Data channel scheduling method, device and system

• US 10,271,344 B2
• Filed: 10/14/2015
• Issued: 04/23/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Company Limited (China Information Communication Technology Group Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: China Academy of Telecom Technology (China Information Communication Technology Group Co. Ltd.)
• Inventors: Xu, Weijie, Pan, Xueming
• Primary Examiner(s): Mui, Gary
• Application Number:
  US15/522,868
• Publication Number:
  US 20170332388A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,287 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/001 the frequencies being arranged in component carriers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0053 Allocation of signaling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0453 Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/12 Wireless traffic scheduling
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/15 Setup of multiple wireless link connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/27 Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a data channel scheduling method, a data channel scheduling device and a data channel scheduling system. The data channel scheduling method includes steps of: configuring for a UE a set of serving cells; configuring for the UE a first serving cell and a second serving cell corresponding to each serving cell in the set of serving cells; transmitting a first PDCCH to the UE on the first serving cell corresponding to a third serving cell for scheduling the third serving cell to perform downlink data transmission with the UE; and transmitting a second PDCCH on the second serving cell corresponding to the third serving cell to the UE for scheduling the third serving cell to perform the uplink data transmission with the UE. The third serving cell is a serving cell in the set of serving cells. According to the present disclosure, the first serving cell for transmitting downlink scheduling information and the second serving cell for transmitting uplink scheduling information are configured separately for the serving cells for the data channel scheduling, so as to meet the requirements in the case that a carrier of an unlicensed frequency band is applied to CA.

Claims

1. A data channel scheduling method, comprising steps of:

receiving from a base station a configuration of a set of serving cells, the set of serving cells comprising at least one serving cell;

receiving from the base station a configuration of a first serving cell corresponding to each serving cell in the set of serving cells, the first serving cell being a serving cell in the set of serving cells;

receiving from the base station a configuration of a second serving cell corresponding to each serving cell in the set of serving cells, the second serving cell being a serving cell in the set of serving cells;

receiving a first Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) on the first serving cell corresponding to a third serving cell, the PDCCH carrying downlink scheduling information for scheduling the third serving cell to perform downlink data transmission with a current User Equipment (UE), the third serving cell being a serving cell in the set of serving cells which is configured to perform uplink data transmission and the downlink data transmission with the current UE; and

receiving a second PDCCH on the second serving cell corresponding to the third serving cell, the second PDCCH carrying uplink scheduling information for scheduling the third serving cell to perform the uplink data transmission with the current UE.

2. The data channel scheduling method according to claim 1, wherein the first serving cell corresponding to each serving cell in the set of serving cells is the serving cell itself.

3. The data channel scheduling method according to claim 1, wherein the first serving cell corresponding to each serving cell in the set of serving cells is any serving cell other than the serving cell.

4. The data channel scheduling method according to claim 2, wherein the first serving cell corresponding to each serving cell in the set of serving cells is a serving cell operating at an unlicensed frequency band.

5. The data channel scheduling method according to claim 1, wherein the second serving cell corresponding to each serving cell in the set of serving cells is any serving cell other than the serving cell.

6. The data channel scheduling method according to claim 1, wherein the second serving cell corresponding to each serving cell in the set of serving cells is the serving cell itself.

7. The data channel scheduling method according to claim 5, wherein the second serving cell corresponding to each serving cell in the set of serving cells is a serving cell operating a licensed frequency band.

8. The data channel scheduling method according to claim 1, wherein the first serving cell and the second serving cell corresponding to an identical serving cell in the set of serving cells are an identical serving cell or different serving cells.

9. The data channel scheduling method according to claim 1, wherein the step of receiving from the base station the configuration of the set of serving cells comprises receiving from the base station the configuration of the set of serving cells through Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling;

the step of receiving from the base station the configuration of the first serving cell corresponding to each serving cell in the set of serving cells includes receiving from the base station the configuration of the first serving cell corresponding to each serving cell in the set of serving cells through RRC signaling; and

the step of receiving from the base station the configuration of the second serving cell corresponding to each serving cell in the set of serving cells includes receiving from the base station the configuration of the second serving cell corresponding to each serving cell in the set of serving cells through RRC signaling.

10. A data channel scheduling method, comprising steps of:

configuring for a User Equipment (UE) a set of serving cells, the set of serving cells comprising at least one serving cell;

configuring for the UE a first serving cell corresponding to each serving cell in the set of serving cells, the first serving cell being a serving cell in the set of serving cells;

configuring for the UE a second serving cell corresponding to each serving cell in the set of serving cells, the second serving cell being a serving cell in the set of serving cells;

transmitting a first Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) to the UE on the first serving cell corresponding to a third serving cell, the first PDCCH carrying downlink scheduling information for scheduling the third serving cell to perform downlink data transmission with the UE, the third serving cell being a serving cell in the set of serving cells which is configured to perform uplink data transmission and the downlink data transmission with the UE; and

transmitting a second PDCCH on the second serving cell corresponding to the third serving cell to the UE, the second PDCCH carrying uplink scheduling information for scheduling the third serving cell to perform the uplink data transmission with the UE.

11. The data channel scheduling method according to claim 10, wherein the first serving cell corresponding to each serving cell in the set of serving cells is the serving cell itself.

12. The data channel scheduling method according to claim 10, wherein the first serving cell corresponding to each serving cell in the set of serving cells is any serving cell other than the serving cell.

13. The data channel scheduling method according to claim 11, wherein the first serving cell corresponding to each serving cell in the set of serving cells is a serving cell operating at an unlicensed frequency band.

14. The data channel scheduling method according to claim 10, wherein the second serving cell corresponding to each serving cell in the set of serving cells is any serving cell other than the serving cell.

15. The data channel scheduling method according to claim 10, wherein the second serving cell corresponding to each serving cell in the set of serving cells is the serving cell itself.

16. The data channel scheduling method according to claim 14, wherein the second serving cell corresponding to each serving cell in the set of serving cells is a serving cell operating a licensed frequency band.

17. The data channel scheduling method according to claim 10, wherein the first serving cell and the second serving cell corresponding to an identical serving cell in the set of serving cells are an identical serving cell or different serving cells.

18. The data channel scheduling method according to claim 10, wherein the step of configuring for the UE the set of serving cells comprises configuring for the UE the set of serving cells through radio resource control (RRC) signaling;

the step of configuring for the UE the first serving cell corresponding to each serving cell in the set of serving cells comprises configuring for the UE the first serving cell corresponding to each serving cell in the set of serving cells through RRC signaling; and

the step of configuring for the UE the second serving cell corresponding to each serving cell in the set of serving cells comprises configuring for the UE the second serving cell corresponding to each serving cell in the set of serving cells through RRC signaling.

19. A User Equipment (UE), comprising a processor, a transceiver and a memory;

wherein the processor is configured to read a program stored in the memory to;

receive through the transceiver from a base station a configuration of a set of serving cells, the set of serving cells comprising at least one serving cell;

receive through the transceiver from the base station a configuration of a first serving cell corresponding to each serving cell in the set of serving cells, the first serving cell being a serving cell in the set of serving cells;

receive through the transceiver from the base station a configuration of a second serving cell corresponding to each serving cell in the set of serving cells, the second serving cell being a serving cell in the set of serving cells;

receive through the transceiver a first Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) on the first serving cell corresponding to a third serving cell, the PDCCH carrying downlink scheduling information for scheduling the third serving cell to perform downlink data transmission with a current UE; and

receive through the transceiver a second PDCCH on the second serving cell corresponding to the third serving cell, the second PDCCH carrying uplink scheduling information for scheduling the third serving cell to perform uplink data transmission with the current UE, the third serving cell being a serving cell in the set of serving cells which is configured to perform the uplink data transmission and the downlink data transmission with the current UE.

20. A base station, comprising a processor, a transceiver and a memory,

wherein the processor is configured to read a program stored in the memory to:

configure for a User Equipment (UE) a set of serving cells, the set of serving cells comprising at least one serving cell;

configure for the UE a first serving cell corresponding to each serving cell in the set of serving cells, the first serving cell being a serving cell in the set of serving cells;

configure for the UE a second serving cell corresponding to each serving cell in the set of serving cells, the second serving cell being a serving cell in the set of serving cells;

transmit through the transceiver a first Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) to the UE on the first serving cell corresponding to a third serving cell, the first PDCCH carrying downlink scheduling information for scheduling the third serving cell to perform downlink data transmission with the UE; and

transmit through the transceiver a second PDCCH on the second serving cell corresponding to the third serving cell to the UE, the second PDCCH carrying uplink scheduling information for scheduling the third serving cell to perform uplink data transmission with the UE, the third serving cell being a serving cell in the set of serving cells which is configured to perform the uplink data transmission and the downlink data transmission with the UE.