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Carrier indication in a bandwidth aggregated wireless communications systems

  • US 8,767,641 B2
  • Filed: 11/16/2010
  • Issued: 07/01/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of wireless communication of data between a user equipment and a base station including bandwidth aggregation of a plurality of component carriers, comprising the steps of:

  • a first unit of the user equipment or the base station transmitting in a first component carrier to the other unit of the user equipment or the base station a grant control signal indicating grant of schedule to transmit data from said other unit to said first unit,said grant control signal specifying a second component carrier different from said first component carrier to transmit said data;

    said first unit transmits a carrier indication field indicating said second component carrier;

    said carrier indication field includes an encoding specifying a component carrier offset from an anchor carrier; and

    said other unit transmitting said data to said first unit on said second component carrier.

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