System and method for data channel transmission and reception
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1. A method for operating a communications controller, the method comprising:
- allocating, by the communications controller, a first set of resource elements within a legacy control region of a subframe to a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH);
allocating, by the communications controller, a second set of resource blocks to an enhanced physical downlink shared channel (ePDSCH), wherein the resource blocks comprise respective resource elements;
allocating, by the communications controller, a third set of resource blocks to an enhanced physical downlink control channel (ePDCCH), wherein the third set of resource blocks comprises resource elements of a data region of the subframe, and wherein the ePDCCH has a first starting point;
allocating, by the communications controller, a fourth set of resource blocks within the data region to a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH);
identifying, by the communications controller, a starting point for the respective resource elements of the second set of resource blocks of the ePDSCH, the starting point of the ePDSCH located within the legacy control region and overlapping in time with control channel information in the legacy control region, wherein the first starting point of the ePDCCH is located within the legacy control region, and wherein the starting point of the ePDSCH is after the first starting point of the ePDCCH; and
signaling, by the communications controller, to a user equipment (UE), the starting point and a number of the resource blocks allocated to the ePDSCH.
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Abstract
A method for operating a communications controller includes allocating a number of resource blocks to an enhanced physical downlink shared channel (ePDSCH), and identifying a starting point for the resource blocks of the ePDSCH, the starting point located within a control region of a subframe. The method also includes signaling to a user equipment (UE) the starting point of the resource blocks and the number of resource blocks allocated to the ePDSCH.
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1. A method for operating a communications controller, the method comprising:
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allocating, by the communications controller, a first set of resource elements within a legacy control region of a subframe to a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH); allocating, by the communications controller, a second set of resource blocks to an enhanced physical downlink shared channel (ePDSCH), wherein the resource blocks comprise respective resource elements; allocating, by the communications controller, a third set of resource blocks to an enhanced physical downlink control channel (ePDCCH), wherein the third set of resource blocks comprises resource elements of a data region of the subframe, and wherein the ePDCCH has a first starting point; allocating, by the communications controller, a fourth set of resource blocks within the data region to a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH); identifying, by the communications controller, a starting point for the respective resource elements of the second set of resource blocks of the ePDSCH, the starting point of the ePDSCH located within the legacy control region and overlapping in time with control channel information in the legacy control region, wherein the first starting point of the ePDCCH is located within the legacy control region, and wherein the starting point of the ePDSCH is after the first starting point of the ePDCCH; and signaling, by the communications controller, to a user equipment (UE), the starting point and a number of the resource blocks allocated to the ePDSCH. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for operating a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:
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decoding, by the UE, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) occupying a legacy control region of a subframe to obtain a first set of resource blocks allocated in a data region of the subframe to a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH); decoding, by the UE, an enhanced physical downlink control channel (ePDCCH) to obtain a second set of resource blocks allocated to an enhanced physical shared channel (ePDSCH), wherein the ePDCCH has a first starting point; determining, by the UE, a starting point for respective resource elements of the second set of resource blocks for the ePDSCH, the starting point of the ePDSCH located in the legacy control region and overlapping in time with control channel information in the legacy control region, wherein the first starting point of the ePDCCH is located within the legacy control region, and wherein the starting point of the ePDSCH is after the first starting point of the ePDCCH; and receiving, by the UE, the ePDSCH in accordance with the starting point and a number of the resource blocks allocated to the ePDSCH. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A communications controller comprising:
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a processor configured to; allocate a first set of resource elements within a legacy control region of a subframe to a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), allocate a second set of resource blocks to an enhanced physical downlink shared channel (ePDSCH), and to identify a starting point for respective resource elements of the second set of resource blocks of the ePDSCH, the starting point of the ePDSCH located within the legacy control region and overlapping in time with control channel information in the legacy control region, allocate a third set of resource blocks within a data region of the subframe to an enhanced physical downlink control channel (ePDCCH), wherein the third set of resource blocks comprises resource elements of a data region of the subframe, wherein the ePDCCH has a first starting point, wherein the first starting point of the ePDCCH is located within the legacy control region, and wherein the starting point of the ePDSCH is after the first starting point of the ePDCCH, and allocate a fourth set of resource blocks within the data region to a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH); and a transmitter operatively coupled to the processor, the transmitter configured to signal to a user equipment (UE) the starting point and a number of the resource blocks allocated to the ePDSCH. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A user equipment (UE) comprising:
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a processor configured to; decode a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) occupying a legacy control region of a subframe to obtain a first set of resource blocks within a data region of the subframe to a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), and decode an enhanced physical downlink control channel (ePDCCH) to obtain a second set of resource blocks allocated to an enhanced physical shared channel (ePDSCH), and to determine a starting point for respective resource elements of the second set of resource blocks for the ePDSCH, the starting point of the ePDSCH located in the legacy control region and overlapping in time with control channel information in the legacy control region, wherein the ePDCCH has a first starting point, wherein the first starting point of the ePDCCH is located within the legacy control region, and wherein the starting point of the ePDSCH is after the first starting point of the ePDCCH; and a receiver operatively coupled to the processor, the receiver configured to receive the ePDSCH in accordance with the starting point and a number of the resource blocks allocated to the ePDSCH. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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