METHOD FOR RECEIVING CONTROL INFORMATION ON EPDCCH

• US 20160037491A1
• Filed: 02/27/2014
• Published: 02/04/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/03/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: HWANG, Daesung, AHN, Joonkui, YI, Yunjung
• Granted Patent: US 9,763,241 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1607 Details of the supervisory signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1671 the supervisory signal being transmitted together with control information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0051 of dedicated pilots, i.e. pilots destined for a single user or terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0053 Allocation of signaling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0096 Indication of changes in allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/044 based on the type of the allocated resource
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal

Abstract

In one embodiment of the present specification, provided is a method for receiving control information on an enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH). The method for receiving control information may comprise the steps of: receiving information associated with a pattern change of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS); identifying a time of changing mapping between an enhanced resource element group (EREG) and an enhanced control channel element (ECCE) for an EPDCCH, according to the pattern change of the DMRS; and receiving control information on the EPDCCH by applying the change of the mapping at the identified time.

Claims

1. A method of receiving control information comprising:

receiving information on a change in a pattern of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS);

identifying a time at which mapping between an enhanced control channel element (ECCE) and an enhanced resource element group (EREG) for an enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH) is changed according to the change in the pattern of the DMRS; and

receiving control information through the EPDCCH by applying the changed mapping at the identified time.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifying of the time at which the mapping is changed comprises:

receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), an EPDCCH or a master information block (MIB); and

identifying the time at which the mapping is changed through an indication comprised in the PDCCH, the EPDCCH or the MIB.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifying of the time at which the mapping is changed comprises:

receiving a PDCCH, an EPDCCH or an MIB from a primary cell or a different secondary cell when a cell in which the pattern of the DMRS is changed is a secondary cell; and

identifying the time at which the mapping is changed through an indication comprise in the PDCCH, the EPDCCH or the MIB.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising transmitting a positive acknowledgement (ACK) or negative acknowledgement (NACK) of the indication.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the pattern of the DMRS is defined as a number of DMRSs comprised in each physical resource block (PRB) or subframe.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving one EPDCCH according to a plurality of DRMS patterns.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein when a number of resource elements (REs) in which the DMRS is received is greater than a predetermined threshold number per PRB, an aggregation level for a search space for the EPDCCH is adjusted.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the aggregation level is adjusted based on a number of REs available for EPDCCH transmission in a PRB which comprises no cell-specific reference signal (CRS) or no tracking reference signal (TRS).

9. A terminal for receiving control information comprising:

a radio frequency (RF) unit to receive information on a change in a pattern of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS); and

a processor to identify a time at which mapping between an enhanced control channel element (ECCE) and an enhanced resource element group (EREG) for an enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH) is changed according to the change in the pattern of the DMRS,

wherein the processor controls the RF unit to receive control information through the EPDCCH by applying the changed mapping at the identified time.

10. The terminal of claim 9, wherein in order to identify the time at which the mapping is changed, the processor receives a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), an EPDCCH or a master information block (MIB) through the RF unit;

and identifies the time at which the mapping is changed through an indication comprised in the PDCCH, the EPDCCH or the MIB.

11. The terminal of claim 9, wherein in order to identify the time at which the mapping is changed, the processor receives a PDCCH, an EPDCCH or an MIB from a primary cell or a different secondary cell when a cell in which the pattern of the DMRS is changed is a secondary cell;

and identifies the time at which the mapping is changed through an indication comprise in the PDCCH, the EPDCCH or the MIB.

12. The terminal of claim 10, wherein the processor transmits a positive acknowledgement (ACK) or negative acknowledgement (NACK) of the indication through the RF unit.

13. The terminal of claim 9, wherein the pattern of the DMRS is defined as a number of DMRSs comprised in each physical resource block (PRB) or subframe.

14. The terminal of claim 9, wherein when a number of resource elements (REs) in which the DMRS is received is greater than a predetermined threshold number per PRB, an aggregation level for a search space for the EPDCCH is adjusted.

15. The terminal of claim 14, wherein the aggregation level is adjusted based on a number of REs available for EPDCCH transmission in a PRB which comprises no cell-specific reference signal (CRS) or no tracking reference signal (TRS).