Transmission of control information to reduced bandwidth terminals
First Claim
1. A communications terminal comprising:
- a transceiver configured to receive data from a wireless communications network transmitted via a wireless access interface provided by the wireless communications network using a plurality of OFDM sub-carriers, anda controller configured to receive a resource allocation message, which allocates resources to the communications terminal for receiving the data from the wireless communications network, wherein the controller is configured to control the transceiver toreceive from a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) the resource allocation message, the PDCCH having a bandwidth corresponding to a first frequency band, the resource allocation message allocating the communications resources within a second frequency band, the first frequency band providing a first group of the plurality of OFDM sub-carriers within the first frequency band, and the second frequency band being formed from a second group of the plurality of OFDM sub-carriers within the second frequency band, the second group of the plurality of OFDM sub-carriers being smaller than the first group of the plurality of OFDM sub-carriers and the second frequency band being selected from within the first frequency band to form a virtual carrier, andreceive control information from a virtual carrier-physical downlink control channel (VC-PDCCH) within the second frequency band from the second group of OFDM sub-carriers, wherein the control information allocates communication resources for receiving the data by the communications terminal from the second group of OFDM sub-carriers; and
receive data from within the second frequency band based on a combination of resources allocated for data communication within the second frequency band identified in the resource allocation message received from the PDCCH and resources allocated for data communication within the second group of OFDM sub-carriers identified in the control information received from the VC-PDCCH,wherein a location of the VC-PDCCH is not included in the resource allocation message received from the PDCCH and is predefined in the communications terminal,wherein the PDCCH and the VC-PDCCH are located at opposite ends of a sub-frame, relative to time, andwherein the VC-PDCCH occupies less than one half of the second frequency band.
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Abstract
A method receiving data at a communications terminal from an OFDM wireless communications network including a wireless access interface communicating the data using plural OFDM sub-carriers includes: receiving from a first control channel having a bandwidth corresponding to a first frequency band providing first plural OFDM sub-carriers a resource allocation message allocating communications resources of a second group of OFDM sub-carriers; and receiving from a second control channel within the second frequency band within the second group of OFDM sub-carriers control information specific to the communications terminal operating to receive the data via the second group of OFDM sub-carriers. The communications terminal receives resource allocation messages from the first control channel to allocate resources within the second frequency band forming a virtual carrier and to receive control information specific to the communications terminal, which receives data from the second frequency band of the virtual carrier via a second control channel.
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15 Claims
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1. A communications terminal comprising:
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a transceiver configured to receive data from a wireless communications network transmitted via a wireless access interface provided by the wireless communications network using a plurality of OFDM sub-carriers, and a controller configured to receive a resource allocation message, which allocates resources to the communications terminal for receiving the data from the wireless communications network, wherein the controller is configured to control the transceiver to receive from a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) the resource allocation message, the PDCCH having a bandwidth corresponding to a first frequency band, the resource allocation message allocating the communications resources within a second frequency band, the first frequency band providing a first group of the plurality of OFDM sub-carriers within the first frequency band, and the second frequency band being formed from a second group of the plurality of OFDM sub-carriers within the second frequency band, the second group of the plurality of OFDM sub-carriers being smaller than the first group of the plurality of OFDM sub-carriers and the second frequency band being selected from within the first frequency band to form a virtual carrier, and receive control information from a virtual carrier-physical downlink control channel (VC-PDCCH) within the second frequency band from the second group of OFDM sub-carriers, wherein the control information allocates communication resources for receiving the data by the communications terminal from the second group of OFDM sub-carriers; and receive data from within the second frequency band based on a combination of resources allocated for data communication within the second frequency band identified in the resource allocation message received from the PDCCH and resources allocated for data communication within the second group of OFDM sub-carriers identified in the control information received from the VC-PDCCH, wherein a location of the VC-PDCCH is not included in the resource allocation message received from the PDCCH and is predefined in the communications terminal, wherein the PDCCH and the VC-PDCCH are located at opposite ends of a sub-frame, relative to time, and wherein the VC-PDCCH occupies less than one half of the second frequency band. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of receiving data at a communications terminal from a mobile communications network transmitted via a wireless access interface provided by the wireless communications network using a plurality of OFDM sub-carriers, the method comprising:
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receiving a resource allocation message, which allocates resources to the communications terminal for receiving the data from the wireless communications network, the receiving the resource allocation message including receiving from a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) the resource allocation message, the PDCCH having a bandwidth corresponding to a first frequency band, the resource allocation message allocating the communications resources within a second frequency band, the first frequency band providing a first group of the plurality of OFDM sub-carriers within the first frequency band, and the second frequency band being formed from a second group of the plurality of OFDM sub-carriers within the second frequency band, the second group of the plurality of OFDM sub-carriers being smaller than the first group of the plurality of OFDM sub-carriers and the second frequency band being selected from within the first frequency band to form a virtual carrier, and the method includes receiving control information from a virtual carrier-physical downlink control channel (VC-PDCCH) within the second frequency band from the second group of OFDM sub-carriers, wherein the control information allocates communication resources for receiving the data by the communications terminal from the second group of OFDM sub-carriers; and receiving data from within the second frequency band based on a combination of resources allocated for data communication within the second frequency band identified in the resource allocation message received from the PDCCH and resources allocated for data communication within the second group of OFDM sub-carriers identified in the control information received from the VC-PDCCH, wherein a location of the VC-PDCCH is not included in the resource allocation message received from the PDCCH and is predefined in the communications terminal, wherein the PDCCH and the VC-PDCCH are located at opposite ends of a sub-frame, relative to time, and wherein the VC-PDCCH occupies less than one half of the second frequency band. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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