Method and apparatus for using contention-based resource zones for transmitting data in a wireless network
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1. A method of operating a user equipment device in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
- receiving contention-based configuration data from a base station in the wireless communication system, the contention-based configuration data comprising;
zone data that identifies a plurality of contention-based resource zones for a shared channel supported by the base station, each of the contention-based resource zones defining an area comprising a respective number of physical resource blocks;
modulation and coding scheme data that identifies modulation and coding schemes assigned to the contention-based resource zones; and
minimum power headroom data that identifies minimum power headroom values assigned to the contention-based resource zones;
comparing currently available power headroom of the user equipment device to the received minimum power headroom values to identify a subset of the contention-based resource zones for which the currently available power headroom of the user equipment device satisfies the received minimum power headroom values; and
selecting, from the subset of the contention-based resource zones, a transmit resource zone to be used for data packet transmission.
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Abstract
A user equipment and method for contention-based uplink access to a base station. Contention-based configuration data identifies multiple contention-based access zones along with minimum power headroom values for each contention-based access zone. The user equipment devices can randomly select a demodulation reference signal parameter value when transmitting on a selected contention-based access zone.
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1. A method of operating a user equipment device in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
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receiving contention-based configuration data from a base station in the wireless communication system, the contention-based configuration data comprising; zone data that identifies a plurality of contention-based resource zones for a shared channel supported by the base station, each of the contention-based resource zones defining an area comprising a respective number of physical resource blocks; modulation and coding scheme data that identifies modulation and coding schemes assigned to the contention-based resource zones; and minimum power headroom data that identifies minimum power headroom values assigned to the contention-based resource zones; comparing currently available power headroom of the user equipment device to the received minimum power headroom values to identify a subset of the contention-based resource zones for which the currently available power headroom of the user equipment device satisfies the received minimum power headroom values; and selecting, from the subset of the contention-based resource zones, a transmit resource zone to be used for data packet transmission. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A user equipment device for operation in a wireless communication system, the user equipment device comprising:
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a wireless communication module that supports a shared channel between the user equipment device and a base station in the wireless communication system, and that supports a signaling channel between the user equipment device and the base station, wherein the wireless communication module receives contention-based configuration data from the base station using the signaling channel; and a processor module operatively associated with the wireless communication module and configured to process the received contention-based configuration data;
whereinthe contention-based configuration data comprises; zone data that identifies a plurality of contention-based resource zones for the shared channel, each of the contention-based resource zones comprising a respective number of physical resource blocks; modulation and coding scheme data that identifies modulation and coding schemes assigned to the contention-based resource zones; and minimum power headroom data that identifies minimum power headroom values assigned to the contention-based resource zones; the processor module compares currently available power headroom of the user equipment device to the received minimum power headroom values to identify a subset of the contention-based resource zones for which the currently available power headroom of the user equipment device satisfies the received minimum power headroom values; the processor module selects, from the subset of the contention-based resource zones, a transmit resource zone; and the wireless communication module transmits a data packet using the selected transmit resource zone. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of operating a user equipment device in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
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receiving contention-based configuration data from a base station in the wireless communication system, the contention-based configuration data comprising zone data that identifies a plurality of contention-based resource zones for a shared channel supported by the base station, comprising modulation and coding scheme data that identifies modulation and coding schemes assigned to the contention-based resource zones, and comprising minimum power headroom data that identifies minimum power headroom values assigned to the contention-based resource zones; selecting one of the contention-based resource zones by comparing currently available power headroom of the user equipment device to the received minimum power headroom values to identify a subset of the contention-based resource zones for which the currently available power headroom of the user equipment device satisfies the received minimum power headroom values; and selecting the one of the contention-based resource zones from the subset of the contention-based resource zones; randomly selecting a demodulation reference signal cyclic shift from a plurality of available demodulation reference signal cyclic shifts; and transmitting a data packet from the user equipment device, using the selected one of the contention-based resource zones and its assigned modulation and coding scheme, and using the randomly selected demodulation reference signal cyclic shift. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A user equipment device for operation in a wireless communication system, the user equipment device comprising:
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a wireless communication module that supports a shared channel between the user equipment device and a base station in the wireless communication system, and that supports a signaling channel between the user equipment device and the base station, wherein the wireless communication module receives contention-based configuration data from the base station using the signaling channel; and a processor module operatively associated with the wireless communication module and configured to process the received contention-based configuration data;
whereinthe contention-based configuration data comprises zone data that identifies a plurality of contention-based resource zones for the shared channel, modulation and coding scheme data that identifies modulation and coding schemes assigned to the contention-based resource zones, and minimum power headroom data that identifies minimum power headroom values assigned to the contention-based resource zones; the processor module selects one of the contention-based resource zones by comparing currently available power headroom of the user equipment device to the received minimum power headroom values to identify a subset of the contention-based resource zones for which the currently available power headroom of the user equipment device satisfies the received minimum power headroom values, and by selecting the one of the contention-based resource zones from the subset of the contention-based resource zones, and randomly selects a demodulation reference signal cyclic shift from a plurality of available demodulation reference signal cyclic shifts; and the wireless communication module transmits a data packet using the selected one of the contention-based resource zones and its assigned modulation and coding scheme, and using the randomly selected demodulation reference signal cyclic shift. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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