Bandwidth part management in a secondary cell of a wireless device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12010070-B2
Application number	US-202016904184-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 17, 2020
Priority date	Oct 27, 2017
Publication date	Jun 11, 2024
Grant date	Jun 11, 2024

Abstract

A wireless device receives configuration parameters of a cell. The cell comprises bandwidth parts (BWPs). The BWPs comprise a first active BWP. The configuration parameters comprise a timer value for a BWP inactivity timer. A first downlink control information (DCI) indicating an activation of the cell is received. In response to the first DCI indicating the activation of the cell: the first active BWP is activated; and the BWP inactivity timer is started based on the timer value. During the BWP inactivity timer running, a second DCI is received via the first active BWP.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a wireless device, configuration parameters of a cell, wherein:
the cell comprises bandwidth parts (BWPs) comprising a first BWP and at least a second BWP;
the configuration parameters comprise a timer value for a BWP inactivity timer; and
the cell and the BWPs are in an inactive state;

receiving a first downlink control information (DCI) indicating an activation of the cell;
in response to the first DCI indicating the activation of the cell:
activating the cell;
activating the first BWP; and
starting the BWP inactivity timer based on the timer value; and

switching, while the BWP inactivity timer is running, to a default BWP from the first BWP in response to a reconfiguration to the default BWP.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first DCI does not indicate downlink scheduling information of the first BWP.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless device receives the first DCI via a downlink control channel of a second cell.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cell is a secondary cell of a plurality of cells.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein a bandwidth of the first BWP is smaller than a bandwidth of the cell.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration parameters of the cell indicate at least one of:
a frequency location;
a bandwidth;
a value of subcarrier spacing;
a cyclic prefix; and
one or more reference signal resource configuration.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising monitoring a downlink control channel of the first active BWP in response to the activating the first BWP.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, during the BWP inactivity timer being running, a second DCI via the first active BWP; and
receiving a downlink transport block based on receiving the second DCI.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising switching to the default BWP from the first BWP in response to an expiry of the BWP inactivity timer.

10. A wireless device comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:
receive, configuration parameters of a cell, wherein:
the cell comprises bandwidth parts (BWPs) comprising a first BWP and at least a second BWP;
the configuration parameters comprise a timer value for a BWP inactivity timer; and
the cell and the BWPs are in an inactive state;

receive a first downlink control information (DCI) indicating an activation of the cell;
in response to the first DCI indicating the activation of the cell:
activate the cell;
activate the first BWP; and
start the BWP inactivity timer based on the timer value; and

switching, while the BWP inactivity timer is running, to a default BWP from the first BWP in response to a reconfiguration to the default BWP.

11. The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the first DCI does not indicate downlink scheduling information of the first active BWP.

12. The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the wireless device receives the first DCI via a downlink control channel of a second cell.

13. The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein a bandwidth of the first BWP is smaller than a bandwidth of the cell.

14. The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the configuration parameters of the cell indicate at least one of:
a frequency location;
a bandwidth;
a value of subcarrier spacing;
a cyclic prefix; and
one or more reference signal resource configuration.

15. The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to monitor a downlink control channel of the first active BWP in response to the activation the first BWP.

16. The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to:
receive, during the BWP inactivity timer being running, a second DCI via the first active BWP; and
receive a downlink transport block based on receiving the second DCI.

17. The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to switch to the default BWP from the first BWP in response to an expiry of the BWP inactivity timer.

18. A system comprising:
a base station comprising:
one or more first processors; and
first memory storing first instructions that, when executed by the one or more first processors, cause the base station to:
transmit configuration parameters of a cell, wherein:
the cell comprises bandwidth parts (BWPs) comprising a first BWP and at least a second BWP;
the configuration parameters comprise a timer value for a BWP inactivity timer; and
the cell and the BWPs are in an inactive state;

transmit a first downlink control information (DCI) indicating an activation of the cell; and

a wireless device comprising:
one or more second processors; and
second memory storing second instructions that, when executed by the one or more second processors, cause the wireless device to:
receive the configuration parameters of the cell;
receive the first DCI;
in response to the first DCI indicating the activation of the cell:
activate the cell;
activate the first BWP; and
start the BWP inactivity timer based on the timer value; and

switch, while the BWP inactivity timer is running, to a default BWP from the first BWP in response to a reconfiguration to the default BWP.

Assignees

• Ofinno Llc

Inventors

• Zhou Hua
• Dinan Esmael
• Jeon Hyoungsuk
• Babaei Alireza
• Park Kyungmin
• Cirik Ali

Classifications

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