Method and apparatus for handling uplink grant in random access response

• US 9,591,668 B2
• Filed: 02/22/2013
• Issued: 03/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Montojo, Juan, Meylan, Arnaud
• Primary Examiner(s): Gidado, Rasheed
• Application Number:
  US13/774,151
• Publication Number:
  US 20130163549A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,474 Days
• Field of Search: 370/329, 370/330, 370/331
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/04 Wireless resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/004 in the uplink, i.e. towards network
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/006 in the downlink, i.e. towards the terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/0833 Random access procedures, e.g. with 4-step access

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses for wireless communication are provided. In an aspect, an uplink grant is received which includes a resource block assignment. The resource block assignment with a length adjustment is interpreted based on an uplink bandwidth configuration. In another aspect, a length adjustment is determined for an uplink grant. The length adjustment is based on an uplink bandwidth configuration. A resource block assignment is encoded based on the length adjustment, and the uplink grant including the resource block assignment is transmitted.

Claims

1. A method of wireless communication, comprising:

receiving, at a user equipment (UE), an adjusted random access response (RAR) comprising a resource block assignment for an uplink grant, a number of bits of the resource block assignment being adjusted at a base station based at least in part on a number of uplink resource blocks; and

interpreting, at the UE, the adjusted resource block assignment by truncating or expanding a fixed resource block assignment of the adjusted RAR based on an uplink bandwidth configuration, the fixed resource block assignment being truncated when a number of uplink resource blocks is less than or equal to a threshold and the fixed resource block assignment being expanded when the number of uplink resource blocks is greater than the threshold.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the uplink bandwidth configuration corresponds to the number of uplink resource blocks (N_RB^UL);

wherein interpreting the adjusted resource block assignment comprises;

if N_RB^UL≦

44, truncating the fixed size resource block assignment to its b least significant bits, where b=┌

log₂(N_RB^UL·

(N_RB^UL+1)/2)┐

, and interpreting the truncated resource block assignment according to rules for a regular downlink control information (DCI) format 0,

if N_RB^UL>

44, inserting b bits with value set to ‘

0’

to the fixed size resource block assignment, where b=(┌

log₂ (N_RB^UL·

(N_RB^UL+1)/2)┐

-10), and interpreting the expanded resource block assignment according to the rules for the regular DCI format 0.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting on a physical layer that a new transmission is requested when the uplink grant is received in the RAR.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising interpreting the uplink grant to satisfy a format of a 1-bit frequency hopping flag, a 10-bits fixed size resource block assignment, a 4-bits truncated modulation and coding scheme, a 3-bits transmit power control (TPC) for scheduled physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), a 1-bit uplink delay, and a 1-bit channel quality indicator (CQI) request.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising interpreting a truncated modulation and coding scheme (MCS), in the uplink grant, as indices 0-15 omitting a highest modulation.

6. A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:

at least one processor configured to;

receive an adjusted random access response (RAR) comprising a resource block assignment for an uplink grant, a number of bits of the resource block assignment being adjusted at a base station based at least in part on a number of uplink resource blocks, and

interpret adjusted resource block assignment by truncating or expanding a fixed resource block assignment of the adjusted RAR based on an uplink bandwidth configuration, the fixed resource block assignment being truncated when a number of uplink resource blocks is less than or equal to a threshold and the fixed resource block assignment being expanded when the number of uplink resource blocks is greater than the threshold; and

a memory coupled to the at least one processor.

7. The UE of claim 6, wherein the uplink bandwidth configuration corresponds to the number of uplink resource blocks (N_RB^UL);

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to interpret the adjusted resource block assignment by;

if N_RB^UL≦

44, truncate the fixed size resource block assignment to its b least significant bits, where b=log₂┌

(N_RB^UL·

(N_RB^UL+1)/2)┐

, and interpret the truncated resource block assignment according to rules for a regular downlink control information (DCI) format 0,

if N_RB^UL>

44, insert b bits with value set to ‘

0’

to the fixed size resource block assignment, where b=(┌

log₂(N_RB^UL·

(N_RB^UL+1)/2)┐

-10), and interpret the expanded resource block assignment according to the rules for the regular DCI format 0.

8. The UE of claim 6, wherein the at least one processor is configured to detect on a physical layer that a new transmission is requested when the uplink grant is received in the RAR.

9. The UE of claim 6, wherein the at least one processor is configured to interpret the uplink grant to satisfy a format of a 1-bit frequency hopping flag, a 10-bits fixed size resource block assignment, a 4-bits truncated modulation and coding scheme, a 3-bits transmit power control (TPC) for scheduled physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), a 1-bit uplink delay, and a 1-bit channel quality indicator (CQI) request.

10. The UE of claim 6, wherein the at least one processor is configured to interpret a truncated modulation and coding scheme (MCS), in the uplink grant, as indices 0-15 omitting a highest modulation.

11. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

means for receiving, at a user equipment (UE), an adjusted random access response (RAR) comprising a resource block assignment for an uplink grant, a number of bits of the resource block assignment being adjusted at a base station based at least in part on a number of uplink resource blocks; and

means for interpreting, at the UE, adjusted resource block assignment by truncating or expanding a fixed resource block assignment of the adjusted RAR based on an uplink bandwidth configuration, the fixed resource block assignment being truncated when a number of uplink resource blocks is less than or equal to a threshold and the fixed resource block assignment being expanded when the number of uplink resource blocks is greater than the threshold.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the uplink bandwidth configuration corresponds to the number of uplink resource blocks (N_RB^UL);

wherein the means for interpreting the adjusted resource block assignment comprises;

if N_RB^UL≦

44, means for truncating the fixed size resource block assignment to its b least significant bits, where b=┌

log₂(N_RB^UL+1)/2┐

, and means for interpreting the truncated resource block assignment according to rules for a regular downlink control information (DCI) format 0,

if N_RB^UL>

44, means for inserting b bits with value set to ‘

0’

to the fixed size resource block assignment, where b=(┌

log₂ (N_RB^UL·

(N_RB^UL+1)/2)┐

−

10), and means for interpreting the expanded resource block assignment according to the rules for the regular DCI format 0.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising means for interpreting the uplink grant to satisfy a format of a 1-bit frequency hopping flag, a 10-bits fixed size resource block assignment, a 4-bits truncated modulation and coding scheme, a 3-bits transmit power control (TPC) for scheduled physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), a 1-bit uplink delay, and a 1-bit channel quality indicator (CQI) request.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising means for interpreting a truncated modulation and coding scheme (MCS), in the uplink grant, as indices 0-15 omitting a highest modulation.

15. A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium that includes:

code for causing at least one computer to receive, at a user equipment (UE), an adjusted random access response (RAR) comprising a resource block assignment for an uplink grant, a number of bits of the resource block assignment being adjusted at a base station based at least in part on a number of uplink resource blocks, and

code for causing the at least one computer to interpret, at the UE, adjusted resource block assignment by truncating or expanding a fixed resource block assignment of the adjusted RAR based on an uplink bandwidth configuration, the fixed resource block assignment being truncated when a number of uplink resource blocks is less than or equal to a threshold and the fixed resource block assignment being expanded when the number of uplink resource blocks is greater than the threshold.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the uplink bandwidth configuration corresponds to the number of uplink resource blocks (N_RB^UL);

wherein the code for causing the at least one computer to interpret the adjusted resource block assignment includes code for causing the at least one computer to;

if N_RB^UL≦

44, truncate the fixed size resource block assignment to its b least significant bits, where b=┌

log₂ (N_RB^UL(N_RB^UL+1)/2)┐

, and interpret the truncated resource block assignment according to rules for a regular downlink control information (DCI) format 0,

if N_RB^UL>

44, insert b bits with value set to ‘

0’

to the fixed size resource block assignment, where b=(┌

log₂ (N_RB^UL·

(N_RB^UL+1)/2)┐

−

10), and interpret the expanded resource block assignment according to the rules for the regular DCI format 0.

17. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable medium includes code for causing the at least one computer to interpret the uplink grant to satisfy a format of a 1-bit frequency hopping flag, a 10-bits fixed size resource block assignment, a 4-bits truncated modulation and coding scheme, a 3-bits transmit power control (TPC) for scheduled physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), a 1-bit uplink delay, and a 1-bit channel quality indicator (CQI) request.

18. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable medium includes code for causing the at least one computer to interpret a truncated modulation and coding scheme (MCS), in the uplink grant, as indices 0-15 omitting a highest modulation.

19. A method for wireless communication, comprising:

determining, at a base station, an adjustment for a number of bits of a resource block assignment for an uplink grant, the adjustment being based on a number of uplink resource blocks;

encoding, at the base station, the adjusted resource block assignment based on the determined adjustment of the number of bits, the adjusted resource block assignment being encoded, based at least in part on an uplink bandwidth configuration, so that a fixed resource block assignment is truncated when the number of uplink resource blocks is less than or equal to a threshold and the fixed resource block assignment is expanded when the number of uplink resource blocks is greater than the threshold; and

transmitting, from the base station to a user equipment (UE), an adjusted random access response (RAR) comprising the adjusted resource block assignment.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the uplink grant is transmitted in the adjusted RAR.

21. The method of claim 19, further comprising encoding the uplink grant to satisfy a format of a 1-bit frequency hopping flag, a 10-bits fixed size resource block assignment, a 4-bits truncated modulation and coding scheme, a 3-bits transmit power control (TPC) for scheduled physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), a 1-bit uplink delay, and a 1-bit channel quality indicator (CQI) request.

22. The method of claim 19, wherein the uplink bandwidth configuration corresponds to the number of uplink resource blocks (N_RB^UL);

wherein the adjusted resource block assignment is encoded in such a manner so as to be interpreted as;

if N_RB^UL≦

⁴⁴, truncate a fixed size resource block assignment to its b least significant bits, where b=┌

log₂(N_RB^UL·

(N_RB^UL+1)/2)┐

, and interpret the truncated resource block assignment according to rules for a regular downlink control information (DCI) format 0,

if N_RB^UL>

44, insert b bits with value set to ‘

0’

to the fixed size resource block assignment, where b=(┌

log₂ (N_RB^UL·

(N_RB^UL+1)/2)┐

−

10), and interpret the expanded resource block assignment according to the rules for the regular DCI format 0.

23. The method of claim 19, further comprising truncating a modulation and coding scheme (MCS), in the uplink grant, as indices 0-15 omitting a highest modulation.

24. A base station configured for wireless communication, the base station comprising:

at least one processor configured to;

determine an adjustment for a number of bits of a resource block assignment for an uplink grant, the adjustment being based on a number of uplink resource blocks,

encode the adjusted resource block assignment based on the determined adjustment of the number of bits, the adjusted resource block assignment being encoded, based at least in part on an uplink bandwidth configuration, so that a fixed resource block assignment is truncated when the number of uplink resource blocks is less than or equal to a threshold and the fixed resource block assignment is expanded when the number of uplink resource blocks is greater than the threshold, and

transmit, to a user equipment (UE), an adjusted random access response (RAR) comprising the adjusted resource block assignment; and

a memory coupled to the at least one processor.

25. The base station of claim 24, wherein the at least one processor is configured to encode the uplink grant to satisfy a format of a 1-bit frequency hopping flag, a 10-bits fixed size resource block assignment, a 4-bits truncated modulation and coding scheme, a 3-bits transmit power control (TPC) for scheduled physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), a 1-bit uplink delay, and a 1-bit channel quality indicator (CQI) request.

26. The base station of claim 24, wherein the uplink bandwidth configuration corresponds to the number of uplink resource blocks (N_RB^UL);

wherein the at least one processor is configured to encode the adjusted resource block assignment in such a manner so as to be interpreted as;

if N_RB^UL≦

44, truncate a fixed size resource block assignment to its b least significant bits, where b=┌

log₂ (N_RB^UL·

(N_RB^UL+1)/2)┐

, and interpret the truncated resource block assignment according to rules for a regular downlink control information (DCI) format 0,

if N_RB^UL>

44, insert b bits with value set to ‘

0’

to the fixed size resource block assignment, where b=(┌

log₂ (N_RB^UL·

(N_RB^UL+1)/2┐

−

10), and interpret the expanded resource block assignment according to the rules for the regular DCI format 0.

27. The base station of claim 24, wherein the at least one processor is configured to truncate a modulation and coding scheme (MCS), in the uplink grant, as indices 0-15 omitting a highest modulation.

28. A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium that includes:

code for causing at least one computer to determine, at a base station, an adjustment for a number of bits of a resource block assignment for an uplink grant, the adjustment being based on a number of uplink resource blocks,

code for causing the at least one computer to encode, at the base station, the adjusted resource block assignment based on the determined adjustment of the number of bits, the adjusted resource block assignment being encoded, based at least in part on an uplink bandwidth configuration, so that a fixed resource block assignment is truncated when the number of uplink resource blocks is less than or equal to a threshold and the fixed resource block assignment is expanded when the number of uplink resource blocks is greater than the threshold, and

code for causing the at least one computer to transmit, from the base station to a user equipment (UE), an adjusted random access response (RAR) comprising the adjusted resource block assignment.

29. The computer program product of claim 28, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable medium includes code for causing the at least one computer to encode the uplink grant to satisfy a format of a 1-bit frequency hopping flag, a 10-bits fixed size resource block assignment, a 4-bits truncated modulation and coding scheme, a 3-bits transmit power control (TPC) for scheduled physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), a 1-bit uplink delay, and a 1-bit channel quality indicator (CQI) request.

30. The computer program product of claim 28, wherein the uplink bandwidth configuration corresponds to the number of uplink resource blocks (N_RB^UL);

wherein the non-transitory computer-readable medium includes code for causing the at least one computer to encode the adjusted resource block assignment in such a manner so as to be interpreted as;

if N_RB^UL≦

44, truncate a fixed size resource block assignment to its b least significant bits, where b=┌

log₂ (N_RB^UL·

(N_RB^UL+1)/2)┐

, and interpret the truncated resource block assignment according to rules for a regular downlink control information (DCI) format 0,

if N_RB^UL>

44, insert b bits with value set to ‘

0’

to the fixed size resource block assignment, where b=(┌

log₂ (N_RB^UL·

(N_RB^UL+1)/2)┐

−

10), and interpret the expanded resource block assignment according to the rules for the regular DCI format 0.

31. The computer program product of claim 28, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable medium includes code for causing the at least one computer to truncate a modulation and coding scheme (MCS), in the uplink grant, as indices 0-15 omitting a highest modulation.

32. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

means for determining, at a base station, an adjustment for a number of bits of a resource block assignment for an uplink grant, the adjustment being based on a number of uplink resource blocks;

means for encoding, at the base station, the adjusted resource block assignment based on the determined adjustment of the number of bits, the adjusted resource block assignment being encoded, based at least in part on an uplink bandwidth configuration, so that a fixed resource block assignment is truncated when the number of uplink resource blocks is less than or equal to a threshold and the fixed resource block assignment is expanded when the number of uplink resource blocks is greater than the threshold; and

means for transmitting, from the base station to a user equipment (UE), an adjusted random access response (RAR) comprising the adjusted resource block assignment.

33. The apparatus of claim 32, further comprising means for encoding the uplink grant to satisfy a format of a 1-bit frequency hopping flag, a 10-bits fixed size resource block assignment, a 4-bits truncated modulation and coding scheme, a 3-bits transmit power control (TPC) for scheduled physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), a 1-bit uplink delay, and a 1-bit channel quality indicator (CQI) request.

34. The apparatus of claim 32, wherein the uplink bandwidth configuration corresponds to the number of uplink resource blocks (N_RB^UL);

wherein the means for encoding the adjusted resource block assignment encodes the resource block assignment in such a manner so as to be interpreted as;

if N_RB^UL≦

44, truncate a fixed size resource block assignment to its b least significant bits, where b=┌

log₂ (N_RB^UL·

(N_RB^UL+1)/2)┐

, and interpret the truncated resource block assignment according to rules for a regular downlink control information (DCI) format 0,

if N_RB^UL>

44, insert b bits with value set to ‘

0’

to the fixed size resource block assignment, where b=(┌

log₂ (N_RB^UL·

(N_RB^UL+1)/2)┐

−

10), and interpret the expanded resource block assignment according to the rules for the regular DCI format 0.