Downlink control information receiving method and user equipment, and downlink control information transmitting method and base station

• US 10,652,872 B2
• Filed: 07/20/2016
• Issued: 05/12/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: You, Hyangsun, Yi, Yunjung
• Primary Examiner(s): Scheibel, Robert C
• Application Number:
  US15/738,736
• Publication Number:
  US 20180332566A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,392 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0036 arrangements specific to the receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0079 Formats for control data H04L1/16 takes precedence; training sequences H04L25/00 and H04L27/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0091 arrangements specific to receivers, e.g. format detection detection of data rate H04L25/0262; detection of coding rate H04L1/0046
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/00 Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/08 Non-scheduled access, e.g. ALOHA hybrid access H04W74/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/0833 Random access procedures, e.g. with 4-step access
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

Provided is a method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving downlink control information (DCI). DCI is set to have different DCI formats according to a coverage enhancement (CE) mode of a user equipment. In the case of a DL grant, the DCI is set according to a first DCI format when the CE mode of the user equipment is CE Mode A, and the DCI is set according to a second DCI format when the CE mode of the user equipment is CE Mode B. In the case of a UL grant, the DCI is set according to a third DCI format when the CE mode of the user equipment is CE Mode A, and the DCI is set according to a fourth DCI format when the CE mode of the user equipment is CE Mode B.

Claims

1. A method for receiving a signal by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

obtaining a coverage enhancement (CE) mode of the UE,

wherein the CE mode is obtained as CE mode A based on that a physical random access channel (PRACH) CE level for the UE is a first CE level,

wherein the CE mode is obtained as CE mode B based on that the PRACH CE level is a second CE level higher than the first CE level, and

wherein based on that information on indicating the CE mode is received through a radio resource control signal, the CE mode is obtained as identical to the CE mode indicated by the information regardless of the PRACH CE level;

decoding downlink (DL) grant downlink control information (DCI); and

receiving a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) based on the DL grant DCI,

wherein based on that;

the CE mode is CE mode A,

the DL grant DCI is decoded based on a first DCI format, and

the CE mode is CE mode B,

the DL grant DCI is decoded based on a second DCI format, and

wherein the first DCI format and the second DCI format are different in at least a physical resource block (PRB) assignment field for DL reception, a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process number field, a transmit power control (TPC) command field for a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), or a redundancy version (RV) field.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first DCI format comprises the PRB assignment field for DL reception, the HARQ process number field, the TPC command field for the PUCCH, and the RV field, and

wherein the PRB assignment field for DL reception, the HARQ process number field, the TPC command field for the PUCCH, or the RV field is not included in the second DCI format or is shorter than in the first DCI format.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising

decoding uplink (UL) grant DCI;

and

transmitting a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) based on the UL grant DCI,

wherein based on that;

the CE mode is the CE mode A, the UL grant DCI is decoded based on a third DCI format, and

the CE mode is the CE mode B, the UL grant DCI is decoded based on a fourth DCI format, and

wherein the third DCI format and the fourth DCI format are different in at least a PRB assignment field for UL transmission, a TPC command field for a scheduled PUSCH, a channel state information (CSI) request field, or a sounding reference signal (SRS) request field.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the third DCI format comprises the PRB assignment field for UL transmission, the TPC command field for the scheduled PUSCH, the CSI request field, and the SRS field, and

wherein the PRB assignment field for UL transmission, the TPC command field for the scheduled PUSCH, the CSI request field, or the SRS field is not included in the fourth DCI format or is shorter than in the third DCI format.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein based on that the CE mode is CE mode A, a cross-narrowband scheduling is available for the UE,

wherein based on that the CE mode is CE mode B, the cross-narrowband scheduling is not available for the UE, and

wherein the cross-narrowband scheduling denotes a scheduling method related to a control channel comprising information on scheduling a data channel received or transmitted in a first narrowband different from a second narrowband in which the control channel is received.

6. A user equipment (UE) for receiving a signal, the UE comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled with the memory,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to;

obtain a coverage enhancement (CE) mode of the UE,

wherein the CE mode is obtained as CE mode A based on that a physical random access channel (PRACH) CE level for the UE is a first CE level,

wherein the CE mode is obtained as CE mode B based on that the PRACH CE level is a second CE level higher than the first CE level, and

wherein based on that information on indicating the CE mode is received through a radio resource control signal, the CE mode is obtained as identical to the CE mode indicated by the information regardless of the PRACH CE level;

decode downlink (DL) grant downlink control information (DCI); and

receive a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) based on the DL grant DCI,

wherein based on that;

the CE mode is CE mode A,

the DL grant DCI is decoded based on a first DCI format, and

the CE mode is CE mode B,

the DL grant DCI is decoded based on a second DCI format, and

wherein the first DCI format and the second DCI format are different in at least a physical resource block (PRB) assignment field for DL reception, a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process number field, a transmit power control (TPC) command field for a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), or a redundancy version (RV) field.

7. The UE of claim 6, wherein the first DCI format comprises the PRB assignment field for DL reception, the HARQ process number field, the TPC command field for the PUCCH, and the RV field, and

wherein the PRB assignment field for DL reception, the HARQ process number field, the TPC command field for the PUCCH, or the RV field is not included in the second DCI format or is shorter than in the first DCI format.

8. The UE of claim 6, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

decode uplink (UL) grant DCI; and

transmit a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) based on the UL grant DCI,

wherein based on that;

the CE mode is the CE mode A, the UL grant DCI is decoded based on a third DCI format, and

the CE mode is the CE mode B, the UL grant DCI is decoded based on a fourth DCI format, and

wherein the third DCI format and the fourth DCI format are different in at least a PRB assignment field for UL transmission, a TPC command field for a scheduled PUSCH, a channel state information (CSI) request field, or a sounding reference signal (SRS) request field.

9. The UE of claim 8, wherein the third DCI format comprises the PRB assignment field for UL transmission, the TPC command field for the scheduled PUSCH, the CSI request field, and the SRS field, and

wherein the PRB assignment field for UL transmission, the TPC command field for the scheduled PUSCH, the CSI request field, or the SRS field is not included in the fourth DCI format or is shorter than in the third DCI format.

10. A method of transmitting a signal to a user equipment (UE) by a base station (BS), the method comprising:

obtaining a coverage enhancement (CE) mode of the UE,

wherein the CE mode is obtained as CE mode A based on that a physical random access channel (PRACH) CE level for the UE is a first CE level,

wherein the CE mode is obtained as CE mode B based on that the PRACH CE level is a second CE level higher than the first CE level, and

wherein based on that information on indicating the CE mode is transmitted through a radio resource control signal, the CE mode is obtained as identical to the CE mode indicated by the information regardless of the PRACH CE level;

transmitting, to the UE, downlink (DL) downlink control information (DCI); and

transmitting, to the UE, a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) based on the DL grant DCI,

wherein based on that;

the CE mode is CE mode A,

the DL grant DCI is transmitted based on a first DCI format, and

the CE mode is CE mode B,

the DL grant DCI is transmitted based on a second DCI format, and

wherein the first DCI format and the second DCI format are different in at least a physical resource block (PRB) assignment field for DL reception, a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process number field, a transmit power control (TPC) command field for a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), or a redundancy version (RV) field.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the first DCI format comprises the PRB assignment field for DL reception, the HARQ process number field, the TPC command field for the PUCCH, and the RV field, and

wherein the PRB assignment field for DL reception, the HARQ process number field, the TPC command field for the PUCCH, or the RV field is not included in the second DCI format or is shorter than in the first DCI format.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

transmitting, to the UE, uplink (UL) grant DCI; and

receiving, from the UE, a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) related to the UL grant DCI,

wherein based on that;

the CE mode is the CE mode A, the UL grant DCI is transmitted based on a third DCI format, and

the CE mode is the CE mode B, the UL grant DCI is transmitted based on a fourth DCI format, and

wherein the third DCI format and the fourth DCI format are different in at least a PRB assignment field for UL transmission, a TPC command field for a scheduled PUSCH, a channel state information (CSI) request field, or a sounding reference signal (SRS) request field.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the third DCI format comprises the PRB assignment field for UL transmission, the TPC command field for the scheduled PUSCH, the CSI request field, and the SRS field, and

wherein the PRB assignment field for UL transmission, the TPC command field for the scheduled PUSCH, the CSI request field, or the SRS field is not included in the fourth DCI format or is shorter than in the third DCI format.

14. A base station (BS) for transmitting a signal to a user equipment (UE), the BS comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled with the memory,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to;

obtain a coverage enhancement (CE) mode of the UE,

wherein the CE mode is obtained as CE mode A based on that a physical random access channel (PRACH) CE level for the UE is a first CE level,

wherein the CE mode is obtained as CE mode B based on that the PRACH CE level is a second CE level higher than the first CE level, and

wherein based on that information on indicating the CE mode is transmitted through a radio resource control signal, the CE mode is obtained as identical to the CE mode indicated by the information regardless of the PRACH CE level;

transmit, to the UE, downlink (DL) downlink control information (DCI); and

transmit, to the UE, a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) based on the DL grant DCI,

wherein based on that;

the CE mode is CE mode A,

the DL grant DCI is transmitted based on a first DCI format, and

the CE mode is CE mode B,

the DL grant DCI is transmitted based on a second DCI format, and

wherein the first DCI format and the second DCI format are different in at least a physical resource block (PRB) assignment field for DL reception, a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process number field, a transmit power control (TPC) command field for a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), or a redundancy version (RV) field.

15. The BS of claim 14, wherein the first DCI format comprises the PRB assignment field for DL reception, the HARQ process number field, the TPC command field for the PUCCH, and the RV field, and

wherein the PRB assignment field for DL reception, the HARQ process number field, the TPC command field for the PUCCH, or the RV field is not included in the second DCI format or is shorter than in the first DCI format.

16. The BS of claim 14, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

transmit, to the UE, uplink (UL) grant DCI; and

receive, from the UE, a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) related to the UL grant DCI,

wherein based on that;

the CE mode is the CE mode A, the UL grant DCI is transmitted based on a third DCI format, and

the CE mode is the CE mode B, the UL grant DCI is transmitted based on a fourth DCI format, and

wherein the third DCI format and the fourth DCI format are different in at least a PRB assignment field for UL transmission, a TPC command field for a scheduled PUSCH, a channel state information (CSI) request field, or a sounding reference signal (SRS) request field.