System and method for multiple point communications
First Claim
1. A method for wireless communications, the method comprising:
- signaling, by a controller device, information about a plurality of network element groups to a first user equipment, each network element in the plurality of network element groups associated with a network element identifier;
signaling, by the controller device, information about a set of communications system resources for each of the plurality of network element groups to the first user equipment, each set of communications system resources including a respective generalized user equipment identifier, each set of communications system resources comprising a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), and the information about each set of communications system resources including information that indicating whether simultaneous transmission of the PUCCH and the PUSCH is present;
transmitting, to the first user equipment by a first network element associated with a first network element group in the plurality of network element groups, first data on a first set of communications system resources associated with the first network element group and using a first generalized user equipment identifier; and
transmitting, to the first user equipment by a second network element associated with a second network element group in the plurality of network element groups, second data on a second set of communications system resources associated with the second network element group and using a second generalized user equipment identifier different from the first generalized user equipment identifier, while the first network element is connected to the first user equipment.
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Abstract
A method for multiple point communications includes configuring a set of first communications system resources to form a plurality of first communications system resource groups, each first communications system resource group including a plurality of channels, and configuring a set of second communications system resources for each one of the plurality of first communications system resource groups, the set of second communications system resources used to convey a feedback transmission. The method also includes signaling information about the plurality of first communications system resource groups to a first user equipment, and signaling information about the sets of second communications system resources associated with the plurality of first communications system resource groups to the first user equipment.
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35 Claims
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1. A method for wireless communications, the method comprising:
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signaling, by a controller device, information about a plurality of network element groups to a first user equipment, each network element in the plurality of network element groups associated with a network element identifier; signaling, by the controller device, information about a set of communications system resources for each of the plurality of network element groups to the first user equipment, each set of communications system resources including a respective generalized user equipment identifier, each set of communications system resources comprising a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), and the information about each set of communications system resources including information that indicating whether simultaneous transmission of the PUCCH and the PUSCH is present; transmitting, to the first user equipment by a first network element associated with a first network element group in the plurality of network element groups, first data on a first set of communications system resources associated with the first network element group and using a first generalized user equipment identifier; and transmitting, to the first user equipment by a second network element associated with a second network element group in the plurality of network element groups, second data on a second set of communications system resources associated with the second network element group and using a second generalized user equipment identifier different from the first generalized user equipment identifier, while the first network element is connected to the first user equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for wireless communications, the method comprising:
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signaling, by a controller device, information about a plurality of network element groups to a first user equipment, each network element in the plurality of network element groups associated with a network element identifier; signaling, by the controller device, information about a set of communications system resources for each of the plurality of network element groups to the first user equipment, each set of communications system resources including a respective generalized user equipment identifier, each set of communications system resources comprising a set of demodulation reference signals for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), and each set of communications system resources comprising a PDCCH or an EPDCCH channel to indicate a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) belonging to the set of demodulation reference signals for the PDSCH; transmitting, to the first user equipment by a first network element associated with a first network element group in the plurality of network element groups, first data on a first set of communications system resources associated with the first network element group and using a first generalized user equipment identifier; and transmitting, to the first user equipment by a second network element associated with a second network element group in the plurality of network element groups, second data on a second set of communications system resources associated with the second network element group and using a second generalized user equipment identifier different from the first generalized user equipment identifier, while the first network element is connected to the first user equipment.
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18. A method for multiple point communications, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a user equipment, information from a communications controller about a plurality of network element groups in a communications system, each network element in the plurality of network element groups associated with a network element identifier; receiving, at the user equipment, information from the communications controller about a set of communications system resources for each of the plurality of network element groups, each set of communications system resources including a respective generalized user equipment identifier, each set of communications system resources comprising a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), and the information about each set of communications system resources including information indicating whether simultaneous transmission of the PUCCH and the PUSCH is present; receiving, at the user equipment from a first network element associated with a first network element group in the plurality of network element groups, first data on a first set of communications system resources associated with the first network element group and using a first generalized user equipment identifier; and receiving, at the user equipment from a second network element associated with a second network element group in the plurality of network element groups, second data on a second set of communications system resources associated with the second network element group and using a second generalized user equipment identifier different from the first generalized user equipment identifier, while the user equipment is connected to the first network element. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A wireless communications system, comprising:
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a controller device having a transmitter configured to; signal information about a plurality of network element groups to a first user equipment, each network element in the plurality of network element groups associated with a network element identifier, and signal information about a set of communications system resources for each of the plurality of network element groups to the first user equipment, each set of communications system resources including a respective generalized user equipment identifier, each set of communications system resources comprising a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), and the information about each set of communications system resources including information indicating whether simultaneous transmission of the PUCCH and the PUSCH is on; a first network element associated with a first network element group in the plurality of network element groups, and configured to transmit, to the first user equipment, first data on a first set of communications system resources associated with the first network element group and using a first generalized user equipment identifier; and a second network element associated with a second network element group in the plurality of network element groups, and configured to transmit, to the first user equipment, second data on a second set of communications system resources associated with the second network element group and using a second generalized user equipment identifier different from the first generalized user equipment identifier, while the first network element is connected to the first user equipment. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A user equipment comprising:
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a processor; and a receiver operatively coupled to the processor and configured to; receive information from a controller device about a plurality of network element groups of a communications system, each network element in the plurality of network element groups associated with a network element identifier; receive information from the controller device about a set of communications system resources for each of the plurality of network element groups, each set of communications system resources including a respective generalized user equipment identifier, each set of communications system resources comprising a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), and the information about each set of communications system resources including information indicating whether simultaneous transmission of the PUCCH and the PUSCH is on; receive, from a first network element associated with a first network element group in the plurality of network element groups, first data on a first set of communications system resources associated with the first network element group and using a first generalized user equipment identifier; and receive, from a second network element associated with a second network element group in the plurality of network element groups, second data on a second set of communications system resources associated with the second network element group and using a second generalized user equipment identifier different from the first generalized user equipment identifier, while the user equipment is connected to the first network element. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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