Channelization procedure for implementing persistent ACK/NACK and scheduling request

• US 20090245198A1
• Filed: 03/20/2009
• Published: 10/01/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks US LLC (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks US LLC (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Tiirola, Esa, Hooli, Kari, Lunttila, Timo
• Granted Patent: US 8,837,421 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/330
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 13/22 Allocation of codes with a zero correlation zone
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/18 Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0007 the frequencies being orthogonal, e.g. OFDM(A), DMT
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0053 Allocation of signaling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0055 Physical resource allocation for ACK/NACK for physical mapping arrangements in ARQ protocols H04L1/1861
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0057 Physical resource allocation for CQI
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0064 Rate requirement of the data, e.g. scalable bandwidth, data priority
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0091 Signaling for the administration of the divided path
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0446 Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0453 Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/21 in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network

Abstract

In one exemplary embodiment, a method includes: configuring a common resource space having a plurality of time-frequency resources and code resources, where the common resource space includes a first portion for a first type of signaling and a second portion for a second type of signaling, where the first type of signaling includes at least one of persistent acknowledgement signaling and scheduling request signaling, where the second type of signaling includes dynamic acknowledgement signaling; and allocating, based on the configured common resource space, resources of the common resource space for the at least one of persistent acknowledgement signaling and scheduling request signaling.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

configuring a common resource space comprised of a plurality of time-frequency resources and code resources, where the common resource space is comprised of a first portion for a first type of signaling and a second portion for a second type of signaling, where the first type of signaling comprises at least one of persistent acknowledgement signaling and scheduling request signaling, where the second type of signaling comprises dynamic acknowledgement signaling; and

allocating, based on the configured common resource space, resources of the common resource space for the at least one of persistent acknowledgement signaling and scheduling request signaling.

2. A method as in claim 1, where the time-frequency resources are characterized by a zero autocorrelation sequence having a length of twelve symbols, a duration of one sub-frame and slot-based frequency hopping that is symmetric over a center frequency.

3. A method as in claim 1, where the time-frequency resources are characterized by a dedicated cyclic shift and a dedicated orthogonal cover code.

4. A method as in claim 1, where the first type of signaling and the second type of signaling share a common, staggered channelization structure.

5. A method as in claim 1, where a resource index for the first type of signaling is signaled explicitly via higher layer signaling or radio resource control signaling.

6. A method as in claim 1, where a size for the first portion is signaled explicitly.

7. A method as in claim 1, where the first portion and the second portion partially overlap.

8. A method as in claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a first parameter indicative of a number of resources used for channel quality indicator signaling.

9. A method as in claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting or receiving at least one message in accordance with the allocation.

10. A method as in claim 1, where the common resource space is for a portion of a physical uplink control channel.

11. A method as in claim 1, where the common resource space is for at least one communication occurring within an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network.

12. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine for performing operations, said operations comprising:

configuring a common resource space comprised of a plurality of time-frequency resources and code resources, where the common resource space is comprised of a first portion for a first type of signaling and a second portion for a second type of signaling, where the first type of signaling comprises at least one of persistent acknowledgement signaling and scheduling request signaling, where the second type of signaling comprises dynamic acknowledgement signaling; and

allocating, based on the configured common resource space, resources of the common resource space for the at least one of persistent acknowledgement signaling and scheduling request signaling.

13. A program storage device as in claim 12, where a resource index for the first type of signaling is signaled explicitly via higher layer signaling or radio resource control signaling.

14. A program storage device as in claim 12, where the common resource space is for at least one communication occurring within an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network.

15. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor configured to configure a common resource space comprised of a plurality of time-frequency resources and code resources, where the common resource space is comprised of a first portion for a first type of signaling and a second portion for a second type of signaling, where the first type of signaling comprises at least one of persistent acknowledgement signaling and scheduling request signaling, where the second type of signaling comprises dynamic acknowledgement signaling, where the at least one processor is further configured to allocate, based on the configured common resource space, resources of the common resource space for the at least one of persistent acknowledgement signaling and scheduling request signaling; and

a transceiver configured to transmit or receive at least one message in accordance with the allocation.

16. An apparatus as in claim 15, where the apparatus comprises a mobile station, a mobile node or a mobile phone.

17. An apparatus as in claim 15, where the apparatus comprises a base station, a relay station or an evolved Node B.

18. An apparatus as in claim 15, where the apparatus comprises a node within an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network.

19. An apparatus comprising:

means for configuring a common resource space comprised of a plurality of time-frequency resources and code resources, where the common resource space is comprised of a first portion for a first type of signaling and a second portion for a second type of signaling, where the first type of signaling comprises at least one of persistent acknowledgement signaling and scheduling request signaling, where the second type of signaling comprises dynamic acknowledgement signaling; and

means for allocating, based on the configured common resource space, resources of the common resource space for the at least one of persistent acknowledgement signaling and scheduling request signaling.

20. An apparatus as in claim 19, further comprising:

means for transmitting or receiving at least one message in accordance with the allocation.