Methods of multiple point HSDPA transmission in single or difference frequencies

• US 9,654,267 B2
• Filed: 12/15/2014
• Issued: 05/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Inventors: Cai, Lujing, Pani, Diana, Levy, Joseph S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Elallam, Ahmed
• Application Number:
  US14/571,218
• Publication Number:
  US 20150098436A1
• Time in Patent Office: 883 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0053 Allocation of signaling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 56/0045 compensating for timing error by altering transmission time

Abstract

Disclosed herein are methods and systems for uplink control feedback design in relation to the high speed dedicated physical control channel (HS-DPCCH). First uplink data may be transmitted on a HS-DPCCH to a first serving cell and a second serving cell, where the first serving cell may be used as a timing reference cell for the uplink transmission. The first serving cell may be associated with a first NodeB and the second serving cell may be associated with a second NodeB. First downlink data may be received from the first serving cell and second downlink data may be received from the second serving cell. A timing reference for uplink transmission may be changed such that the second serving cell may be used as the timing reference cell. Second uplink data may be transmitted on the HS-DPCCH using the second serving cell as the timing reference cell.

Claims

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

a processor configured to;

transmit first uplink data on a high speed dedicated physical control channel (HS-DPCCH) to a first serving cell and a second serving cell, wherein the first serving cell is used as a timing reference cell;

receive an radio resource control (RRC) message that indicates that the second serving cell is the timing reference cell; and

transmit second uplink data on the HS-DPCCH to the first serving cell and the second serving cell using the second serving cell as the timing reference cell.

2. The WTRU of claim 1, wherein the first serving cell is associated with a first NodeB and the second serving cell is associated with a second NodeB.

3. The WTRU of claim 1, wherein the first serving cell and the second serving cell are served by the same NodeB.

4. The WTRU of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to receive first downlink data from the first serving cell and second downlink data from the second serving cell, and wherein the processor receives the second downlink data prior to the first downlink data.

5. The WTRU of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to receive first downlink data from the first serving cell and second downlink data from the second serving cell, and wherein the first uplink data and the second uplink data comprises one or more of a HARQ-ACK, a HARQ-NACK, or CQI data.

6. A method comprising:

transmitting first uplink data on a high speed dedicated physical control channel (HS-DPCCH) to a first serving cell and a second serving cell, wherein the first serving cell is used as a timing reference cell;

receiving an radio resource control (RRC) message that indicates that the second serving cell is the timing reference cell; and

transmitting second uplink data on the HS-DPCCH to the first serving cell and the second serving cell using the second serving cell as the timing reference cell.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the first serving cell is associated with a first NodeB and the second serving cell is associated with a second NodeB.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the first serving cell and the second serving cell are served by the same NodeB.

9. The method of claim 6, further comprising receiving first downlink data from the first serving cell and second downlink data from the second serving cell, wherein the first uplink data and the second uplink data comprises one or more of a HARQ-ACK, a HARQ-NACK, or CQI data.

10. A NodeB comprising:

a processor configured to;

receive first uplink data via a high speed dedicated physical control channel (HS-DPCCH) from a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), wherein a first serving cell was used as a timing reference cell for transmission of the first uplink data by the WTRU;

send an radio resource control (RRC) message that indicates that the timing reference cell be changed to a second serving cell; and

receive second uplink data via the HS-DPCCH from the WTRU, wherein the second serving cell was used as the timing reference cell for transmission of the second uplink data by the WTRU.

11. The NodeB of claim 10, wherein the first serving cell and the second serving cell are served by the NodeB.

12. The NodeB of claim 10, wherein the first serving cell is served by the NodeB and the second serving cell is served by a second NodeB.

13. The NodeB of claim 10, wherein the second serving cell is served by the NodeB and the first serving cell is served by a second NodeB.

14. The NodeB of claim 10, wherein the first uplink data and the second uplink data comprises one or more of a HARQ-ACK, a HARQ-NACK, or CQI data.

15. A method performed by a NodeB, the method comprising:

receiving first uplink data via a high speed dedicated physical control channel (HS-DPCCH) from a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), wherein a first serving cell was used as a timing reference cell for transmission of the first uplink data by the WTRU;

sending an radio resource control (RRC) message that indicates that the timing reference cell be changed to a second serving cell; and

receiving second uplink data via the HS-DPCCH from the WTRU, wherein the second serving cell was used as the timing reference cell for transmission of the second uplink data by the WTRU.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the first serving cell and the second serving cell are served by the NodeB.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the first serving cell is served by the NodeB and the second serving cell is served by a second NodeB.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the second serving cell is served by the NodeB and the first serving cell is served by a second NodeB.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the first uplink data and the second uplink data comprises one or more of a HARQ-ACK, a HARQ-NACK, or CQI data.