METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR AN EXTENDED BANDWIDTH CARRIER
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1. A user equipment (UE) (104) characterized in that:
- a transceiver (120) configured to receive control signaling on an extended bandwidth carrier (18), the extended bandwidth carrier (18) having a legacy bandwidth (22) and additional resource blocks (28) disposed outside of the legacy bandwidth (22) and the extended bandwidth carrier (18) having;
a first control region (50) disposed within the legacy bandwidth; and
a second control region (48) disposed either within the legacy bandwidth or within the additional resource blocks,wherein the transceiver (120) can receive the control signaling in either or both of the first control region (50) and the second control region (48).
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Abstract
Apparatuses and methods allow for uplink selection using an extended bandwidth carrier. A user equipment (UE) comprises: a transceiver configured to receive control signaling on an extended bandwidth carrier, the extended bandwidth carrier having a first control region disposed within a legacy bandwidth, and a second control region including additional resource blocks disposed outside of the legacy bandwidth, wherein the transceiver can receive the control signaling in either or both of the first control region and the second control region.
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1. A user equipment (UE) (104) characterized in that:
a transceiver (120) configured to receive control signaling on an extended bandwidth carrier (18), the extended bandwidth carrier (18) having a legacy bandwidth (22) and additional resource blocks (28) disposed outside of the legacy bandwidth (22) and the extended bandwidth carrier (18) having; a first control region (50) disposed within the legacy bandwidth; and a second control region (48) disposed either within the legacy bandwidth or within the additional resource blocks, wherein the transceiver (120) can receive the control signaling in either or both of the first control region (50) and the second control region (48). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for a user equipment (UE) (104) to use an extended bandwidth carrier, characterized in that:
receiving, at a transceiver, control signaling on the extended bandwidth carrier, the extended bandwidth carrier having a legacy bandwidth and additional resource blocks disposed outside of the legacy bandwidth and the extended bandwidth carrier having (106); a first control region disposed within the legacy bandwidth; and a second control region disposed either within the legacy bandwidth or within the additional resource blocks (110), wherein the transceiver can receive the control signaling in either or both of the first control region and the second control region. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A base station (100) comprising:
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a processor (122) configured to determine a size of an extended bandwidth carrier (18) for a user equipment (UE) (104), wherein the extended bandwidth carrier (18) has a legacy bandwidth (22) and additional resource blocks (28) disposed outside of the legacy bandwidth (22), further wherein the extended bandwidth carrier (18) has; a first control region (50) disposed within the legacy bandwidth; a second control region (48) disposed either within the legacy bandwidth or within the additional resource blocks; and a communications interface (130) configured to transmit control signaling toward the UE (104) using at least one of a first and second control regions. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for a base station (100) to use an extended bandwidth carrier, the method comprising:
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determining, by a processor, a size of an extended bandwidth carrier for a user equipment (UE), wherein the extended bandwidth carrier has a legacy bandwidth and additional resource blocks disposed outside of the legacy bandwidth, further wherein the extended bandwidth carrier has; a first control region disposed within the legacy bandwidth; and a second control region disposed either within the legacy bandwidth or within the additional resource blocks; and transmitting, by a communications interface, control signaling toward the UE using at least one of a first and second control regions. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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