Method and system for providing channel assignment information used to support uplink and downlink channels

• US 9,332,569 B2
• Filed: 05/09/2011
• Issued: 05/03/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Interdigital Technology Corporation (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Interdigital Technology Corporation (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Inventors: Rudolph, Marian, Dick, Stephen G., Pietraski, Phillip J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, David Q
• Application Number:
  US13/103,601
• Publication Number:
  US 20110205992A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,821 Days
• Field of Search: 370/329, 455/450, 455/451, 455/452.1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0046 Code rate detection or code type detection H04L1/0038 takes precedence; detection of the data rate H04L25/0262; for packet format H04L1/0091
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0061 Error detection codes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0072 Error control for data other than payload data, e.g. control data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0053 Allocation of signaling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0091 Signaling for the administration of the divided path
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/14 Two-way operation using the same type of signal, i.e. duplex
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0446 Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0453 Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
• 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 method and wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) for utilizing channel control information associated with enhanced uplink (EU) transmission is disclosed. The WTRU receives information via radio resource control (RRC) signaling and receives downlink (DL) control information for at least EU transmission. The WTRU determines whether the DL control information is intended for the WTRU based at least upon a first forty bit specific code sequence and a second forty bit specific code sequence received in at least one time slot and determines whether the DL control information is the first type or the second type. The WTRU utilizes the DL control information of the first type or the second type for at least EU transmission on a condition that the DL control information is intended for the WTRU.

Claims

1. A method for utilizing channel control information associated with enhanced uplink (EU) transmission, implemented by a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), the method comprising:

receiving information via radio resource control (RRC) signaling;

receiving downlink (DL) control information for at least EU transmission in at least one time slot, wherein the DL control information is at least a first type or a second type, and wherein the DL control information of the first type and the DL control information of the second type are received via a same channel, and wherein the DL control information is masked with a forty bit WTRU specific code sequence;

determining whether the DL control information is intended for the WTRU based at least upon the forty bit WTRU specific code sequence received in the at least one time slot and the information received via RRC signaling;

determining that the DL control information is the first type or the second type based upon the forty bit WTRU specific code sequence and the information received via RRC signaling; and

utilizing the DL control information of the first type or the second type for at least EU transmission on a condition that the DL control information is intended for the WTRU.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the same channel is a channel that uses a same channelization code.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the same channel is a code channel.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the DL control information includes hybrid automatic repeat request (H-ARQ) information.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the DL control information includes EU radio resource assignment information.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the DL control information is received from a Node-B.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the information received via RRC signaling is from a radio network controller (RNC).

8. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) comprising:

circuitry configured to receive information via radio resource control (RRC) signaling;

circuitry configured to receive downlink (DL) control information for at least enhanced uplink (EU) transmission in at least one time slot, wherein the DL control information is at least a first type or a second type, and wherein the DL control information of the first type and the DL control information of the second type are received via a same channel, and wherein the DL control information is masked with a forty bit WTRU specific code sequence;

circuitry configured to determine whether the DL control information is intended for the WTRU based at least upon the forty bit WTRU specific code sequence received in the at least one time slot and the information received via RRC signaling;

circuitry configured to determine that the DL control information is the first type or the second type based upon the forty bit WTRU specific code sequence and the information received via RRC signaling; and

circuitry configured to utilize the DL control information of the first type or the second type for at least EU transmission on a condition that the DL control information is intended for the WTRU.

9. The WTRU of claim 8 wherein the same channel is a channel that uses a same channelization code.

10. The WTRU of claim 8 wherein the same channel is a code channel.

11. The WTRU of claim 8 wherein the DL control information includes hybrid automatic repeat request (H-ARQ) information.

12. The WTRU of claim 8 wherein the DL control information includes EU radio resource assignment information.

13. The WTRU of claim 8 wherein the DL control information is received from a Node-B.

14. The WTRU of claim 8 wherein the information received via RRC signaling is from a radio network controller (RNC).