Method and device for carrier activation in carrier aggregation system

• US 9,999,044 B2
• Filed: 04/05/2012
• Issued: 06/12/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: Jeong, Kyeong In, Van Lieshout, Gert Jan, Ng, Boon Loong, Kim, Soeng Hun
• Primary Examiner(s): Aung, Sai
• Application Number:
  US14/009,963
• Publication Number:
  US 20140023055A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,259 Days
• Field of Search: 370350, 370324, 370331, 370503
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/001 the frequencies being arranged in component carriers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0098 Signalling of the activation or deactivation of component carriers, subcarriers or frequency bands
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 56/0045 compensating for timing error by altering transmission time
• 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

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and a device for cell activation in a carrier aggregation system, and the method for activating a cell of a terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a step for receiving an activation message of a first cell; a step for activating the first cell when the message of the first cell is received; an information obtaining step for obtaining uplink activation information of the first cell; and a transmission determination step for determining whether to execute an uplink transmission according to the uplink activation information. According to an embodiment of the present invention, efficient carrier management plan can be provided.

Claims

1. A method for establishing time alignment by a terminal in a wireless communication system supporting carrier aggregation, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station, medium access control (MAC) control information for activating a secondary cell (SCell);

activating the SCell based on the MAC control information;

determining whether a timer associated with a timing advance group to which the SCell belongs is running, the timer being used to control the timing advance group to be uplink time aligned;

transmitting a random access preamble on the SCell if the timer is not running; and

receiving a random access response message including timing advance information.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

if the timer is running, performing the uplink transmission on the SCell based on the timer.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

establishing time alignment based on the timing advance information.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein performing uplink transmission comprises transmitting sounding reference signal (SRS) on the SCell.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein performing uplink transmission comprises receiving scheduling information for the uplink transmission through physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and performing the uplink transmission on the SCell based on the scheduling information.

6. A terminal in a wireless communication system supporting carrier aggregation, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver configured to receive and transmit a signal; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to;

receive, from a base station, medium access control (MAC) control information for activating a secondary cell (SCell),

activate the SCell based on the MAC control information,

determine whether a timer associated with a timing advance group to which the SCell belongs is running, the timer being used to control the timing advance group to be uplink time aligned,

transmit a random access preamble on the SCell if the timer is not running, and

receive a random access response message including timing advance information.

7. The terminal of claim 6, wherein the controller is further configured to perform the uplink transmission on the SCell based on the timer, if the timer is not running.

8. The terminal of claim 6, wherein the controller is further configured to:

establish time alignment based on the timing advance information.

9. The terminal of claim 7, wherein the controller is further configured to perform uplink transmission comprises transmitting sounding reference signal (SRS) on the SCell.

10. The terminal of claim 7, wherein the controller is further configured to:

receive scheduling information for the uplink transmission through physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), and

perform the uplink transmission on the SCell based on the scheduling information.

11. A method for establishing time alignment by a base station in a wireless communication system supporting carrier aggregation, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a terminal, medium access control (MAC) control information for activating a secondary cell (SCell);

determining whether to receive, from the terminal, a random access preamble on the SCell according to an operation of a timer associated with a timing advance group to which the SCell belongs, the timer being used to control the timing advance group to be uplink time aligned;

receiving the random access preamble on the SCell if the timer is not running; and

transmitting a random access response message including timing advance information.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

if the timer is running, receive the uplink transmission on the SCell from the terminal.

13. A base station in a wireless communication system supporting carrier aggregation, the base station comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to;

transmit, to a terminal, medium access control (MAC) control information for activating a secondary cell (SCell),

determine whether to receive, from the terminal, a random access preamble on the SCell according to an operation of a timer associated with a timing advance group to which the SCell belongs, the timer being used to control the timing advance group to be uplink time aligned,

receive the random access preamble on the SCell if the timer is not running, and

transmit a random access response message including timing advance information.

14. The base station of claim 13, wherein the controller is further configured to receive the uplink transmission on the SCell from the terminal if the timer is running.