Secondary cell configuration and activation in a wireless network

• US 10,341,938 B2
• Filed: 03/14/2016
• Issued: 07/02/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
• Original Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
• Inventors: Dinan, Esmael Hejazi
• Primary Examiner(s): Crutchfield, Christopher M
• Application Number:
  US15/068,751
• Publication Number:
  US 20160278073A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,205 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0626 Channel coefficients, e.g. channel state information [CSI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/001 the frequencies being arranged in component carriers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0057 Physical resource allocation for CQI
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0098 Signalling of the activation or deactivation of component carriers, subcarriers or frequency bands
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/04 Reselecting a cell layer in multi-layered cells
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/08 Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery signalling during connection H04W76/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0446 Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/38 triggered by timers

Abstract

A wireless device receives, in subframe n, a media-access-control control element indicating activation of a secondary cell in a secondary physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) group. The wireless device starts transmission of channel state information (CSI) fields for the secondary cell from subframe n+8+k. k is equal to zero if the activation of the PUCCH secondary cell is completed before subframe n+8. k is greater than 0 and depends on when the activation of the PUCCH secondary cell is completed if the activation of the PUCCH secondary cell is completed on or after subframe n+8.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, at least one message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of cells, the plurality of cells grouped into a plurality of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) groups comprising;

a primary PUCCH group comprising a primary cell with a primary PUCCH transmitted to a base station; and

a secondary PUCCH group comprising a PUCCH secondary cell with a secondary PUCCH transmitted to the base station;

receiving, in a first subframe, a media-access-control control element indicating activation of a secondary cell in the secondary PUCCH group, wherein the secondary cell is different from the PUCCH secondary cell; and

starting transmission of channel state information (CSI) fields for the secondary cell from a second subframe that is a number plus eight subframes after the first subframe, wherein,

in response to the activation of the PUCCH secondary cell being completed on or after eight subframes after the first subframe;

the number is greater than zero; and

the number is determined based on when the activation of the PUCCH secondary cell is completed.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising starting a deactivation timer associated with the secondary cell in the eight subframe after the first subframe.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless device employs a next available uplink resource for reporting a CSI field of the CSI fields in the second subframe if there are no uplink resources for reporting the CSI field of the CSI fields in the second subframe.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising starting transmission of CSI fields of an activated cell in the secondary PUCCH group from the second subframe.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein a CSI field comprising an out of range CQI is transmitted when no valid CSI field with a channel quality index different from zero is available.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the configuration parameters comprise:

a plurality of common parameters; and

a plurality of dedicated parameters comprising a deactivation timer value.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the media-access-control control element comprises a bitmap.

8. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, at least one message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of cells, the plurality of cells grouped into a plurality of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) groups comprising;

a primary PUCCH group comprising a primary cell with a primary PUCCH; and

a secondary PUCCH group comprising a PUCCH secondary cell (SCell) with a secondary PUCCH;

receiving, in a first subframe, a media-access-control control element indicating activation of a plurality of SCells comprising;

a first SCell in the primary PUCCH group; and

a second SCell in the secondary PUCCH group, wherein the second SCell is different from the PUCCH SCell;

starting transmission of channel state information (CSI) fields for the first SCell from a second subframe that is eight subframes after the first subframe; and

starting transmission of CSI fields for the second SCell from a third subframe that is a number plus eight subframes after the first subframe, wherein in response to the activation of the PUCCH SCell being completed on or after the second subframe;

the number is greater than zero; and

the number is determined based on when the activation of the PUCCH SCell is completed.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

starting a first deactivation timer associated with the first SCell in the second subframe; and

starting a second deactivation timer associated with the second SCell in the second subframe.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the wireless device employs a next available uplink resource for reporting a CSI field of the CSI fields for the second SCell in the third subframe if there are no uplink resources for reporting the CSI field.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising the start of transmission of CSI fields of an activated cell in the secondary PUCCH group from the third subframe.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein a CSI field comprising an out of range CQI is transmitted when no valid CSI field with a channel quality index different from zero is available.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the configuration parameters comprise:

a plurality of common parameters; and

a plurality of dedicated parameters comprising a deactivation timer value.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the media-access-control control element comprises a bitmap.

15. A method comprising:

transmitting, by a base station to a wireless device, at least one message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of cells, the plurality of cells grouped into a plurality of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) groups comprising;

a primary PUCCH group comprising a primary cell with a primary PUCCH; and

a secondary PUCCH group comprising a PUCCH secondary cell (SCell) with a secondary PUCCH;

transmitting, in a first subframe, a media-access-control control element indicating activation of a plurality of SCells comprising;

a first SCell in the primary PUCCH group; and

a second SCell in the second PUCCH group, wherein the second SCell is different from the PUCCH SCell;

starting the reception, from the wireless device, of channel state information (CSI) fields for the first SCell from a second subframe that is eight subframes after the first subframe; and

starting the reception, from the wireless device, of CSI fields for the second SCell from a third subframe that is a number plus eight subframes after the first subframe, wherein in response to the activation of the PUCCH SCell being completed on or after the second subframe;

the number is greater than zero and determined based on when the activation of the PUCCH SCell is completed.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

starting a first deactivation timer associated with the first SCell in the second subframe; and

starting a second deactivation timer associated with the second SCell in the second subframe.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the base station receives the CSI field of the CSI fields for the second SCell in the third subframe in a next available uplink resource for receiving CSI fields from the wireless device if there are no uplink resources for receiving, from the wireless device, the CSI field of the CSI fields for the second SCell in the third subframe.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein a CSI field comprising an out of range CQI is received when no valid CSI field with a channel quality index different from zero is available.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the configuration parameters comprise:

a plurality of common parameters; and

a plurality of dedicated parameters comprising a deactivation timer value.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein the media-access-control control element comprises a bitmap.