Control signal transceiving method and apparatus for same

• US 9,432,986 B2
• Filed: 05/08/2013
• Issued: 08/30/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Yang, Suckchel, Ahn, Joonkui, Seo, Dongyoun
• Primary Examiner(s): CHO, HONG SOL
• Application Number:
  US14/398,922
• Publication Number:
  US 20150124724A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,210 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/001 the frequencies being arranged in component carriers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0023 Time-frequency-space
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0028 Variable division signaling therefor H04L5/0092
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0053 Allocation of signaling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0092 Indication of how the channel is divided
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/1469 using time-sharing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal

Abstract

The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for receiving control information in a wireless communication system in which a first carrier type and a second carrier type are aggregated. The method comprises a step of receiving grant information for signal transmission on the second carrier type, wherein the grant information is received through the second carrier type if the grant information includes a first downlink control information (DCI) format, wherein the grant information is received through the first carrier type if the grant information includes a second DCI format.

Claims

1. A method for receiving control information by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system in which a first type of carrier and a second type of carrier are aggregated, the method comprising:

receiving grant information by the user equipment, the grant information used for signal transmission on the second type of carrier,

wherein the grant information is received through the second type of carrier when the grant information comprises a first type of downlink control information (DCI) format, and

wherein the grant information is received through the first type of carrier when the grant information comprises a second type of DCI format, the grant information comprising the second type of DCI format received through the first type of carrier when cross carrier scheduling is not configured for the UE and a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) is not transmitted on the second type of carrier at subframe timing for receiving the grant information.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first type of DCI format comprises downlink dedicated DCI format, and

wherein the second type of DCI format comprises uplink dedicated DCI format, uplink common DCI format, or downlink common DCI format.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first type of DCI format comprises downlink dedicated DCI format or downlink common DCI format, and

wherein the second type of DCI format comprises uplink dedicated DCI format or uplink common DCI format.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the sum of a total blind decoding number of times for the downlink common DCI format and a total blind decoding number of times for uplink common DCI format is configured to be equal to or less than a maximum number of times for blind decoding for uplink/downlink common DCI format when the downlink common DCI format and the uplink common DCI format are transmitted through the same carrier.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the grant information comprising the second type of DCI format is received through the first type of carrier when cross carrier scheduling is not configured for the UE and a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) is not transmitted on the second type of carrier at subframe timing for receiving the grant information.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the grant information comprising the second type of DCI format is received through the first type of carrier when cross carrier scheduling is not configured for the UE and subframe timing for receiving the grant information is a subframe comprising an uplink period, a protection period, and a downlink period.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the downlink period comprises m or less symbols, where m is one of 3, 6, and 7.

8. A user equipment (UE) for receiving control information in a wireless communication system in which a first type of carrier and a second type of carrier are aggregated, the UE comprising:

a radio frequency (RF) unit; and

a processor,

that receives grant information through the RF unit, the grant information used for signal transmission on the second type of carrier,

wherein the grant information is received through the second type of carrier when the grant information comprises a first type of downlink control information (DCI) format, and

wherein the grant information is received through the first type of carrier when the grant information comprises a second type of DCI format, the grant information comprising the second type of DCI format received through the first type of carrier when cross carrier scheduling is not configured for the UE and a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) is not transmitted on the second type of carrier at subframe timing for receiving the grant information.

9. The UE according to claim 8, wherein the first type of DCI format comprises downlink dedicated DCI format, and

wherein the second type of DCI format comprises uplink dedicated DCI format, uplink common DCI format, or downlink common DCI format.

10. The UE according to claim 8, wherein the first type of DCI format comprises downlink dedicated DCI format or downlink common DCI format, and

wherein the second type of DCI format comprises uplink dedicated DCI format or uplink common DCI format.

11. The UE according to claim 10, wherein the sum of a total blind decoding number of times for the downlink common DCI format and a total blind decoding number of times for uplink common DCI format is configured to be equal to or less than a maximum number of times for blind decoding for uplink/downlink common DCI format when the downlink common DCI format and the uplink common DCI format are transmitted through the same carrier.

12. The UE according to claim 8, wherein the grant information comprising the second type of DCI format is received through the first type of carrier when cross carrier scheduling is not configured for the UE and a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) is not transmitted on the second type of carrier at subframe timing for receiving the grant information.

13. The UE according to claim 8, wherein the grant information comprising the second type of DCI format is received through the first type of carrier when cross carrier scheduling is not configured for the UE and subframe timing for receiving the grant information is a subframe comprising an uplink period, a protection period, and a downlink period.

14. The UE according to claim 13, wherein the downlink period comprises m or less symbols, where m is one of 3, 6, and 7.