LTE carrier aggregation configuration on TV white space bands

• US 9,351,185 B2
• Filed: 04/15/2011
• Issued: 05/24/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Broadcom Corporation (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Charbit, Gilles, Wang, Haiming
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Chi H
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hyun, Soon-Dong D
• Application Number:
  US14/111,577
• Publication Number:
  US 20140044000A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,866 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/345 Interference values signal-to-interference ratio [SIR] or carrier-to-interference ratio [CIR] H04B17/336
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/14 Spectrum sharing arrangements between different networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/08 Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0453 Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA

Abstract

An apparatus, method and computer program product comprise controlling cellular network based communication in a primary cell on a frequency band related to the cellular network and by using an uplink and downlink configuration specific to the primary cell; controlling communication in a secondary cell on a frequency band related to a television white space channel and by using an uplink and downlink configuration specific to the secondary cell; measuring radio interference on a temporarily set uplink related carrier on the secondary cell based on information on the temporarily set uplink related carrier received on a downlink related carrier on the primary cell; and reporting results of radio interference measurement via the primary cell.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor configured to

control cellular network based communication in a primary cell on a frequency band related to the cellular network and by using an uplink and downlink configuration specific to the primary cell;

control communication in a secondary cell on a frequency band related to an unlicensed channel and by using an uplink and downlink configuration specific to the secondary cell; and

measure radio interference on a temporarily set uplink related carrier on the secondary cell based on information on the temporarily set uplink related carrier received on a downlink related carrier on the primary cell; and

a communication interface configured to report results of radio interference measurement via the primary cell, wherein

the uplink and downlink configuration specific to the primary cell is represented by separate carriers for uplink and downlink, respectively, so that the information on the temporarily set uplink related carrier is received on a dedicated downlink carrier of the primary cell, and

the uplink and downlink configuration specific to the secondary cell is represented by separate carriers for uplink and downlink, respectively, so that the temporarily set uplink related carrier on the secondary cell is a dedicated uplink carrier of the secondary cell.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the processor is configured to detect all available unlicensed channels and to repeat measurement for each of the available unlicensed channels.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to:

control frequency domain duplexing based communication in the primary cell and in the secondary cell;

process information about setting of non-temporary carriers for uplink and downlink, respectively, received in response to operation of the measurement reporting; and

control the communication in the secondary cell by setting the non-temporary carriers for uplink and downlink, respectively.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the processor is configured to control time domain duplexing based communication in the primary cell and in the secondary cell.

5. The apparatus according claim 1, wherein

the apparatus is a communication handset.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the processor is a chipset.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the uplink and downlink configuration specific to the primary cell is represented by an uplink and downlink subframe configuration on a common carrier so that the information on the temporarily set uplink related carrier is received on a downlink sub frame of the carrier of the primary cell.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein

the uplink and downlink configuration specific to the secondary cell is represented by an uplink and downlink subframe configuration on a common carrier so that the temporarily set uplink related carrier on the secondary cell is a an uplink sub frame on the common carrier of the secondary cell.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein

the processor is configured to process information about setting of a non-temporary uplink and downlink configuration on a common carrier received in response to operation of the measurement reporting.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein

the processor is configured to control the communication in the secondary cell by setting the non-temporary uplink and downlink configuration on a common carrier.

11. A method, comprising:

controlling cellular network based communication in a primary cell on a frequency band related to the cellular network and by using an uplink and downlink configuration specific to the primary cell;

controlling communication in a secondary cell on a frequency band related to an unlicensed channel and by using an uplink and downlink configuration specific to the secondary cell;

measuring radio interference on a temporarily set uplink related carrier on the secondary cell based on information on the temporarily set uplink related carrier received on a downlink related carrier on the primary cell; and

reporting results of radio interference measurement via the primary cell, wherein

the uplink and downlink configuration specific to the primary cell is represented by separate carriers for uplink and downlink, respectively, so that the information on the temporarily set uplink related carrier is received on a dedicated downlink carrier of the primary cell, and

the uplink and downlink configuration specific to the secondary cell is represented by separate carriers for uplink and downlink, respectively, so that the temporarily set uplink related carrier on the secondary cell is a dedicated uplink carrier of the secondary cell.

12. The method according to claim 11, further comprising:

detecting all available unlicensed channels and repeating measurement for each of the available unlicensed channels.

13. The method according to claim 11, further comprising:

controlling frequency domain duplexing based communication;

processing information about setting of non-temporary carriers for uplink and downlink, respectively, received in response to the reporting; and

controlling the communication in the secondary cell by setting the separate non-temporary carriers for uplink and downlink, respectively.

14. The method according to claim 11, further comprising:

controlling time domain duplexing based communication in the primary and in the secondary cell.

15. The method according to claim 11, wherein

the uplink and downlink configuration specific to the primary cell is represented by an uplink and downlink subframe configuration on a common carrier so that the information on the temporarily set uplink related carrier is received on a downlink subframe of the carrier of the primary cell.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein

the uplink and downlink configuration specific to the secondary cell is represented by an uplink and downlink sub frame configuration on a common carrier so that the temporarily set uplink related carrier on the secondary cell is a an uplink sub frame on the common carrier of the secondary cell.

17. The method according to claim 16, further comprising:

processing information about setting of a non-temporary uplink and downlink configuration on a common carrier received in response to the reporting.

18. The method according to claim 17, further comprising:

controlling the communication in the secondary cell by setting the non-temporary uplink and downlink configuration on a common carrier.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium configured to store computer-executable instructions, which when executed by circuitry, cause the circuitry to:

control cellular network based communication in a primary cell on a frequency band related to the cellular network and by using an uplink and downlink configuration specific to the primary cell;

control communication in a secondary cell on a frequency band related to an unlicensed channel and by using an uplink and downlink configuration specific to the secondary cell;

measure radio interference on a temporarily set uplink related carrier on the secondary cell based on information on the temporarily set uplink related carrier received on a downlink related carrier on the primary cell; and

report results of radio interference measurement via the primary cell, wherein

the uplink and downlink configuration specific to the primary cell is represented by separate carriers for uplink and downlink, respectively, so that the information on the temporarily set uplink related carrier is received on a dedicated downlink carrier of the primary cell, and

the uplink and downlink configuration specific to the secondary cell is represented by separate carriers for uplink and downlink, respectively, so that the temporarily set uplink related carrier on the secondary cell is a dedicated uplink carrier of the secondary cell.