Physical downlink control channel transmission method, base station device, and user equipment

• US 10,349,394 B2
• Filed: 05/05/2017
• Issued: 07/09/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Zhang, Xiangdong, Yu, Zheng, Xia, Jinhuan
• Primary Examiner(s): Jiang, Charles C
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kavleski, Ryan C
• Application Number:
  US15/588,209
• Publication Number:
  US 20170245250A1
• Time in Patent Office: 795 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0053 Allocation of signaling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0094 Indication of how sub-channels of the path are allocated
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/0833 Random access procedures, e.g. with 4-step access
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/085 collision avoidance
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a physical downlink control channel sending method. The method includes: sending configuration information of a first physical downlink control channel on a predefined resource, where the configuration information of the first physical downlink control channel is used to indicate manners of sending and receiving the first physical downlink control channel; and sending the first physical downlink control channel according to the configuration information of the first physical downlink control channel. Correspondingly, the embodiments of the present disclosure further disclose a physical downlink control channel receiving method, a base station device, and user equipment. By using the present disclosure, a physical downlink control channel, especially, an EPDCCH channel, can be transmitted, to resolve a problem of physical downlink control channel transmission caused by the fact that narrowband user equipment cannot receive a broadband PDCCH channel.

Claims

1. A method for sending a physical downlink control channel, the method comprising:

sending a random access response message on a predefined resource, wherein the random access response message carries configuration information of a first physical downlink control channel for indicating manners of sending and receiving the first physical downlink control channel; and

sending control information on the first physical downlink control channel according to the configuration information of the first physical downlink control channel;

wherein sending the random access response message comprises;

sending the random access response message, and adding indication information to the random access response message, wherein the indication information comprises scheduling information of a random access contention resolution message for indicating manners of sending and receiving the random access contention resolution message;

sending the random access contention resolution message, wherein the random access contention resolution message carries the configuration information of the first physical downlink control channel, or

sending the random access response message, and adding indication information to the random access response message, wherein the indication information comprises configuration information of a third physical downlink control channel for indicating manners of sending and receiving the third physical downlink control channel, the third physical downlink control channel for transmitting scheduling information of a random access contention resolution message for indicating manners of sending and receiving the random access contention resolution message, and the configuration information of the third physical downlink control channel comprises configuration information of a common search space in the third physical downlink control channel, and/or configuration information of a user equipment specific search space in a physical downlink control resource of the third physical downlink control channel; and

sending the random access contention resolution message, wherein the random access contention resolution message carries the configuration information of the first physical downlink control channel.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

sending scheduling information of a random access response message on the predefined resource for indicating manners of sending and receiving the random access response message; and

sending the random access response message according to the scheduling information of the random access response message, wherein the random access response message carries the configuration information of the first physical downlink control channel.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein sending scheduling information of a random access response message on the predefined resource comprises:

determining a common search space on the predefined resource; and

sending, in the common search space, a second physical downlink control channel for scheduling the random access response message, wherein the second physical downlink control channel carries the scheduling information of the random access response message.

4. A method for receiving a physical downlink control channel, the method comprising:

receiving a random access response message on a predefined resource;

obtaining configuration information of a first physical downlink control channel carried in the random access response message for indicating manners of sending and receiving the first physical downlink control channel; and

receiving control information on the first physical downlink control channel according to the configuration information of the first physical downlink control channel;

wherein obtaining the configuration information of the first physical downlink control channel carried in the random access response message comprises;

receiving the random access response message, and obtaining indication information carried in the random access response message, the indication information comprising scheduling information of a random access contention resolution message for indicating manners of sending and receiving the random access contention resolution message;

receiving the random access contention resolution message according to the scheduling information of the random access contention resolution message, and obtaining the configuration information of the first physical downlink control channel carried in the random access contention resolution message, or

receiving the random access response message, and obtaining indication information carried in the random access response message, wherein the indication information comprises configuration information of a third physical downlink control channel for indicating manners of sending and receiving the third physical downlink control channel, the third physical downlink control channel for transmitting scheduling information of a random access contention resolution message for indicating manners of sending and receiving the random access contention resolution message, and the configuration information of the third physical downlink control channel comprises configuration information of a common search space in the third physical downlink control channel, and/or configuration information of a user equipment specific search space in a physical downlink control resource of the third physical downlink control channel; and

receiving the random access contention resolution message according to the scheduling information of the random access contention resolution message, and obtaining the configuration information of the first physical downlink control channel carried in the random access contention resolution message.

5. The method according to claim 4, further comprising:

receiving scheduling information of a random access response message on the predefined resource, the scheduling information of the random access response message for indicating manners of sending and receiving the random access response message; and

receiving the random access response message according to the scheduling information of the random access response message, and obtaining the configuration information of the first physical downlink control channel carried in the random access response message.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein receiving scheduling information of a random access response message on the predefined resource comprises:

determining a common search space on the predefined resource; and

receiving, in the common search space, a second physical downlink control channel for scheduling the random access response message, and obtaining the scheduling information that is of the random access response message and that is carried in the second physical downlink control channel.

7. A base station device, comprising:

a processor; and

memory coupled to the processor and storing programming instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the base station to;

send a random access response message on a predefined resource, wherein the random access response message carries configuration information of a first physical downlink control channel for indicating manners of sending and receiving the first physical downlink control channel;

send control information on the first physical downlink control channel according to the configuration information of the first physical downlink control channel;

send the random access response message, and add indication information to the random access response message, wherein the indication information comprises scheduling information of a random access contention resolution message for indicating manners of sending and receiving the random access contention resolution message;

send the random access contention resolution message, wherein the random access contention resolution message carries the configuration information of the first physical downlink control channel, or

send the random access response message, and add indication information to the random access response message, wherein the indication information comprises configuration information of a third physical downlink control channel for indicating manners of sending and receiving the third physical downlink control channel, the third physical downlink control channel for transmitting scheduling information of a random access contention resolution message, the scheduling information of the random access contention resolution message for indicating manners of sending and receiving the random access contention resolution message, and the configuration information of the third physical downlink control channel comprises configuration information of a common search space in the third physical downlink control channel, and/or configuration information of a user equipment specific search space in a physical downlink control resource of the third physical downlink control channel; and

send the random access contention resolution message, wherein the random access contention resolution message carries the configuration information of the first physical downlink control channel.

8. The base station device according to claim 7, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the base station to:

send scheduling information of a random access response message on the predefined resource for indicating manners of sending and receiving the random access response message; and

send the random access response message according to the scheduling information of the random access response message, wherein the random access response message carries the configuration information of the first physical downlink control channel.

9. The base station device according to claim 8, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the base station to:

determine a common search space on the predefined resource; and

send, in the common search space, a second physical downlink control channel for scheduling the random access response message, wherein the second physical downlink control channel carries the scheduling information of the random access response message.

10. User equipment, comprising:

a processor; and

memory coupled to the processor and storing programming instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the user equipment to;

receive a random access response message on a predefined resource;

obtain configuration information of a first physical downlink control channel carried in the random access response message for indicating manners of sending and receiving the first physical downlink control channel; and

receive control information on the first physical downlink control channel according to the configuration information of the first physical downlink control channel;

receive the random access response message, and obtain indication information carried in the random access response message, wherein the indication information comprises scheduling information of a random access contention resolution message for indicating manners of sending and receiving the random access contention resolution message;

receive the random access contention resolution message according to the scheduling information of the random access contention resolution message, and obtain the configuration information of the first physical downlink control channel carried in the random access contention resolution message, or

receive the random access response message, and obtain indication information carried in the random access response message, wherein the indication information comprises configuration information of a third physical downlink control channel for indicating manners of sending and receiving the third physical downlink control channel, the third physical downlink control channel for transmitting scheduling information of a random access contention resolution message, the scheduling information of the random access contention resolution message for indicating manners of sending and receiving the random access contention resolution message, and the configuration information of the third physical downlink control channel comprises configuration information of a common search space in the third physical downlink control channel, and/or configuration information of a user equipment specific search space in a physical downlink control resource of the third physical downlink control channel; and

receive the random access contention resolution message according to the scheduling information of the random access contention resolution message, and obtain the configuration information of the first physical downlink control channel carried in the random access contention resolution message.

11. The user equipment according to claim 10, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the user equipment to:

receive scheduling information of a random access response message on the predefined resource for indicating manners of sending and receiving the random access response message; and

receive the random access response message according to the scheduling information of the random access response message, and obtain the configuration information of the first physical downlink control channel carried in the random access response message.

12. The user equipment according to claim 11, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the user equipment to:

determine a common search space on the predefined resource; and

receive, in the common search space, a second physical downlink control channel for scheduling the random access response message, and obtain the scheduling information that is of the random access response message and that is carried in the second physical downlink control channel.