier, wherein the wireless device is configured with a plurality of carriers, each of the plurality of carriers comprising a communication channel between the wireless device and one of the network node or another wireless device, and the particular carrier is associated with one of a plurality of possible carrier indicator field values; determining, based on the first carrier on which the information was received, whether the first carrier belongs to the first group of configured carriers or the second group of configured carriers; and identifying, based on the determined group that the first carrier belongs to and the carrier indicator field value associated with the particular carrier, one of the plurality of configured carriers as the particular carrier; wherein each of the configured carriers of the first and second groups is associated with one of a plurality of possible cell index values, and the method further comprises; associating each carrier of the first and second groups with one of a plurality of possible carrier indicator field values based on the cell index value associated with each carrier, the associating comprising; associating a carrier having a lowest numerical cell index value of each of the first and second groups with a lowest numerical carrier indicator field value; and associating additional carriers of each of the first and second groups with one of the plurality of possible cell indicator field values such that each additional carrier having a next lowest numerical cell index value is associated with a next lowest numerical carrier indicator field value; and wherein identifying one of the plurality of configured carriers as the particular carrier is based on the cell indicator field value associated with each carrier based on the cell index value. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A network node, comprising:
one or more processors, the one or more processors configured to; configure a wireless device with a plurality of carriers, each of the plurality of carriers comprising a communication channel between the wireless device and one of the network node or another wireless device; group the configured carriers into at least a first group and a second group; associate each of the configured carriers of the first group with one of a plurality of possible carrier indicator field values such that each of the configured carriers of the first group has a different carrier indicator field value than other configured carriers in the first group; associate each of the configured carriers of the second group with one of the plurality of possible carrier indicator field values such that each of the configured carriers of the second group has a different carrier indicator field value than other configured carriers in the second group; communicate, to the wireless device on a first carrier of either the first or second groups, information related to a particular carrier in the same group as the first carrier, wherein the particular carrier is identified by its associated carrier indicator field value; associate each of the configured carriers of the first group with one of a plurality of possible cell index values; associate each of the configured carriers of the second group with one of the plurality of possible cell index values; configure the wireless device to associate each carrier of the first and second groups with one of a plurality of possible carrier indicator field values based on the cell index value associated with each carrier, the associating comprising; associating a carrier having a lowest numerical cell index value of each of the first and second groups with a lowest numerical carrier indicator field value; and associating additional carriers of each of the first and second groups with one of the plurality of possible cell indicator field values such that each additional carrier having a next lowest numerical cell index value is associated with a next lowest numerical carrier indicator field value; and configure the wireless device to identify one of the plurality of configured carriers as the particular carrier based on the cell indicator field value associated with each carrier based on the cell index value. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A wireless device, comprising:
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one or more processors, the one or more processors configured to; receive, from a network node on a first carrier of either a first group of configured carriers or a second group of configured carriers, information related to a particular carrier in the same group as the first carrier, wherein the wireless device is configured with a plurality of carriers, each of the plurality of carriers comprising a communication channel between the wireless device and one of the network node or another wireless device, and the particular carrier is associated with one of a plurality of possible carrier indicator field values; determine, based on the first carrier on which the information was received, whether the first carrier belongs to the first group of configured carriers or the second group of configured carriers; and identify, based on the determined group that the first carrier belongs to and the carrier indicator field value associated with the particular carrier, one of the plurality of configured carriers as the particular carrier; wherein each of the configured carriers of the first and second groups are associated with one of a plurality of possible cell index values, and the one or more processors are further configured to; associate each carrier of the first and second groups with one of a plurality of possible carrier indicator field values based on the cell index value associated with each carrier, the associating comprising; associating a carrier having a lowest numerical cell index value of each of the first and second groups with a lowest numerical carrier indicator field value; and associating additional carriers of each of the first and second groups with one of the plurality of possible cell indicator field values such that each additional carrier having a next lowest numerical cell index value is associated with a next lowest numerical carrier indicator field value; and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to identify one of the plurality of configured carriers as the particular carrier based on the cell indicator field value associated with each carrier based on the cell index value. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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