System and method for resource allocation for massive carrier aggregation
First Claim
1. A method for allocating resources of component carriers to a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:
- configuring, by a communications controller, a first group of component carriers with resource allocations indicated by a single joint downlink control information (DCI) message;
configuring, by the communications controller, a second group of component carriers with resource allocations for each component carrier indicated by a dedicated DCI message;
generating, by the communications controller, the single joint DCI message indicating first resource allocations for a first subset comprising a plurality of component carriers of the first group of component carriers;
generating, by the communications controller, one or more dedicated DCI messages, each dedicated DCI message indicating a second resource allocation for a component carrier in a second subset of the second group of component carriers;
mapping, by the communications controller, each one of the single joint DCI message and the one or more dedicated DCI messages to a respective control channel, each of the single joint and dedicated DCI messages being separate messages from each other; and
sending, by the communications controller, the control channels to the UE.
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Abstract
A method for allocating network resources to user equipments (UEs) includes configuring a first group of component carriers with resource allocations indicated by a joint downlink control information (DCI) message, configuring a second group of component carriers with resource allocations for each component carrier indicated by a dedicated DCI message, generating the joint DCI message indicating first resource allocations for a first subset of the first group of component carriers, generating a plurality of dedicated DCI messages, wherein each dedicated DCI message indicates a second resource allocation for a component carrier in a second subset of the second group of component carriers, mapping each one of the joint DCI message and the plurality of dedicated DCI messages to a control channel, and sending the control channels to the UE.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for allocating resources of component carriers to a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:
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configuring, by a communications controller, a first group of component carriers with resource allocations indicated by a single joint downlink control information (DCI) message; configuring, by the communications controller, a second group of component carriers with resource allocations for each component carrier indicated by a dedicated DCI message; generating, by the communications controller, the single joint DCI message indicating first resource allocations for a first subset comprising a plurality of component carriers of the first group of component carriers; generating, by the communications controller, one or more dedicated DCI messages, each dedicated DCI message indicating a second resource allocation for a component carrier in a second subset of the second group of component carriers; mapping, by the communications controller, each one of the single joint DCI message and the one or more dedicated DCI messages to a respective control channel, each of the single joint and dedicated DCI messages being separate messages from each other; and sending, by the communications controller, the control channels to the UE. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for determining allocated resources of component carriers, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a user equipment (UE), a component carrier configuration indicating a first group of component carriers and a second group of component carriers; receiving, by the UE, a single joint downlink control information (DCI) message and one or more dedicated DCI messages, each DCI message on a respective control channel, each of the single joint and dedicated DCI messages being separate messages from each other, the single joint DCI message indicating first resource allocations for a first subset comprising a plurality of component carriers of the first group of component carriers, and each dedicated DCI message indicating a second resource allocation for a component carrier in a second subset of the second group of component carriers; and communicating, by the UE, data in accordance with the resource allocations of the first subset and the second subset. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A communications controller adapted to allocate component carriers to a user equipment (UE), the communications controller comprising:
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a processor; and a computer readable storage medium storing programming for execution by the processor, the programming including instructions to configure the communications controller to; configure a first group of component carriers with resource allocations indicated by a single joint downlink control information (DCI) message, configure a second group of component carriers with resource allocations for each component carrier indicated by a dedicated DCI message, generate the single joint DCI message indicating first resource allocations for a first subset comprising a plurality of component carriers of the first group of component carriers, generate one or more dedicated DCI messages, wherein each dedicated DCI message indicates a second resource allocation for a component carrier in a second subset of the second group of component carriers, map each one of the single joint DCI message and the one or more dedicated DCI messages to a respective control channel, each of the single joint and dedicated DCI messages being separate messages from each other; and send the control channels to the UE. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A user equipment (UE) adapted to determine allocated network resources, the UE comprising:
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a processor; and a computer readable storage medium storing programming for execution by the processor, the programming including instructions to configure the UE to; receive a component carrier configuration indicating a first group of component carriers and a second group of component carriers, receive a single joint downlink control information (DCI) message and one or more dedicated DCI messages, each DCI message on a respective control channel, each of the single joint and dedicated DCI messages being separate messages from each other, the single joint DCI message indicating first resource allocations for a first subset comprising a plurality of component carriers of the first group of component carriers, and each dedicated DCI message indicating a second resource allocation for a component carrier in a second subset of the second group of component carriers, and communicate data in accordance with the resource allocations of the first subset and the second subset. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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