Modulation schemes in a wireless device and wireless network

• US 10,485,010 B2
• Filed: 01/10/2018
• Issued: 11/19/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications LLC (Comcast Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications LLC (Comcast Corporation)
• Inventors: Dinan, Esmael Hejazi
• Primary Examiner(s): Phunkulh, Bob A
• Application Number:
  US15/867,610
• Publication Number:
  US 20180139766A1
• Time in Patent Office: 678 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/121 for groups of terminals or users
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/02 Hybrid access

Abstract

A wireless device receives at least one message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of cells being in a cross-carrier scheduling group comprising a first cell and a second cell. The first cell identified by a first cell identifier employs a first number of bits. The configuration parameters indicate that the second cell is a cross-carrier scheduling cell for the first cell. The configuration parameters comprise the first cell identifier and a first cell indicator field. The first cell indicator field employs a second number of bits. The wireless device receives downlink control information via a control channel of the second cell for a packet transmitted via the first cell. The downlink control information comprises the first cell indicator field identifying the first cell. The wireless device receives the packet on the first cell via radio resources identified by the downlink control information.

Claims

1. A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the wireless device to;

receive at least one message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of cells, in a cross-carrier scheduling group, comprising a first cell and a second cell, wherein the second cell is identified by a cell identifier employing a first number of bits, and wherein the configuration parameters;

indicate that the second cell is a cross-carrier scheduling cell associated with the first cell; and

comprise the cell identifier and a first cell indicator field, wherein the first cell indicator field indicates the first cell and employs a second number of bits less than the first number of bits;

receive, via a control channel of the second cell, downlink control information (DCI) for a packet associated with the first cell and comprising the first cell indicator field; and

receive, based on the DCI and via radio resources of the first cell, the packet.

2. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the first cell indicator field is associated with the second cell.

3. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein:

the cell identifier employs five bits; and

the first cell indicator field employs three bits.

4. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of cells are grouped into a plurality of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) groups comprising:

a primary PUCCH group comprising a primary cell, wherein the primary cell is configured for a transmission of a primary PUCCH signal to a base station; and

a secondary PUCCH group comprising a PUCCH secondary cell, wherein the PUCCH secondary cell is configured for transmission of a secondary PUCCH signal to the base station.

5. The wireless device of claim 4, wherein the cross-carrier scheduling group comprises a second plurality of cells that are part of a same physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) group.

6. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the cell identifier comprises one or more parameters comprising:

a subgroup index; and

a cell index.

7. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to transmit, via the second cell, scheduling information for one or more cells, wherein each of the one or more cells is indicated by a second cell indicator field within the cross-carrier scheduling group.

8. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the radio resources comprise a plurality of resource blocks.

9. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the configuration parameters further comprise a starting symbol of a downlink shared channel, and wherein the starting symbol is associated with a plurality of subframes.

10. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the first cell in the cross-carrier scheduling group and a third cell in a second cross-carrier scheduling group are assigned a same carrier indicator field.

11. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, at least one message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of cells, in a cross-carrier scheduling group, comprising a first cell and a second cell, wherein the second cell is identified by a cell identifier employing a first number of bits, and wherein the configuration parameters;

indicate that the second cell is a cross-carrier scheduling cell associated with the first cell; and

comprise the cell identifier and a first cell indicator field, wherein the first cell indicator field indicates the first cell and employs a second number of bits less than the first number of bits;

receiving, via a control channel of the second cell, downlink control information (DCI) for a packet associated with the first cell and comprising the first cell indicator field; and

receiving, based on the DCI and via radio resources of the first cell, the packet.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the first cell indicator field is associated with the second cell.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein:

the cell identifier employs five bits; and

the first cell indicator field employs three bits.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the plurality of cells are grouped into a plurality of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) groups comprising:

a primary PUCCH group comprising a primary cell, wherein the primary cell is configured for a transmission of a primary PUCCH signal to a base station; and

a secondary PUCCH group comprising a PUCCH secondary cell, wherein the PUCCH secondary cell is configured for transmission of a secondary PUCCH signal to the base station.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the cross-carrier scheduling group comprises a second plurality of cells that are part of a same physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) group.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the cell identifier comprises one or more parameters comprising:

a subgroup index; and

a cell index.

17. The method of claim 11, further comprising transmitting, via the second cell, scheduling information for one or more cells, wherein each of the one or more cells is indicated by a second cell indicator field within the cross-carrier scheduling group.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein the radio resources comprise a plurality of resource blocks.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein the configuration parameters further comprise a starting symbol of a downlink shared channel, and wherein the starting symbol is associated with a plurality of subframes.

20. The method of claim 11, wherein the first cell in the cross-carrier scheduling group and a third cell in a second cross-carrier scheduling group are assigned a same carrier indicator field.

21. A base station comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the base station to;

transmit at least one message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of cells, in a cross-carrier scheduling group, comprising a first cell and a second cell, wherein the second cell is identified by a cell identifier employing a first number of bits, and wherein the configuration parameters;

indicate that the second cell is a cross-carrier scheduling cell associated with the first cell; and

comprise the cell identifier and a first cell indicator field, wherein the first cell indicator field indicates the first cell and employs a second number of bits less than the first number of bits;

transmit, via a control channel of the second cell, downlink control information (DCI) for a packet associated with the first cell and comprising the first cell indicator field; and

transmit, based on the DCI and via radio resources of the first cell, the packet.

22. The base station of claim 21, wherein the first cell indicator field is associated with the second cell.

23. The base station of claim 21, wherein:

the cell identifier employs five bits; and

the first cell indicator field employs three bits.

24. The base station of claim 21, wherein the plurality of cells are grouped into a plurality of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) groups comprising:

a primary PUCCH group comprising a primary cell, wherein the primary cell is configured for a transmission of a primary PUCCH signal from a wireless device; and

a secondary PUCCH group comprising a PUCCH secondary cell, wherein the PUCCH secondary cell is configured for transmission of a secondary PUCCH signal from the wireless device.

25. The base station of claim 24, wherein the cross-carrier scheduling group comprises a second plurality of cells that are part of a same physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) group.

26. The base station of claim 21, wherein the cell identifier comprises one or more parameters comprising:

a subgroup index; and

a cell index.

27. The base station of claim 21, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base station to receive, via the second cell, scheduling information for one or more cells, wherein each of the one or more cells is indicated by a second cell indicator field within the cross-carrier scheduling group.

28. The base station of claim 21, wherein the radio resources comprise a plurality of resource blocks.

29. The base station of claim 21, wherein the configuration parameters further comprise a starting symbol of a downlink shared channel, and wherein the starting symbol is associated with a plurality of subframes.

30. The base station of claim 21, wherein the first cell in the cross-carrier scheduling group and a third cell in a second cross-carrier scheduling group are assigned a same carrier indicator field.

31. A method comprising:

transmitting, by a base station, at least one message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of cells, in a cross-carrier scheduling group, comprising a first cell and a second cell, wherein the second cell is identified by a cell identifier employing a first number of bits, and wherein the configuration parameters;

indicate that the second cell is a cross-carrier scheduling cell associated with the first cell; and

comprise the cell identifier and a first cell indicator field, wherein the first cell indicator field indicates the first cell and employs a second number of bits less than the first number of bits;

transmitting, via a control channel of the second cell, downlink control information (DCI) for a packet associated with the first cell and comprising the first cell indicator field; and

transmitting, based on the DCI and via radio resources of the first cell, the packet.

32. The method of claim 31, wherein the first cell indicator field is associated with the second cell.

33. The method of claim 31, wherein:

the cell identifier employs five bits; and

the first cell indicator field employs three bits.

34. The method of claim 31, wherein the plurality of cells are grouped into a plurality of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) groups comprising:

a primary PUCCH group comprising a primary cell, wherein the primary cell is configured for a transmission of a primary PUCCH signal from a wireless device; and

a secondary PUCCH group comprising a PUCCH secondary cell, wherein the PUCCH secondary cell is configured for transmission of a secondary PUCCH signal from the wireless device.

35. The method of claim 34, wherein the cross-carrier scheduling group comprises a second plurality of cells that are part of a same physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) group.

36. The method of claim 31, wherein the cell identifier comprises one or more parameters comprising:

a subgroup index; and

a cell index.

37. The method of claim 31, further comprising receiving, via the second cell, scheduling information for one or more cells, wherein each of the one or more cells is indicated by a second cell indicator field within the cross-carrier scheduling group.

38. The method of claim 31, wherein the radio resources comprise a plurality of resource blocks.

39. The method of claim 31, wherein the configuration parameters further comprise a starting symbol of a downlink shared channel, and wherein the starting symbol is associated with a plurality of subframes.

40. The method of claim 31, wherein the first cell in the cross-carrier scheduling group and a third cell in a second cross-carrier scheduling group are assigned a same carrier indicator field.