System and Method for Multi-Carrier Network Operation
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Abstract
A system and method for configuring a component carrier is presented. A component carrier assignment message is received. The component carrier assignment message may be configured to identify the component carrier and include at least one of, at least one of a downlink carrier frequency, a carrier frequency of a paired uplink carrier, a bandwidth of the component carrier, and a bandwidth of the paired uplink carrier, an indication of whether the component carrier is a control channel monitoring component carrier configured to signal data channel assignment information for the component carrier, and a logical index of the component carrier. The component carrier assignment message may then be used to configure the component carrier on a user equipment (UE).
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Citations
64 Claims
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1-44. -44. (canceled)
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45. A method, comprising:
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receiving a component carrier assignment message via a first component carrier different from a second component carrier, the first component carrier a control channel monitoring component carrier, the component carrier assignment message identifying the second component carrier and including an indication that the second component carrier is a not control channel monitoring component carrier and an indication that a control channel of the first component carrier is configured to signal data channel assignment information for the second component carrier; and using the component carrier assignment message to configure the second component carrier on a user equipment (UE). - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. User Equipment (UE), comprising:
one or more processors configured to; receive a component carrier assignment message via a first component carrier different from a second component carrier, the first component carrier a control channel monitoring component carrier, the component carrier assignment message identifying the second component carrier and including an indication that the second component carrier is a not control channel monitoring component carrier and an indication that a control channel of the first component carrier is configured to signal data channel assignment information for the second component carrier; and use the component carrier assignment message to configure the second component carrier. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A method, comprising:
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transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), a component carrier assignment message via a first component carrier different from a second component carrier, the first component carrier a control channel monitoring component carrier, the component carrier assignment message identifying the second component carrier and including an indication that the second component carrier is a not control channel monitoring component carrier and an indication that a control channel of the first component carrier is configured to signal data channel assignment information for the second component carrier; and transmitting, to the UE, information using the second component carrier. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A base station, comprising:
one or more processors configured to; transmit, to a user equipment (UE), a component carrier assignment message via a first component carrier different from a second component carrier, the first component carrier a control channel monitoring component carrier, the component carrier assignment message identifying the second component carrier and including an indication that the second component carrier is a not control channel monitoring component carrier and an indication that a control channel of the first component carrier is configured to signal data channel assignment information for the second component carrier; and transmit, to the UE, information using the second component carrier. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64)
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