Signaling of frequency domain resource assignment
First Claim
1. A user equipment (UE) configured to communicate with a network node in a wireless communication network, the UE comprising:
- power supply circuitry configured to supply power to the UE;
transceiver circuitry configured to communicate with the network node; and
processing circuitry operably coupled to the transceiver circuitry, whereby the processing circuitry and the transceiver circuitry are configured to;
receive, from the network node, a first indication of an active bandwidth part (BWP) usable for communicating via a shared communication channel, wherein the active BWP comprises NBWP,1size frequency-domain resource blocks (RBs);
receive, via a downlink control channel, a second indication of one or more assigned RBs within the active BWP, wherein;
the second indication is encoded with a plurality of bits,the plurality of bits is related to a total number of RBs, NBWP,2size, within a BWP other than the active BWP, andthe plurality of bits is insufficient to encode all assignable combinations of RBs within the active BWP; and
decode the second indication to obtain the one or more assigned RBs within the active BWP.
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Abstract
Embodiments include a method for receiving, by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication network, an assignment of frequency-domain resources of a communication channel shared with other UEs. Such embodiments include receiving an indication of an active carrier bandwidth part (BWP) usable for communicating via the shared channel Such embodiments include selecting one or more frequency-domain resource blocks (RBs), within the active BWP, to be assigned to the UE. Such embodiments include receiving an indication of one or more assigned RBs within the active BWP, wherein the indication is encoded using a plurality of available bits that are insufficient to encode all assignable combinations of RBs within the active BWP. Such embodiments include decoding the indication to obtain the assigned RBs within the active BWP. Embodiments also include complementary methods performed by a network node, as well as network nodes and UEs configured and/or arranged to perform various methods.
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30 Claims
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1. A user equipment (UE) configured to communicate with a network node in a wireless communication network, the UE comprising:
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power supply circuitry configured to supply power to the UE; transceiver circuitry configured to communicate with the network node; and processing circuitry operably coupled to the transceiver circuitry, whereby the processing circuitry and the transceiver circuitry are configured to; receive, from the network node, a first indication of an active bandwidth part (BWP) usable for communicating via a shared communication channel, wherein the active BWP comprises NBWP,1size frequency-domain resource blocks (RBs); receive, via a downlink control channel, a second indication of one or more assigned RBs within the active BWP, wherein; the second indication is encoded with a plurality of bits, the plurality of bits is related to a total number of RBs, NBWP,2size, within a BWP other than the active BWP, and the plurality of bits is insufficient to encode all assignable combinations of RBs within the active BWP; and decode the second indication to obtain the one or more assigned RBs within the active BWP. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for receiving, by a user equipment (UE) from a network node in a wireless communication network, an assignment of frequency-domain resources of a communication channel shared with one or more further UEs, the method comprising:
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receiving, from the network node, a first indication of an active bandwidth part (BWP) usable for communicating via the shared communication channel, wherein the active BWP comprises NBWP,1size frequency-domain resource blocks (RBs); receiving, via a downlink control channel, a second indication of one or more assigned RBs within the active BWP, wherein; the second indication is encoded with a plurality of bits, the plurality of bits is related to a total number of RBs, NBWP,2size, within a BWP other than the active BWP, and the plurality of bits is insufficient to encode all assignable combinations of RBs within the active BWP; and decoding the second indication to obtain the one or more assigned RBs within the active BWP. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A network node configured to communicate with a plurality of user equipment (UEs) in a wireless communication network, the network node comprising:
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power supply circuitry configured to supply power to the network node; transceiver circuitry configured to communicate with the UEs; and processing circuitry operably coupled to the transceiver circuitry, whereby the processing circuitry and the transceiver circuitry are configured to; send, to a particular UE, a first indication of an active bandwidth part (BWP) usable for communicating via a shared communication channel, wherein the active BWP comprises NBWP,1size frequency-domain resource blocks (RBs); select one or more RBs, within the active BWP, to be assigned to the UE; encode a second indication of the one or more selected RBs using a plurality of available bits, wherein; the plurality of available bits is related to a total number of RBs, NBWP,2size, within a BWP other than the active BWP, and the plurality of available bits is insufficient to encode all assignable combinations of RBs within the active BWP; and send the encoded second indication to the UE via a downlink control channel. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for assigning, to a user equipment (UE) by a network node in a wireless communication network, frequency-domain resources of a communication channel shared with one or more further UEs, the method comprising:
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sending, to the UE, a first indication of an active carrier bandwidth part, BWP, usable for communicating via the shared communication channel, wherein the active BWP comprises NBWP,1size, frequency-domain resource blocks (RBs); selecting one or more RBs, within the active BWP, to be assigned to the UE; encoding a second indication of the one or more selected RBs using a plurality of available bits, wherein; the plurality of available bits is related to a total number of RBs, NBWP,2size, within a BWP other than the active BWP; and the plurality of available bits is insufficient to encode all assignable combinations of RBs within the active BWP; and sending the encoded second indication to the UE via a downlink control channel. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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