Reducing blind decodings for communications using carrier aggregation
US8958366B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 26, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L27/2602
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for transmitting downlink control information when carrier aggregation is being used, by determining at least one downlink control information (DCI) format for a first carrier and at least once DCI format for a second carrier; and including padding in at least one DCI format corresponding to the second carrier such that the DCI format size of the padded DCI format equals the DCI format size of a DCI format corresponding to the first carrier.
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