Downlink information sending method and receiving method, base station, and user device

• US 9,820,271 B2
• Filed: 11/06/2015
• Issued: 11/14/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Zhu, Song, Li, Yue, Guo, Xiaolong
• Primary Examiner(s): Khajuria, Shripal
• Application Number:
  US14/934,975
• Publication Number:
  US 20160066303A1
• Time in Patent Office: 739 Days
• Field of Search: 370329
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0446 Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support

Abstract

The present invention relates to a downlink information sending method, the sending method includes: allocating a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI) and an extension identifier to first user device user device, where a combination of the extension identifier and the C-RNTI is used to identify the first user device; notifying the first user device of the C-RNTI and the extension identifier; scrambling downlink control information (DCI) of the first user device by using the C-RNTI; and sending the scrambled DCI, where the scrambled DCI carries the C-RNTI and the extension identifier, so that the first user device communicates with a network according to the DCI when determining that the notified C-RNTI and the C-RNTI in the scrambled DCI are the same and the notified extension identifier and the extension identifier carried in the DCI are the same.

Claims

1. A downlink information sending method, comprising:

allocating a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI) and an extension identifier to a first user device, wherein a combination of the extension identifier and the C-RNTI is used to identify the first user device;

notifying the first user device of the C-RNTI and the extension identifier;

scrambling downlink control information (DCI) of the first user device by using the C-RNTI; and

sending the scrambled DCI, wherein the scrambled DCI carries the C-RNTI and the extension identifier for communicating with a network according to the DCI when determining that the notified C-RNTI and the C-RNTI in the scrambled DCI are the same and the notified extension identifier and the extension identifier carried in the DCI are the same, or

sending a Media Access Control control element (MAC CE) and the scrambled DCI, wherein the MAC CE carries the extension identifier, so that the first user device communicates with a network according to the DCI when determining that the notified C-RNTI and the C-RNTI in the scrambled DCI are the same and the notified extension identifier and the extension identifier carried in the MAC CE are the same.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein allocating a C-RNTI to a first user device comprises:

establishing a mapping relationship between C-RNTIs and user devices; and

selecting a C-RNTI according to the mapping relationship, to allocate the C-RNTI to user device corresponding to the C-RNTI.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein after notifying the first user device of the C-RNTI and the extension identifier, the method further comprises:

adding the C-RNTI and the extension identifier to a context of the first user device; and

reserving the context, to which the C-RNTI and the extension identifier are added, of the first user device.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

if the same C-RNTI is allocated to second user device and the first user device, reallocating a C-RNTI that is different from the C-RNTI allocated to the first user device to the second user device;

or

if the same C-RNTI is allocated to the first user device and second user device, reallocating a C-RNTI that is different from the C-RNTI allocated to the first user device to the first user device.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein allocating a cell radio network temporary identifier C-RNTI and an extension identifier to first user device comprises:

using the combination of the C-RNTI and the extension identifier in a configured time frequency resource, to identify the first user device.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein sending the C-RNTI and the extension identifier to the first user device further comprises:

notifying the first user device of the configured time frequency resource.

7. A downlink information receiving method, comprising:

receiving a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI) and an extension identifier that are allocated to a first user device, wherein a combination of the extension identifier and the C-RNTI is used to identify the first user device; and

receiving downlink control information (DCI) that is scrambled by using the C-RNTI, wherein the scrambled DCI carries the C-RNTI and the extension identifier, and communicating with a network according to the DCI when it is determined that the received C-RNTI and the C-RNTI in the scrambled DCI are the same and the received extension identifier and the extension identifier carried in the DCI are the same, or

receiving a Medium Access Control control element (MAC CE) and DCI that is scrambled by using the C-RNTI, wherein the MAC CE carries the extension identifier, and communicating with a network according to the DCI when it is determined that the received C-RNTI and the C-RNTI in the scrambled DCI are the same and the received extension identifier and the extension identifier carried in the MAC CE are the same.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein after receiving a cell radio network temporary identifier C-RNTI and an extension identifier that are allocated to first user device, the method further comprises:

saving the C-RNTI and the extension identifier.

9. The method according to claim 7, wherein:

the method further comprises;

receiving a notified time frequency resource configuration;

communicating with a network according to the DCI when it is determined that the received C-RNTI and the C-RNTI in the scrambled DCI are the same and the received extension identifier and the extension identifier carried in the DCI are the same comprises;

communicating with the network according to the DCI when it is determined in the notified time frequency resource configuration that the received C-RNTI and the C-RNTI in the scrambled DCI are the same and the received extension identifier and the extension identifier carried in the DCI are the same; and

communicating with a network according to the DCI when it is determined that the received C-RNTI and the C-RNTI in the scrambled DCI are the same and the received extension identifier and the extension identifier carried in the MAC CE are the same comprises;

communicating with the network according to the DCI when it is determined in the notified time frequency resource configuration that the received C-RNTI and the C-RNTI in the scrambled DCI are the same and the received extension identifier and the extension identifier carried in the MAC CE are the same.

10. A base station, comprising:

a processor, configured to;

allocate a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI) and an extension identifier to a first user device, wherein a combination of the extension identifier and the C-RNTI is used to identify the first user device, and

scramble downlink control information (DCI) of the first user device by using the C-RNTI allocated to the first user device; and

a transmitter, configured to;

notify the first user device of the C-RNTI and the extension identifier that are allocated by the processor, and

send the DCI scrambled by the processor to the first user device, wherein the scrambled DCI carries the C-RNTI and the extension identifier, so that the first user device communicates with a network according to the DCI when determining that the notified C-RNTI and the C-RNTI in the scrambled DCI are the same and the notified extension identifier and the extension identifier carried in the DCI are the same;

or

send a Medium Access Control control element (MAC CE) and the DCI that is scrambled by the processor to the first user device, wherein the MAC CE carries the extension identifier, so that the first user device communicates with a network according to the DCI when determining that the notified C-RNTI and the C-RNTI in the scrambled DCI are the same and the notified extension identifier and the extension identifier carried in the MAC CE are the same.

11. The base station according to claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to:

establish a mapping relationship between C-RNTIs and user devices; and

select a C-RNTI according to the mapping relationship, to allocate the C-RNTI to user device corresponding to the C-RNTI.

12. The base station according to claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to:

add the C-RNTI and the extension identifier to a context of the first user device after the transmitter notifies the first user device of the C-RNTI and the extension identifier; and

reserve the context, to which the C-RNTI and the extension identifier are added, of the first user device.

13. The base station according to claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to:

if the same C-RNTI is allocated to a second user device and the first user device, reallocate a C-RNTI that is different from the C-RNTI allocated to the first user device to the second user device, or is configured to;

when the same C-RNTI is allocated to the first user device and a second user device, reallocate a C-RNTI that is different from the C-RNTI allocated to the first user device to the first user device.

14. The base station according to claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to:

use the combination of the C-RNTI and the extension identifier in a configured time frequency resource, to identify the first user device.

15. The base station according to claim 14, wherein the transmitter is further configured to:

notify the first user device of the configured time frequency resource.

16. A user device, comprising:

a receiver, configured to;

receive a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI) and an extension identifier that are allocated to first user device, wherein a combination of the extension identifier and the C-RNTI is used to identify the first user device, and

receive downlink control information (DCI) that is scrambled by using the C-RNTI, wherein the scrambled DCI carries the C-RNTI and the extension identifier;

or

receive a Medium Access Control control element (MAC CE) and DCI that is scrambled by using the C-RNTI, wherein the MAC CE carries the extension identifier; and

a processor, configured to;

communicate with a network according to the DCI when it is determined that the C-RNTI received by the receiver and the C-RNTI in the scrambled DCI are the same and the extension identifier received by the receiver and the extension identifier carried in the DCI are the same, or

communicate with a network according to the DCI when it is determined that the C-RNTI received by the receiver and the C-RNTI in the scrambled DCI are the same and the extension identifier received by the receiver and the extension identifier carried in the MAC CE are the same.

17. The user device according to claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured to:

save the C-RNTI and the extension identifier after the receiver receives the cell radio network temporary identifier C-RNTI and the extension identifier that are allocated to the first user device.

18. The user device according to claim 16, wherein:

the receiver is configured to receive a notified time frequency resource configuration; and

the processor is configured to;

communicate with the network according to the DCI when it is determined in the time frequency resource configuration received by the receiver that the C-RNTI received by the receiver and the C-RNTI in the scrambled DCI are the same and the extension identifier received by the receiver and the extension identifier carried in the DCI are the same, or

communicate with the network according to the DCI when it is determined in the time frequency resource configuration received by the receiver that the C-RNTI received by the receiver and the C-RNTI in the scrambled DCI are the same and the extension identifier received by the receiver and the extension identifier carried in the MAC CE are the same.