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Random access channel enhancement for carrier aggregation with different uplink/downlink configuration

US9491781B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 1, 2012
Grant dateNov 8, 2016
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Expiry dateJun 18, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W74/002
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to methods, apparatuses and a computer program product for random access channel enhancement for carrier aggregation with different uplink/downlink configuration. The present invention includes detecting, at a user equipment, a downlink control channel in a specific downlink subframe on a first component carrier, receiving, at the user equipment, a downlink shared channel on the first component carrier, and transmitting, after a predetermined period, a random access channel in a specific uplink subframe on a second component carrier, the specific uplink subframe overlapping the specific downlink subframe on the first component carrier.

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