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Downlink control indication for a stand-alone new carrier type (NCT)

  • US 9,166,718 B2
  • Filed: 03/04/2013
  • Issued: 10/20/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2012
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A user equipment (UE) configured for determining a common search space (CSS) from a physical resource block (PRB) indication for a stand-alone carrier type, comprising:

  • a processing module to;

    determine a PRB set in the CSS from an enhanced physical hybrid automatic repeat request (ARQ) indicator channel (ePHICH) configuration information in a master information block (MIB), wherein the ePHICH configuration information includes 3 bits, wherein at least 1 bit is used to indicate one or more PRB region candidates and at least 1 bit is used to indicate one or more ePHICH resource configurations; and

    decode an enhanced physical downlink control channel (ePDCCH) or the ePHICH from PRB region candidates in the PRB set.

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