System and Method for Allocating Network Resources for a Communications Link
First Claim
1. A method for communications system operations, the method comprising:
- allocating network resources to a communications link, wherein the communications link comprises an uplink (UL) part and a downlink (DL) part;
if a type of the allocated network resources is not equal in the DL part and the UL part, transmitting a first indication of the allocated network resources for one part of either the UL part or the DL part and a second indication of the allocated network resources for a remaining part of either the UL part or the DL part, wherein the first indication and the second indication are based on an amount of network resources allocated; and
if the type of the allocated network resources is equal in the DL part and the UL part, transmitting an indication of the allocated network resources for one part of either the UL part or the DL part, wherein the indication is based on an amount of network resources allocated.
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Abstract
A system and method for a system and method for allocating network resources for a communications link are provided. A method for communications controller operations includes allocating network resources to a communications link. The communications link includes an uplink (UL) part and a downlink (DL) part. The method also includes if a type of the allocated network resources is not equal in the DL part and the UL part, transmitting a first indication of the allocated network resources for one part of either the UL part or the DL part and a second indication of the allocated network resources for a remaining part of either the UL part or the DL part. The first indication and the second indication are based on an amount of network resources allocated. The method further includes if the type of the allocated network resources is equal in the DL part and the UL part, transmitting an indication of the allocated network resources for one part of either the UL part or the DL part. The indication is based on an amount of network resources allocated.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for communications system operations, the method comprising:
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allocating network resources to a communications link, wherein the communications link comprises an uplink (UL) part and a downlink (DL) part; if a type of the allocated network resources is not equal in the DL part and the UL part, transmitting a first indication of the allocated network resources for one part of either the UL part or the DL part and a second indication of the allocated network resources for a remaining part of either the UL part or the DL part, wherein the first indication and the second indication are based on an amount of network resources allocated; and if the type of the allocated network resources is equal in the DL part and the UL part, transmitting an indication of the allocated network resources for one part of either the UL part or the DL part, wherein the indication is based on an amount of network resources allocated. - 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 communications device operations, the method comprising:
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receiving an indication of allocated network resources for a communications link, wherein the communications link comprises an uplink (UL) part and a downlink (DL) part, wherein the indication is based on an amount of network resources allocated, and a type of network resources allocation, and wherein the type of network resource allocation comprises either an equal allocation or an unequal allocation; determining the allocated network resources from the indication; and utilizing a subset of the allocated network resources to communicate. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A communications system comprising:
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a resource allocator configured to allocate network resources to a communications link, wherein the communications link comprises an uplink (UL) part and a downlink (DL) part; an indication generator coupled to the resource allocator, the indication generator configured to generate an indication of the allocated network resources for one part of either the UL part or the DL part in response to determining that a network resource allocation is equal in the DL part and the UL part, or to generate a first indication of the allocated network resources for one part of either the UL part or the DL part and a second indication of the allocated network resources for a remaining part of either the UL part or the DL part in response to determining that the network resource allocation is not equal in the DL part and the UL part, wherein the indication, the first indication, and the second indication are based on an amount of network resources allocated; and a transmitter coupled to the indication generator, the transmitter configured to transmit the indication or to transmit the first indication and the second indication to a communications device. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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