Channel configuration in a wireless network

• US 8,953,550 B2
• Filed: 03/01/2014
• Issued: 02/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications LLC (Comcast Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Ofinno Technologies, LLC
• Inventors: Dinan, Esmael Hejazi
• Primary Examiner(s): Orgad, Edan
• Assistant Examiner(s): MAGLO, EMMANUEL K
• Application Number:
  US14/194,708
• Publication Number:
  US 20140177578A1
• Time in Patent Office: 346 Days
• Field of Search: 370/329, 370/335, 370/315
• US Class Current: 370/329
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/00 Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received correcting synchronisation H04L7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1861 Physical mapping arrangements for ACK signaling see also H04L5/0053
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0806 for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0007 the frequencies being orthogonal, e.g. OFDM(A), DMT
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0023 Time-frequency-space
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0053 Allocation of signaling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0055 Physical resource allocation for ACK/NACK for physical mapping arrangements in ARQ protocols H04L1/1861
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0091 Signaling for the administration of the divided path
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/00 Local resource management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/20 Control channels or signalling for resource management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal

Abstract

A base station transmits a message comprising configuration parameters of first radio resources of a control channel. The first radio resources comprise one or more sets of resource blocks in a subset of subframes in a plurality of subframes. The base station transmits scheduling information on the control channel for a packet transmitted on an uplink data channel. The base station transmits a positive or negative acknowledgement on second radio resources of a feedback channel for the received packet. The second radio resources start from the first OFDM symbol of a second subframe.

Claims

1. A base station comprising:

one or more communication interfaces;

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause said base station to;

transmit, to a wireless device, an RRC message comprising configuration parameters of first radio resources of an enhanced physical downlink control channel (ePDCCH), said first radio resources comprising multiple sets of resource blocks in a subset of subframes in a plurality of subframes, said configuration parameters comprising;

a configuration parameter indicating said subset of subframes in which said first radio resources are configured;

a first starting symbol parameter for both said ePDCCH and a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in said subset of subframes, said first starting symbol being applicable to each subframe in said subset of subframes indicated in said RRC message; and

transmit on said ePDCCH first scheduling information for a first packet;

receive said first packet; and

transmit a positive or negative acknowledgement in a first subframe in said plurality of subframes on second radio resources of a feedback channel, said second radio resources starting from the first symbol of said first subframe and having a duration of one or three symbols; and

wherein said configuration parameters further comprise an array of parameters, each element in said array comprising frequency resource parameters for a set of resource blocks in said multiple sets of resource blocks.

2. The base station of claim 1, wherein said multiple sets of resource blocks consist of non-overlapping sets of resource blocks in said subset of subframes.

3. The base station of claim 1, wherein said instructions further cause said base station to:

transmit second scheduling information on said ePDCCH in a second subframe in said subset of subframes, said second scheduling information being for a second packet transmitted on said PDSCH; and

transmit said second packet on said PDSCH in said second subframe according to said second scheduling information.

4. The base station of claim 1, wherein said instructions further cause said base station to transmit on a first control channel third scheduling information for said RRC message, fourth radio resources of said first control channel in a third subframe in said plurality of subframes starting from the first symbol of said third subframe having a duration of less than five symbols.

5. The base station of claim 1, wherein said first radio resources of said ePDCCH and third radio resources of said PDSCH are configured on a carrier comprising a plurality of OFDM subcarriers.

6. The base station of claim 5, wherein said frequency resources for each set of resource blocks is localized or distributed.

7. The base station of claim 1, wherein said subset of subframes comprises all the subframes in said plurality of subframes.

8. The base station of claim 1, wherein said element comprises information related to beamforming on said ePDCCH.

9. A wireless device comprising:

one or more communication interfaces;

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause said wireless device to;

receive, from a base station, an RRC message comprising configuration parameters of first radio resources of an enhanced physical downlink control channel (ePDCCH), said first radio resources comprising multiple sets of resource blocks in a subset of subframes in a plurality of subframes, said configuration parameters comprising;

a configuration parameter indicating said subset of subframes in which said first radio resources are configured;

a first starting symbol parameter for both said ePDCCH and a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in said subset of subframes, said first starting symbol being applicable to each subframe in said subset of subframes indicated in said RRC message; and

receive on said ePDCCH first scheduling information for a first packet;

transmit said first packet; and

receive a positive or negative acknowledgement in a first subframe in said plurality of subframes on second radio resources of a feedback channel, said second radio resources starting from the first symbol of said first subframe and having a duration of one or three symbols; and

wherein said configuration parameters further comprise an array of parameters, each element in said array comprising frequency resource parameters for a set of resource blocks in said multiple sets of resource blocks.

10. The wireless device of claim 9, wherein said multiple sets of resource blocks consist of non-overlapping sets of resource blocks in said subset of subframes.

11. The wireless device of claim 9, wherein said instructions further cause said wireless device to:

receive second scheduling information on said ePDCCH in a second subframe in said subset of subframes, said second scheduling information being for a second packet received on said PDSCH; and

receive said second packet on said PDSCH in said second subframe according to said second scheduling information.

12. The wireless device of claim 9, wherein said instructions further cause said wireless device to receive on a first control channel third scheduling information for said RRC message, fourth radio resources of said first control channel in a third subframe in said plurality of subframes starting from the first symbol of said third subframe having a duration of less than five symbols.

13. The wireless device of claim 9, wherein said first radio resources of said ePDCCH and third radio resources of said PDSCH are configured on a carrier comprising a plurality of OFDM subcarriers.

14. The wireless device of claim 9, wherein said frequency resources for each set of resource blocks is localized or distributed.

15. The wireless device of claim 9, wherein said subset of subframes comprises all the subframes in said plurality of subframes.

16. The wireless device of claim 9, wherein said element comprises information related to beamforming on said ePDCCH.

17. The wireless device of claim 9, wherein said wireless device indicates support for configuration of said ePDCCH.

18. A method for use in a base station, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a wireless device, an RRC message comprising configuration parameters of first radio resources of an enhanced physical downlink control channel (ePDCCH), said first radio resources comprising multiple sets of resource blocks in a subset of subframes in a plurality of subframes, said configuration parameters comprising;

a configuration parameter indicating said subset of subframes in which said first radio resources are configured;

a first starting symbol parameter for both said ePDCCH and a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in said subset of subframes, said first starting symbol being applicable to each subframe in said subset of subframes indicated in said RRC message; and

transmitting on said ePDCCH first scheduling information for a first packet;

receiving said first packet; and

transmitting a positive or negative acknowledgement in a first subframe in said plurality of subframes on second radio resources of a feedback channel, said second radio resources starting from the first symbol of said first subframe and having a duration of one or three symbols; and

wherein said configuration parameters further comprise an array of parameters, each element in said array comprising frequency resource parameters for a set of resource blocks in said multiple sets of resource blocks.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein said multiple sets of resource blocks consist of non-overlapping sets of resource blocks in said subset of subframes.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein said first radio resources of said ePDCCH and third radio resources of said PDSCH are configured on a carrier comprising a plurality of OFDM subcarriers.