United States Patent 9,078,279
Chandra , et al. July 7, 2015
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Method and apparatus for transmitting, receiving and/or processing information and/or data
Abstract
A method and system for providing control information for supporting high speed downlink and high speed uplink packet access are disclosed. A Node-B assigns at least one downlink control channel and at least one uplink control channel to a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU). The downlink control channel and the uplink control channel are provided to carry control information for both the downlink and the uplink. Conventional control channels for downlink and uplink are combined into a reduced set of control channels for uplink and downlink. The Node-B and the WTRU communicate control information via the downlink control channel and the uplink control channel. The WTRU receives downlink data and transmits uplink data, and the Node-B receives uplink data and transmits downlink data based on the control information transmitted via the downlink control channel and the uplink control channel.
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Inventors:
Chandra; Arty (Melville, NY), Terry; Stephen E. (Northport, NY)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
Chandra; Arty
Terry; Stephen E.
Melville
Northport
NY
NY
US
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000001201737
Appl. No.:
13/477,697
Filed:
May 22, 2012
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Prior Publication Data
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Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20120230280 A1 Sep 13, 2012
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Related U.S. Patent Documents
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Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
11538547 Oct 4, 2006
60725064 Oct 7, 2005
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Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 72/1278 (20130101); H04L 1/0025 (20130101); H04L 1/0026 (20130101); H04L 1/1812 (20130101); H04W 72/0406 (20130101); H04L 1/1671 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 4/00 (20090101); H04W 72/12 (20090101); H04L 1/00 (20060101); H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04L 1/18 (20060101); H04B 7/216 (20060101); H04L 12/28 (20060101); H04B 1/38 (20060101); H04B 7/00 (20060101); H04L 1/16 (20060101)
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