Network Architecture, Methods, and Devices for a Wireless Communications Network
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus in a fifth-generation wireless communications, including an example method, in a wireless device, that includes receiving a downlink signal comprising an uplink access configuration index, using the uplink access configuration index to identify an uplink access configuration from among a predetermined plurality of uplink access configurations, and transmitting to the wireless communications network according to the identified uplink access configuration. The example method further includes, in the same wireless device, receiving, in a first subframe, a first Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) transmission formatted according to a first numerology and receiving, in a second subframe, a second OFDM transmission formatted according to a second numerology, the second numerology differing from the first numerology. Variants of this method, corresponding apparatuses, and corresponding network-side methods and apparatuses are also disclosed.
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1-181. -181. (canceled)
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182. A method, in a user equipment (UE), for operating in a wireless communications network, the method comprising:
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receiving a downlink signal comprising an uplink access configuration index, using the uplink access configuration index to identify an uplink access configuration from among a predetermined plurality of uplink access configurations, and transmitting to the wireless communications network according to the identified uplink access configuration; and receiving, in a first downlink subframe, a first Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) transmission formatted according to a first numerology and receiving, in a second downlink subframe, a second OFDM transmission formatted according to a second numerology, wherein the first numerology has a first subcarrier spacing and the second numerology has a second subcarrier spacing, the first subcarrier spacing differing from the second subcarrier spacing; wherein the method further comprises; receiving broadcasted system access information and using the received system access information for accessing the wireless communications network. - View Dependent Claims (183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221)
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222. A method, in radio network equipment operating in a wireless communications network, the method comprising:
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transmitting a first downlink signal comprising an uplink access configuration index, the uplink access configuration index identifying an uplink access configuration from among a plurality of predetermined uplink access configurations, and subsequently receiving a transmission from a first user equipment (UE) according to said identified uplink access configuration; and transmitting, in a first downlink subframe, a first Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) transmission formatted according to a first numerology and transmitting, in a second downlink subframe, a second OFDM transmission formatted according to a second numerology, numerology, wherein the first numerology has a first subcarrier spacing and the second numerology has a second subcarrier spacing, the first subcarrier spacing differing from the second subcarrier spacing. - View Dependent Claims (223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250)
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251. A user equipment (UE), comprising radio-frequency circuitry and processing circuitry operatively connected to the radio-frequency circuitry, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:
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receive a downlink signal comprising an uplink access configuration index, use the uplink access configuration index to identify an uplink access configuration from among a predetermined plurality of uplink access configurations, and transmit to the wireless communications network according to the identified uplink access configuration; and receive, in a first downlink subframe, a first Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) transmission formatted according to a first numerology and receive, in a second downlink subframe, a second OFDM transmission formatted according to a second numerology, wherein the first numerology has a first subcarrier spacing and the second numerology has a second subcarrier spacing, the first subcarrier spacing differing from the second subcarrier spacing; wherein said processing circuitry is further configured to; receive broadcasted system access information and use the received system access information for accessing the wireless communications network. - View Dependent Claims (252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290)
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291. A system comprising one or more instances of radio network equipment, each instance of the radio network equipment comprising radio circuitry and processing circuitry operatively connected to the radio circuitry, wherein the processing circuitry in the radio network equipment is configured to:
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transmit a first downlink signal comprising an uplink access configuration index, the uplink access configuration index identifying an uplink access configuration from among a plurality of predetermined uplink access configurations, and subsequently receive a transmission from a first UE according to the identified uplink access configuration; transmit, in a first downlink subframe, a first Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) transmission formatted according to a first numerology and transmitting, in a second downlink subframe, a second OFDM transmission formatted according to a second numerology, wherein the first numerology has a first subcarrier spacing and the second numerology has a second subcarrier spacing, the first subcarrier spacing differing from the second subcarrier spacing; and broadcast system access information for accessing the wireless communications network. - View Dependent Claims (292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319)
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320. A user equipment (UE) for operating in a wireless communications network, said UE comprising:
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an antenna configured to send and receive wireless signals; processing circuitry; radio front-end circuitry connected to said antenna and to said processing circuitry, and configured to condition signals communicated between said antenna and said processing circuitry; an input interface connected to said processing circuitry and configured to allow input of information into the UE to be processed by said processing circuitry; an output interface connected to said processing circuitry and configured to output information from the UE that has been processed by said processing circuitry; and a battery connected to said processing circuitry and configured to supply power to the UE; said processing circuitry being configured to; receive a downlink signal comprising an uplink access configuration index, using the uplink access configuration index to identify an uplink access configuration from among a predetermined plurality of uplink access configurations, and transmit to the wireless communications network according to the identified uplink access configuration; and receive, in a first downlink subframe, a first Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) transmission formatted according to a first numerology and receive, in a second downlink subframe, a second OFDM transmission formatted according to a second numerology, wherein the first numerology has a first subcarrier spacing and the second numerology has a second subcarrier spacing, the first subcarrier spacing differing from the second subcarrier spacing; said processing circuitry being further configured to; receive broadcasted system access information and using the received system access information for accessing the wireless communications network.
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321. A base station (BS) for operating in a wireless communications network, said BS comprising:
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one or more antennas configured to send and receive wireless signals; processing circuitry; radio front-end circuitry connected to said antenna and to said processing circuitry, and configured to condition signals communicated between said antenna and said processing circuitry; and power supply circuitry connected to said processing circuitry and configured to supply power to the BS; said processing circuitry being configured to; transmit a first downlink signal comprising an uplink access configuration index, the uplink access configuration index identifying an uplink access configuration from among a plurality of predetermined uplink access configurations, and subsequently receive a transmission from a first UE according to the identified uplink access configuration; and transmit, in a first downlink subframe, a first Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) transmission formatted according to a first numerology and transmit, in a second downlink subframe, a second OFDM transmission formatted according to a second numerology, wherein the first numerology has a first subcarrier spacing and the second numerology has a second subcarrier spacing, the first subcarrier spacing differing from the second subcarrier spacing.
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