WIRELESS TERMINALS, NODES OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS, AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A method of operating a wireless terminal in communication with a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
- configuring a first group of component carriers for a communication link between the wireless terminal and the communication network;
while configured with the first group of component carriers, communicating a first Medium Access Control, MAC, Control Element, CE, wherein the first MAC CE includes a first bit map having a first bit map size with bits of the first bit map corresponding to respective component carriers of the first group of component carriers;
configuring a second group of component carriers for the communication link between the wireless terminal and the communication network wherein the first group of component carriers is different than the second group of component carriers; and
while configured with the second group of component carriers, communicating a second MAC CE, wherein the second MAC CE includes a second bit map having a second bit map size with bits of the second bit map corresponding to respective component carriers of the second group of component carriers, and wherein the first bit map size of the first bit map is different than the second bit map size of the second bit map.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a method of operating a wireless terminal may include configuring first group of component carriers, and while configured with the first group of component carriers, communicating a first MAC CE including a first bit map having a first bit map size with bits of the first bit map corresponding to respective component carriers of the first group of component carriers. The method may also include configuring a second group of component carriers wherein the first and second groups of component carriers are different. While configured with the second group of component carriers, a second MAC CE may be communicated, wherein the second MAC CE includes a second bit map having a second bit map size with bits of the second bit map corresponding to respective component carriers of the second group of component carriers. Moreover, the first and second bit map sizes may be different.
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70 Claims
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1. A method of operating a wireless terminal in communication with a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
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configuring a first group of component carriers for a communication link between the wireless terminal and the communication network; while configured with the first group of component carriers, communicating a first Medium Access Control, MAC, Control Element, CE, wherein the first MAC CE includes a first bit map having a first bit map size with bits of the first bit map corresponding to respective component carriers of the first group of component carriers; configuring a second group of component carriers for the communication link between the wireless terminal and the communication network wherein the first group of component carriers is different than the second group of component carriers; and while configured with the second group of component carriers, communicating a second MAC CE, wherein the second MAC CE includes a second bit map having a second bit map size with bits of the second bit map corresponding to respective component carriers of the second group of component carriers, and wherein the first bit map size of the first bit map is different than the second bit map size of the second bit map.
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18. A method of operating a node of a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
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configuring a first group of component carriers for a communication link between the node of the communication network and a wireless terminal; while configured with the first group of component carriers for the communication link, communicating a first Medium Access Control, MAC, Control Element, CE, over the communication link, wherein the first MAC CE includes a first bit map having a first bit map size with bits of the first bit map corresponding to respective component carriers of the first group of component carriers; configuring a second group of component carriers for the communication link between the node of the communication network and the wireless terminal; and while configured with the second group of component carriers, communicating a second MAC CE over the communication link wherein the second MAC CE includes a second bit map having a second bit map size with bits of the second bit map corresponding to respective component carriers of the second group of component carriers, and wherein the first bit map size of the first bit map is different than the second bit map size of the second bit map.
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27. A wireless terminal comprising:
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a transceiver configured to provide radio communications with a wireless communication network over a radio interface; and a processor coupled with the transceiver, wherein the processor is configured to, configure a first group of component carriers for a communication link between the wireless terminal and the communication network; communicate a first Medium Access Control, MAC, Control Element, CE, through the transceiver while configured with the first group of component carriers, wherein the first MAC CE includes a first bit map having a first bit map size with bits of the first bit map corresponding to respective component carriers of the first group of component carriers; configure a second group of component carriers for the communication link between the wireless terminal and the communication network wherein the first group of component carriers is different than the second group of component carriers; and communicate a second MAC CE through the transceiver while configured with the second group of component carriers, wherein the second MAC CE includes a second bit map having a second bit map size with bits of the second bit map corresponding to respective component carriers of the second group of component carriers, and wherein the first bit map size of the first bit map is different than the second bit map size of the second bit map. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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61. A node of a wireless communication network, the node comprising:
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a transceiver configured to provide communications with one or more wireless terminals over a radio interface; and a processor coupled with the transceiver, wherein the processor is configured to, configure a first group of component carriers for a communication link between the node of the communication network and a wireless terminal; communicate a first Medium Access Control, MAC, Control Element, CE, over the communication link while configured with the first group of component carriers for the communication link, wherein the first MAC CE includes a first bit map having a first bit map size with bits of the first bit map corresponding to respective component carriers of the first group of component carriers; configure a second group of component carriers for the communication link between the node of the communication network and the wireless terminal; and communicate a second MAC CE over the communication link while configured with the second group of component carriers, wherein the second MAC CE includes a second bit map having a second bit map size with bits of the second bit map corresponding to respective component carriers of the second group of component carriers, and wherein the first bit map size of the first bit map is different than the second bit map size of the second bit map. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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