Downlink Control Information Set Switching When Using Carrier Aggregation
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1. A method implemented in a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:
- reconfiguring from a first downlink control information (DCI) set to a second DCI set while carrier aggregation is being used; and
receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) with DCI formats containing a carrier indicator field (CIF),wherein the first DCI set comprises a set of DCI formats having a first CIF size, and wherein the second DCI set comprises a set of DCI formats having a second, different CIF size.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for reconfiguring a user equipment configured for multi-carrier operation from a first downlink control information set to a second downlink control information set while carrier aggregation is being used, including receiving a physical downlink control channel with downlink control information formats containing a carrier indicator field.
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38 Claims
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1. A method implemented in a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:
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reconfiguring from a first downlink control information (DCI) set to a second DCI set while carrier aggregation is being used; and receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) with DCI formats containing a carrier indicator field (CIF), wherein the first DCI set comprises a set of DCI formats having a first CIF size, and wherein the second DCI set comprises a set of DCI formats having a second, different CIF size. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A user equipment (UE) comprising:
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a processor configured to; reconfigure from a first downlink control information (DCI) set to a second DCI set while carrier aggregation is being used; and receive a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) with DCI formats containing a carrier indicator field (CIF), wherein the first DCI set comprises a set of DCI formats having a first CIF size, and wherein the second DCI set comprises a set of DCI formats having a second, different CIF size. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An access device comprising:
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a processor configured to; reconfigure a user equipment (UE) from a first downlink control information (DCI) set to a second DCI set while carrier aggregation is being used; transmit a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) with DCI formats containing a carrier indicator field (CIF), wherein the first DCI set comprises a set of DCI formats having a first CIF size, and wherein the second DCI set comprises a set of DCI formats having a second, different CIF size. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method implemented in an access device, the method comprising:
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reconfiguring a user equipment (UE) from a first downlink control information (DCI) set to a second DCI set while carrier aggregation is being used; and transmitting a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) with DCI formats containing a carrier indicator field (CIF), wherein the first DCI set comprises a set of DCI formats having a first CIF size, and wherein the second DCI set comprises a set of DCI formats having a second, different CIF size. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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