Exhibit 1010
`Exhibit 1010
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`ZTE Corporation and ZTE (USA) Inc.
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`PROVISIONAL APPLICATION COVER SHEET
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`I-2-541US
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`Express Mail Label No. EV 397261755 US
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`NOVEL RESOURCE ASSIGNMENT CHANNEL
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`CONFIGURATION FOR ENHANCED UPLINK OPERATION
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`FIELD OF THE INVENTION
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`The invention relates generally to wireless communication and, more
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`specifically, to a resource assignment channel for providing enhanced uplink operation.
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`[0004]
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`[0005]
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`BACKGROUND
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`Pursuant to universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) release
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`six (R6), frequency division duplex (FDD) uplink (UL) enhancement has been identified
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`as an item which merits further study. This item, referred to hereinafter as "FDD
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`Enhanced UL", is intended to provide benefits for the UMTS UL that are presently
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`provided in the context of high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA). Moreover, in
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`UMTS release five (R5), it is envisioned that features.such as fast Hybrid automatic
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`repeat request (ARQ), link adaptatiQn and fast Node B scheduling will be incorporated
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`into the FDD Enhanced UL in a manner roughly analogous to that which currently
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`exists for HSPDA. However, the manner in which such incorporation might take place
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`has yet to be determined.
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`[0006]
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`One objective of HSDPA is to increase downlink (DL) efficiency and
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`throughput. HSDPA provides rapid, dynamic DL adaptation by means of fast
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`scheduling in the base station, coupled with fast and efficient layer 1 (L1)-based DL
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`signaling channels. These signalingchannels, referred to as high speed shared control
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`channels (HS-SCCHs) are employed to convey radio resource allocations to user
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`equipment (UE). Another aspect of HSDPA operation is fast Ll-based hybrid
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`automatic repeat requests (H-ARQ).
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`[0007]
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`In wideband code division multiple access (W-CDMA) frequency division
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`duplex (FDD) systems, a release five (R5) HS-SCCH is sent by means of a spreading
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`-1-
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`factor (SF)=128 channelization code during a 3-timeslot transmission timing interval
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`(TTI), where TTI = 2 ms. The HS-SCCH indicates that subsequently, as specified by a
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`fixed timing offset, data on a high-speed downlink shared channel is to be received by a
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`particular mobile. The HS-SCCH conveys the following information:
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`o Channelization-code-setinformation (7 bits)
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`o Modulation scheme information (1 bit)
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`o Transport-block size information (6 bits)
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`o Hybrid-ARQ (H-ARQ) process information (3 bits)
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`o Redundancy and constellation version (3 bits) .
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`o New data indicator (1 bit)
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`o User equipment (UE) identity (16 bits)
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`[0008]
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`The R5 HS-SCCH is sent over 3 time slots (TSs) at a 2 ms time interval,
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`but includes 2 fields: field 1 (in a first TS) containing channelization code mapping
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`information and modulation format information, and field 2 (in the second and third
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`TS’s) containing transport block, size information, H-ARQ information, redundancy
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`version and new data indicator, along with a UE-specific cyclic redundancy check
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`(CRC) (see 3GPP TS25.212). The 40-bit-long, convolutionally coded and punctured bit
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`sequence of field 1 is masked by a UE-specific masking sequence.
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`[0009]
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`The UE-specific masking sequence is derived from the 16-bit long UE-
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`identity, rate 1/~ convolutional coding by adding tailbits and puncturing 8 bits from the
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`resulting 48-bit long sequence to obtain a 40 bit masking sequencei.The UE-identity
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`masked CRC is computed over the whole HS-SCCH content, but sent as partoffield 2
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`(in the second and third TS).
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`[0010]
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`Refering to FIG. 1, which is a data structure diagram setting forth an
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`illustrative coding chain for R5 HS-SCCH in conformance with standard TS25.212
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`.v5.4.0. The importance of encoding HS-SCCH field 1 and field 2 separately is that
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`-2-
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`ZTE Corporation and ZTE (USA) Inc.
`Exhibit 1010-00008
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`information contained in field 1 can be used to receive the high speed downlink shared
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`channel (HS-DSCH) (i.e. 2 TS’s after begin of HS-SCCH) prior to decoding of the
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`remaining information on the HS-SCCH in field 2. This functionality is important for
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`ensuring low allocation latencies for HSDPA operation.
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`[0011]
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`It is possible to utilize a new type of fast shared DL control channel in
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`conjunction with FDD Enhanced UL. Such a channel could operate in a manner
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`roughly analogous to that of R5 HSDPA, thereby permitting fast and dynamic
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`allocation of UL resources to UEs. Ideally, this DL control channel should ensure low
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`allocation latencies while being resource efficient in the DL so as to provide FDD
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`Enhanced UL service. Hereinafter, this new DL shared control channel for purposes
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`of FDD Enhanced UL service is referred to as a "UL Resource Assignment Channel".
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`[0012]
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`The UL Resource Assignment Channel illustratively
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`includes the
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`following list of information:
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`0
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`0
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`0
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`Fast UL scheduling / resource assignments,
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`UL interference levels / margins,
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`A UE’s particular, allowed UL Transport-Format-Combination to be used
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`for its UL transmission,
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`0
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`Hybrid ARQ status information.
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`[0013]
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`In addition to radio resource utilization efficiency (shared vs, dedicated
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`type control
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`channel), the following design considerations are applicable to the UL
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`Resource Assignment Channel:
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`Battery efficient operation for an FDD Enhanced UL UE when
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`monitoring UL Resource Assignment Channel
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`o Backward compatibility with R99-R5 in general and with HSDPA R5
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`channels like HS-SCCH in particular,
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`o Keeping additional hardware complexity for an FDD Enhanced UL UE
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`low,
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`o Latency requirements (10 ms vs. 2 ms transmission time intervals),
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`-3-
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`ZTE Corporation and ZTE (USA) Inc.
`Exhibit 1010-00009
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`[0014]
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`In a straightforward extension of existing R5 mechanisms, UL Resource
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`Assignment Channel’s for FDD Enhanced UL could be introduced "on top" of existing
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`HS-SCCH’s for HSDPA. In other words, a separate set of SF=128 DL channels are
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`configured to contain one or more UL Resource Assignment Channels. With this
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`approach, in a typical HSDPA operation scenario, a UE would then be required to
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`monitor one or several UL Resource Assignment Channels in addition to the up to 4
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`HS-SCCHs it must already monitor.
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`[0015]
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`There are at least three basic drawbacks to the straightforward extension
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`of existing R5 mechanisms:
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`o
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`Increased UE complexity,
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`o Decreased UE battery efficiency, and
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`~ DL spreading code usage / blocking.
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`[0016]
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`The following abbreviations are used in the present patent application:
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`ARQ
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`CDMA
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`CRC
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`DCH
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`DL
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`FDD
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`H-ARQ
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`HS-DSCH
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`HS-SCCH
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`HSPDA
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`L1
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`OVSF
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`R4
`R5
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`automatic repeat request
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`code division multiple access
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`cyclic redundancy check
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`dedicated channel
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`downlink
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`frequency division duplex
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`hybrid automatic repeat request
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`high speed downlink shared channel
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`high Speed shared control channel
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`high speed downlink packet access
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`layer one
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`orthogonal variable spreading factor
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`release four
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`release five
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`R6
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`SF
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`TDD
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`TS
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`TTI
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`W-CDMA
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`UE
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`UL
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`UMTS
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`[0017]
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`[0018] "
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`release six
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`spreading factor
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`time division duplex
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`time slot
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`transmission timing interval
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`wideband CDMA
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`user equipment
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`uplink
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`universal mobile telecommunications service
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`SUMMARY
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`The foregoing and other shortcomings of the prior art are resolved by
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`providing a high speed shared control channel (HS-SCCH) and an uplink (UL) resource
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`assignment, channel.in a shared downlink (DL) radio resource space, and by
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`distinguishing received high speed shared control channel (HS-SCCH) transmissions
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`from uplink (UL) resource assignment channel transmissions.
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`HS-SCCH
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`transmissions are Utilized in conjunction with high speed downlink packet access
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`(HSDPA), whereas UL resource assignment channels are employed in the context of
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`frequency division duplex (FDD)-enhanced uplinks,~ The distinguishing of a received
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`transmission is implemented after periodically or repeatedly demodulating a set of
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`downlink (DL) shared control channels and confirming that the demodulated
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`transmission is intended for the UE. The set of DL shared control channels may be
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`demodulated at a transmission timing interval (TTI), illustratively every 2 ms, at a
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`user equipment (UE). Confirmation that a demodulated transmission is intended for
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`the UE is obtained using a UE-specific CRC.
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`[0019]
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`Relative to the prior art approaches described hereinbefore, a high speed
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`shared control channel (HS-SCCH) and an uplink (UL) resource assignment channel
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`that occupy a shared downlink (DL) radio resource space reduces UE complexity,
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`increases UE battery efficiency, and permits enhanced DL spreading code usage. HS-
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`SCCH transmissions are utilized in conjunction with HSDPA, whereas UL resource
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`assignment channels are employed in the context of frequency division duplex (FDD)-
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`" enhanced UL.
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`[0020]
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`A transmission ~distinguishing method is useful in situations where a
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`wireless communication network is called upon to simultaneously implement HSPDA
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`and FDD-enhanced UL. In practice, this task is complicated by the fact that the HS-
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`SCCH and the UL Resource Assignment Channel occupy a shared DL radio resource
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`space. Pursuant to the techniques of the present invention, any of several methods
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`may be employed to distinguish HS-SCCH transmissions from UL Resource
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`Assignment channel transmissions. These methods include: (a) channel indication by
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`means of selecting one or more "impossible" combinations in channelization code set
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`mapping, (b) inversion of UE-specific cyclic redundancy check (CRC), .(c) utilizing
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`different UE-specific masking sequences, (d) radio resource control (RRC) context
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`signaling, and (e) fast layer one (L1) indication on an associated DL dedicated channel
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`(DCH).
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`[0021]
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`[0022]
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`-BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING(S)
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`FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic representation of a prior art coding chain for R5
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`HS-SCCH; and
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`[0023]
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`FIG. 2 is a diagrammatic representation of"impossible" combinations for
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`R5 HS-SCCH as specified-by current channelization code set mapping schemes.
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`[0024]
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`[0025]
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
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`Pursuant to the systems and methods0f the present invention, an HS-
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`SCCH and a UL resource assignment channel are provided in a shared DL radio
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`resource space. Received high speed shared control channel HS-SCCH transmissions
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`are rendered distinguishable from UL resource assignment channel transmissions.
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`HS-SCCH transmissions are utilized in conjunction with HSDPA, whereas UL resource
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`assignment channels are employed in the context of FDD-enhanced UL’s. The
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`distinguishing of a received transmission is implemented after periodically or
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`repeatedly demodulating a set of DL shared control channels and confirming that the
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`demodulated transmission is intended for the UE. The set of DL shared control
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`channels may be demodulated at a transmission timing interval (TTI), illustratively
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`every 2 ms, at a UE. Confirmation that a demodulated transmission is intended for
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`the UE is obtained using a UE-specific CRC.
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`[0026]
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`Relative to the prior art approaches described hereinbefore, a HS-SCCH
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`and a UL resource assignment channel that occupy a shared DL radio resource space
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`reduce UE complexity, increase UE battery efficiency, and permit enhanced DL
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`spreading code usage. HS-SCCH transmissions are utilized in conjunction with
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`HSDPA, whereas UL resource assignment channels are employed in the context of
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`frequency division duplex (FDD)-enhanced UL.
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`[0027]
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`Pursuant to the techniques of the present invention, any of several
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`methods may ~be employed to distinguish HS-SCCH transmissions from UL Resource
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`Assignmen.t channel transmissions. These methods include: (a) channel indication by
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`means of selecting one or more "impossible" combinations in channelization code set
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`mapping, (b) inversion of UE-specific cyclic redundancy check (CRC), (c) utilizing
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`different UE-specific masking sequences, (d) radio resource control (RRC) context
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`signaling, and (e) fast layer one (L1) indication on an associated DL dedicated channel
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`(DCH). "
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`[0028]
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`A transmission distinguishing method is useful in situations where a
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`wireless communication network is called upon to simultaneously implement HSPDA
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`and FDD-enhanced UL.. In practice, this task is complicated by the fact that the HS-
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`SCCH and the UL Resource Assignment Channel occupy a shared DL radio resource
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`space.
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`[0029]
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`Consider a network that is equipped to operate pursuant to universal
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`mobile telecbmmunications service Release 5 (UMTS R5) W-CDMA. For an R5 HS-
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`SCCH, the shared radio resource space includes a UE-specific radio resource code.
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`This shared resource space includes a UE-specific radio resource code (RRC) allocated
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`set of spreading factor (SF)=128 channelization codes used for b~th types of channels in
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`networks where FDD-enhanced UL and HSDPA operate simultaneously. Even if the
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`information contents of the UL resource assignment channel are likely to be different
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`from that of the R5 HS-SCCH, the number of overall payload bits is likely to be of
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`approximately the same order. Also, H-ARQ design considerations will enhance the
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`probability that the UL Resource Assignment Channel will have a TTI similar to R5
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`HS-SCCH (i.e., 2 ms).
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`[0030]
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`The R5 HS-SCCH and the UL Resource Assignment Channel occupy a
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`’shared DL radio resource space in the form of a UE-specific RRC allocated set of
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`SF=128 channelization codes used for both types of channels ifFDD Enhanced UL and
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`HSDPA operate simultaneously.
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`[0031]
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`Pursuant to a preferred embodiment of the invention which operates in
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`the context of FDD Enhanced UL and HSDPA, the following steps are performed:
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`1.
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`Demodulating the relevant set of SF=128 DL shared control channels
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`every 2 ms TTI at the UE,
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`2.
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`Determining if the transmission was intended for the UE (using the UE-
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`specific CRC),
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`3.
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`Determining, illustratively by means of one or a combination of the
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`proposed methods set forth hereinafter, if the received transmission is an R5 HS-SCCH
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`for HSDPA or an UL Resource Assignment Channel for FDD Enhanced UL,
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`4.
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`Optionally, based on the determination of step (3), taking further action.
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`[0032]
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`Even if the information contents of the UL Resource Assignment Channel
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`are likely to be different from R5 HS-SCCH, the number of overall payload bits is likely
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`to be of about the same order. Also, H-ARQ design considerations will make it likely,
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`that UL Resource Assignment Channel will have a TTI similar to R5 HS-SCCH (2 ms).
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`Method 1: Channel Indication by Selecting One or more "Impossible" Combinations in
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`the Channelization Code Set MaDoing
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`[0033]
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`Current R5 HS-SCCH uses 7 bits to tell the UE which SF=16
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`channelization codes where used for the corresponding HS-DSCH TTI. Out of the 2^7 =
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`128 possible combinations (number of SF=16 codes x where to find them in the
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`orthogonal variable spreading factor (OVSF) code tree), 8 combinations are not used in
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`R5. As an example, the 8 currently available impossible combinations contained in the
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`channelization code set mapping table of R5 HS-SCCH are shown in FIG. 2. The so-
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`called "impossible" combinations are shown in grey shading at the lower left hand
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`corner of the figure, where the columns headed 0 through 7 meet the row labeled 7(8/8).
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`One or more of the impossible combinations on the R5 HS-SCCH is used to indicate
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`that the demodulated TTI is a FDD Enhanced UL Resource Assignment Channel, and
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`not a R5 HS-SCCH.
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`Method 2: Inversion of UE-specific CRC
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`[0034]
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`The UE-specific CRC contained in HS-SCCH field 2 is modified in a
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`unique and deterministic manner to indicate that the demodulated TTI is a FDD
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`Enhanced UL Resource Assignment Channel and not a R5 HS-SCCH. One example of
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`unique deterministic, modification is inverting and then scrambling the computed CRC
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`of field 1 and field 2 bits. The UE tests for 2 different hypotheses when comparing the
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`CRC of the received HS-SCCH with the decoded HS-SCCH. Pursuant to this method,
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`the UE performs the function of distinguishing whether UL Resource Assignment
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`Channel or a R5 HS-SCCH has been decoded after having received the full
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`transmission.
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`Method 3: Different UE-specific masking s