Radio base station and user equipment and methods therein
First Claim
1. A method in a user equipment for transmitting uplink control information in time slots of a subframe over a radio channel to a radio base station, wherein the user equipment and radio base station are comprised in a radio communications network, wherein the radio channel is configured to carry the uplink control information, wherein the uplink control information is comprised in a block of bits, and wherein the method comprises:
- mapping the block of bits to a sequence of complex valued modulation symbols,block spreading the sequence of complex valued modulation symbols across Discrete Fourier Transform Spread-Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (DFTS-OFDM) symbols by applying a spreading sequence to the sequence of complex valued modulation symbols, to achieve a block spread sequence of complex valued modulation symbols,transforming, per DFTS-OFDM symbol, the block-spread sequence of complex valued modulation symbols by applying a matrix to the block-spread sequence of complex valued modulation symbols, wherein the matrix comprises matrix elements that are cyclically shifted depending on at least one of a DFTS-OFDM symbol index and a slot index, andtransmitting the block spread sequence of complex valued modulation symbols, as transformed, over the radio channel to the radio base station.
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Abstract
Embodiments herein include a method in a user equipment (UE) for transmitting uplink control information in time slots of a subframe over a radio channel to a radio base station. The uplink control information is comprised in a block of bits.
The UE maps the block of bits to a sequence of complex valued modulation symbols. The UE block spreads the sequence across Discrete Fourier Transform Spread-Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (DFTS-OFDM) symbols. This is performed by applying a spreading sequence to the sequence of complex valued modulation symbols, to achieve a block spread sequence of complex valued modulation symbols. The UE further transforms the block-spread sequence, per DFTS-OFDM symbol. This is performed by applying a matrix that depends on a DFTS-OFDM symbol index and/or slot index to the block-spread sequence. The UE also transmits the block spread sequence, as transformed, over the radio channel to the radio base station.
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1. A method in a user equipment for transmitting uplink control information in time slots of a subframe over a radio channel to a radio base station, wherein the user equipment and radio base station are comprised in a radio communications network, wherein the radio channel is configured to carry the uplink control information, wherein the uplink control information is comprised in a block of bits, and wherein the method comprises:
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mapping the block of bits to a sequence of complex valued modulation symbols, block spreading the sequence of complex valued modulation symbols across Discrete Fourier Transform Spread-Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (DFTS-OFDM) symbols by applying a spreading sequence to the sequence of complex valued modulation symbols, to achieve a block spread sequence of complex valued modulation symbols, transforming, per DFTS-OFDM symbol, the block-spread sequence of complex valued modulation symbols by applying a matrix to the block-spread sequence of complex valued modulation symbols, wherein the matrix comprises matrix elements that are cyclically shifted depending on at least one of a DFTS-OFDM symbol index and a slot index, and transmitting the block spread sequence of complex valued modulation symbols, as transformed, over the radio channel to the radio base station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method in a radio base station for receiving uplink control information in time slots of a subframe over a radio channel from a user equipment, wherein the radio channel is configured to carry uplink control information, wherein the uplink control information is comprised in a block of bits, wherein the user equipment and radio base station are comprised in a radio communications network, and wherein the method comprises:
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receiving a sequence of complex valued modulation symbols, Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) demodulating the sequence of complex valued modulation symbols, transforming, per Discrete Fourier Transform Spread (DFTS)-OFDM symbol, the OFDM demodulated sequence of complex valued modulation symbols by applying a matrix to that OFDM demodulated sequence, wherein the matrix comprises matrix elements that are cyclically shifted depending on at least one of a DFTS-OFDM symbol index and a slot index, block despreading the OFDM demodulated sequence of complex valued modulation symbols, as transformed, with a despreading sequence, and mapping the despread sequence of complex valued modulation symbols to a block of bits.
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8. A user equipment for transmitting uplink control information in time slots of a subframe over a radio channel to a radio base station, wherein the radio channel is configured to carry uplink control information, wherein the uplink control information is comprised in a block of bits, and wherein the user equipment comprises
a mapping circuit configured to map the block of bits to a sequence of complex valued modulation symbols, a block spreading circuit configured to block spread the sequence of complex valued modulation symbols across Discrete Fourier Transform Spread-Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (DFTS-OFDM) symbols by applying a spreading sequence to the sequence of complex valued modulation symbols, to achieve a block spread sequence of complex valued modulation symbols, a transforming circuit configured to transform, per DFTS-OFDM symbol, the block-spread sequence of complex valued modulation symbols by applying a matrix to the block-spread sequence of complex valued modulation symbols, wherein the matrix comprises matrix elements that are cyclically shifted depending on at least one of a DFTS-OFDM symbol index and a slot index, and a transmitter configured to transmit the block spread sequence of complex valued modulation symbols, as transformed, over the radio channel to the radio base station.
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14. A radio base station for receiving uplink control information in time slots of a subframe over a radio channel from a user equipment, wherein the radio channel is configured to carry uplink control information, wherein the uplink control information is comprised in a block of bits, and wherein the radio base station comprises:
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a receiver configured to receive a sequence of complex valued modulation symbols, an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) demodulating circuit configured to OFDM demodulate the sequence of complex valued modulation symbols, a transforming circuit configured to transform, per Discrete Fourier Transform Spread (DFTS)-OFDM symbol, the OFDM demodulated sequence of complex valued modulation symbols by applying a matrix to that OFDM demodulated sequence, wherein the matrix comprises matrix elements that are cyclically shifted depending on at least one of a DFTS-OFDM symbol index and a slot index, a block despreading circuit configured to block despread the OFDM demodulated sequence of complex valued modulation symbols, as transformed, with a despreading sequence, and a mapping circuit configured to map the despread sequence of complex valued modulation symbols to a block of bits.
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15. A method in a terminal for transmitting uplink control information in a slot of a subframe over a channel to a base station in a wireless communication system, wherein the uplink control information is comprised in a code word, and wherein the method comprises:
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mapping the code word to modulation symbols; block spreading the modulation symbols across Discrete Fourier Transform Spread-Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (DFTS-OFDM) symbols by repeating the modulation symbols for each DFTS-OFDM symbol and applying a block spreading sequence of weight factors to the repeated modulation symbols, to achieve a respective weighted copy of the modulation symbols for each DFTS-OFDM symbol; transforming, for each DFTS-OFDM symbol, the respective weighted copy of the modulation symbols by applying a matrix to the respective weighted copy of the modulation symbols, wherein the matrix comprises matrix elements that are cyclically shifted depending on at least one of a DFTS-OFDM symbol index and a slot index; and transmitting, on each DFTS-OFDM symbol, the respective weighted copy of the modulation symbols, as transformed, to the base station. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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