Method for communicating in a network, radio stations and a system therefor

• US 9,119,094 B2
• Filed: 08/07/2009
• Issued: 08/25/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
• Inventors: Moulsley, Timothy James, Bucknell, Paul
• Primary Examiner(s): Cumming, William D
• Application Number:
  US13/058,260
• Publication Number:
  US 20110143764A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,209 Days
• Field of Search: 370/280, 370/329, 370/392, 370/469, 375/132, 375/257, 375/280, 375/329, 718/104, 714/746, 714/807
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/08 by repeating transmission, e.g. Verdan system H04L1/1858 and H04L1/189 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/0284 detecting congestion or overload during communication monitoring arrangements H04L43/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/04 Error control
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/54 based on quality criteria
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/27 Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/025 with acknowledge back capability
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/027 providing paging services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/185 Selective call encoders for paging networks, e.g. paging centre devices

Abstract

A method for communicating in a network between a primary station and at least one secondary station on a downlink control channel, wherein the primary station transmits an indication related to a resource allocated to one of the secondary stations in accordance with a semi persistent schedule, wherein at least two messages, which include at least part of the indication, are transmitted in one subframe.

Claims

1. A method for communicating in a network, the method comprising:

transmitting, from a primary station to a secondary station via a control channel, an indication related to one or more resources allocated to said secondary station in accordance with a semi persistent schedule,

wherein the transmission to the secondary station includes;

transmitting at least first and second messages in one subframe, wherein each one of the first and second messages includes at least a part of the indication for allocating a resource of the one or more resources in accordance with a semi persistent schedule.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more allocated resources include one or more of a downlink resource to be used by the primary station, and an uplink resource to be used by the secondary station.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said first message to a secondary station relates to an allocated resource which is an uplink resource to be used by said secondary station and said second message to the said secondary station relates to an allocated resource which is a downlink resource to be used by the primary station for transmitting to said secondary station.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least first and second messages are identical.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein each message comprises a message identifier identifying each message, and wherein the message identifiers of the first and second messages are equal.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the message identifiers are encoded in a cyclic redundancy check, and wherein the first and second messages comprise a same cyclic redundancy check.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein each message comprises a message identifier identifying each message, and wherein the first message comprises a first identifier, and wherein the second message comprises a second identifier, being different from the first identifier.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the first identifier is an identifier identifying a signaling message, and wherein the second identifier is an identifier assigned to the secondary station.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the first and second messages are transmitted simultaneously.

10. A primary station for communicating with at least one secondary station, the primary station comprising:

an antenna; and

a transceiver coupled to the antenna and configured to control transmission to the secondary station on a control channel of an indication related to one or more resources allocated to said secondary station in accordance with a semi persistent schedule, wherein the transmission to the secondary station includes at least first and second messages in one subframe, wherein each one of the first and second messages includes at least a part of the indication for allocating a resource of the one or more resources in accordance with a semi persistent schedule.

13. The primary station of claim 10, wherein the control channel is a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH), and wherein the at least first and second messages are PDCCH messages.

14. The primary station of claim 10, wherein the one or more allocated resources include one or more of a downlink resource allocated to the primary station, and an uplink resource allocated to the secondary station.

15. The primary station of claim 10, wherein the first message to a secondary station relates to an allocated resource which is an uplink resource to be used by said secondary station and the second message to the said secondary station relates to an allocated resource which is a downlink resource allocated to the primary station for transmitting to said secondary station.

16. The primary station of claim 10, wherein the first and second messages are identical.

17. The primary station of claim 10, wherein each message comprises a message identifier identifying each message, and wherein the message identifiers of the first and second messages are equal.

18. The primary station of claim 10, wherein the message identifiers are encoded in a cyclic redundancy check, and wherein the first and second messages comprise a same cyclic redundancy check.

19. The primary station of claim 10, wherein each message comprises a message identifier identifying each message, and wherein a first message comprises a first identifier, and wherein a second message comprises a second identifier, being different from the first identifier.

20. The primary station of claim 13, wherein the first identifier is an identifier identifying a signaling message, and wherein the second identifier is an identifier assigned to the secondary station.

21. The primary station of claim 13, wherein the first and second messages are transmitted simultaneously.

29. The secondary station of claim 14, wherein the first identifier is an identifier identifying a signaling message, and wherein the second identifier is an identifier assigned to the secondary station.

30. The secondary station of claim 14, wherein the first and second messages are transmitted simultaneously.

11. A secondary station comprising:

an antenna; and

a transceiver coupled to the antenna and configured to control reception of a transmission from a primary station on a control channel of an indication related to one or more resources allocated to said secondary station in accordance with a semi persistent schedule, wherein the received transmission includes at least first and second messages within one subframe, wherein each one of the first and second messages includes at least a part of the indication for allocating a resource in accordance with a semi persistent schedule.

22. The secondary station of claim 11, wherein the control channel is a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH), and wherein the first and second messages are PDCCH messages.

23. The secondary station of claim 11, wherein the one or more allocated resources include one or more of a downlink resource allocated to the primary station, and an uplink resource allocated to the secondary station.

24. The secondary station of claim 11, wherein the first message to a secondary station relates to an allocated resource which is an uplink resource allocated to said secondary station and the second message to the said secondary station relates to an allocated resource which is a downlink resource allocated to the primary station for transmitting to said secondary station.

25. The secondary station of claim 11, wherein the first and second messages are identical.

26. The secondary station of claim 11, wherein each message comprises a message identifier identifying each message, and wherein the message identifiers of the first and second messages are equal.

27. The secondary station of claim 11, wherein the message identifiers are encoded in a cyclic redundancy check, and wherein the first and second messages comprise a same cyclic redundancy check.

28. The secondary station of claim 11, wherein each message comprises a message identifier identifying each message, and wherein the first message of the first and second messages comprises a first identifier, and wherein the second message of the first and second messages comprises a second identifier, being different from the first identifier.

12. A communication system comprising:

at least one secondary station including a receiver for receiving a transmission from a primary station; and

a primary station including a transmitter transmitting to the at least one secondary station on a control channel an indication related to one or more resources allocated to said secondary station in accordance with a semi persistent schedule, wherein the transmitter is arranged to transmit within one subframe to the at least one secondary station first and second messages wherein each one of the first and second messages includes including at least a part of the indication for allocating a resource of the one or more resources in accordance with a semi persistent schedule.

31. The communication system of claim 12, wherein the control channel is a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH), and wherein the first and second messages are PDCCH messages.

32. The communication system of claim 12, wherein the one or more allocated resources include one or more of a downlink resource allocated to the primary station, and an uplink resource allocated to the secondary station.

33. The communication system of claim 12, wherein the first message to a secondary station relates to an allocated resource which is an uplink resource allocated to said secondary station and the second message to the said secondary station relates to an allocated resource which is a downlink resource allocated to the primary station for transmitting to said secondary station.