METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR UPLINK CONTROL CHANNEL MULTIPLEXING IN BEAMFORMED CELLULAR SYSTEMS
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1. A method of a base station (BS) that communicates with a user equipment (UE) via one or more directional beams, the method comprising:
- sending a timing advance (TA) to the UE; and
associating a transmission from the UE with a receive beam or a set of receive beams at the BS;
wherein the UL control region of the UL control channel is identified at the UE via the TA and the receive beam.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus of a base station (BS) or a user equipment (UE) that communicate with each other via one or more directional beams. The BS sends and the UE receives a timing advance (TA). The BS receives information sent by the UE via a receive beam of the one or more directional beams of the BS and via an uplink (UL) control region of an UL control channel. The UL control region of the UL control channel identified via the TA and the receive beam.
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1. A method of a base station (BS) that communicates with a user equipment (UE) via one or more directional beams, the method comprising:
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sending a timing advance (TA) to the UE; and associating a transmission from the UE with a receive beam or a set of receive beams at the BS; wherein the UL control region of the UL control channel is identified at the UE via the TA and the receive beam. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A base station (BS) that communicates with a user equipment (UE) via one or more directional beams, the BS comprising one or more processors configured to:
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send a timing advance (TA) to the UE; and associate a transmission from the UE with a receive beam or a set of receive beams at the BS; wherein the UL control region of the UL control channel is identified at the UE via the TA and the receive beam. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A user equipment (UE) that communicates with a base station (BS) using one or more directional beams comprising one or more processors configured to:
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receive a timing advance (TA) from the BS; wherein a transmission from the UE is associated with a receive beam or a set of receive beams at the BS; and wherein the UL control region of the UL control channel is identified at the UE via the TA and the receive beam. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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