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`PUCCH RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR CARRIER AGGREGATION
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`IN L TE-ADVANCED
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`RELATED APPLICATION
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`[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. Patent Application No. 12/896,993, filed
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`October 4, 2010, now U.S. Patent No. 9,497,004, issued November 15, 2016, claiming
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`the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application 61/248,661, filed October 5, 2009, all
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`of which the contents are hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth below.
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`TECHNICAL FIELD
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`[0002] The present invention relates generally to carrier aggregation in a mobile
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`communication system and, more particularly, to an efficient resource allocation for the
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`physical uplink control channel for carrier aggregation.
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`BACKGROUND
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`[0003] Carrier aggregation is one of the new features being discussed for the next
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`generation of Long Term Evolution (L TE) systems, which is being standardized as part
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`of LTE Release 10 (known as LTE-Advanced). LTE Rel 8 currently supports bandwidths
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`up to 20 MHz. In LTE-Advanced, bandwidths up to 100 MHz will be supported. The
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`very high data rates contemplated for L TE-Advanced will require an expansion of the
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`transmission bandwidth.
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`In order to maintain backward compatibility with L TE Rel-8
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`user terminals, the available spectrum is divided into Rel-8 compatible chunks called
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`component carriers. Carrier aggregation enables the needed bandwidth expansion by
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`allowing user terminals to transmit data over multiple component carriers comprising up
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`to 100 MHz of spectrum. Carrier aggregation also ensures efficient use of a wide carrier
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`for legacy terminals by making it possible for legacy terminals to be scheduled in all
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`parts of the wideband L TE-Advanced carrier.
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`[0004] The number of aggregated component carriers, as well as the bandwidth of the
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`individual component carrier, may be different for Uplink (UL) and Downlink (DL). A
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`symmetric configuration refers to the case where the number of component carriers in
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`downlink and uplink is the same. An asymmetric configuration refers to the case where
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`the number of component carriers is different. The number of component carriers
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`configured for a geographic cell area may be different from the number of component
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`carriers seen by a terminal. A user terminal, for example, may support more downlink
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`component carriers than uplink component carriers, even though in the geographic cell
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`area the same number of uplink and downlink component carriers is offered by the
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`network.
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`[0005] One consideration for carrier aggregation is how to transmit control signaling
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`from the user terminal on the uplink from the user terminal. Uplink control signaling may
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`include acknowledgement (ACK) signaling for hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ)
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`protocols, channel state and quality information (CSI, CQI) reporting for downlink
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`scheduling, and scheduling requests (SRs) indicating that the user terminal needs uplink
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`resources for uplink data transmissions. One solution is to transmit the uplink control
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`information on multiple uplink component carriers associated with different downlink
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`component carriers. However, this option is likely to result in higher user terminal power
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`consumption and a dependency on specific user terminal capabilities. It may also create
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`implementation issues due to inter-modulation products, and may lead to generally
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`higher complexity for implementation and testing.
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`SUMMARY
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`[0006] The invention provides a signaling mechanism for efficient transmission of control
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`information in a communication system using carrier aggregation. The signaling
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`mechanism allows the transmission, on a single uplink component carrier, of control
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`information associated with downlink transmissions on multiple aggregated downlink
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`component carriers. Semi-statically reserved resources for the transmission of control
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`information on the uplink component carrier may be dynamically shared by user
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`terminals that are assigned multiple downlink component carriers for downlink
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`transmissions. Implicit or explicit resource indication can be used in combination with
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`dynamic resource indication.
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`[0007] One exemplary embodiment of the invention comprises a method implemented
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`by a base station of receiving control information from user terminals. The method
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`comprises scheduling downlink transmissions to said user terminal on one or more
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`downlink component carriers; if the user terminal is scheduled to receive downlink
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`transmissions on a first single downlink component carrier, receiving control information
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`associated with the downlink transmissions to the user terminal on a first set of radio
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`resources on a uplink primary component carrier associated with said first downlink
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`component carrier; and if the user terminal is scheduled to receive downlink
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`transmissions on a second single downlink component carrier or multiple downlink
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`component carriers, receiving control information associated with the downlink
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`transmissions to the user terminal on a second set of radio resources on the uplink
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`primary component carrier.
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`[0008] Another exemplary embodiment of the invention comprises a base station for
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`transmitting data to one or more user terminals. The base station comprises a
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`transmitter to transmit user data on one or more downlink component carriers to a user
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`terminal; and a controller to schedule downlink transmissions to the user terminal. The
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`controller is configured to schedule downlink transmissions to the user terminal on one
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`or more downlink component carriers; if the user terminal is scheduled to receive
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`downlink transmissions on a first single downlink component carrier, receive control
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`information associated with the downlink transmissions to the user terminal on a first set
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`of radio resources on a uplink primary component carrier associated with said first
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`downlink component carrier; and, if the user terminal is scheduled to receive downlink
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`transmissions on a second single downlink component carrier or multiple downlink
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`component carriers, receive control information associated with the downlink
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`transmissions to the user terminal on a second set of radio resources on the uplink
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`primary component carrier ..
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`[0009] Another exemplary embodiment of the invention comprises a method of
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`transmitting control information implemented by a user terminal in a mobile
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`communication network. The method comprises receiving an assignment of radio
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`resources for downlink transmissions from a base station; transmitting control
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`information associated with the downlink transmissions on a first set of radio resources
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`on an uplink component carrier if an assignment of single downlink component carrier for
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`the downlink transmission is received; and transmitting control information associated
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`with the downlink transmissions on a second set of radio resources on the uplink
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`component carrier if an assignment of multiple downlink component carriers for the
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`downlink transmission is received.
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`[001 0] Another exemplary embodiment of the invention comprises a user terminal
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`configured to send control information associated with downlink transmissions on one or
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`more downlink component carriers. The user terminal comprises a receiver to receive
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`downlink transmissions from a base station; a transmitter to transmit control information
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`associated with the downlink transmission to a base station; and a controller to select
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`radio resources for transmission of control information associated with the downlink
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`transmissions. The controller is configured to select a first set of radio resources on an
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`uplink component carrier if an assignment of a single downlink component carrier for the
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`downlink transmission is received; and select a second set of radio resources on the
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`uplink component carrier if an assignment of multiple downlink component carriers for
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`the downlink transmission is received.
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`[0011] Another exemplary embodiment of the invention comprises an alternate method
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`of transmitting control information implemented by a user terminal in a mobile
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`communication network. The method comprises receiving an assignment of radio
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`resources for a downlink transmissions from a base station; transmitting control
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`information associated with the downlink transmission on a first set of radio resources on
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`an uplink component carrier if an assignment of a first downlink component carrier for
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`the downlink transmission is received; and transmitting control information associated
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`with the downlink transmission on a second set of radio resources on the uplink
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`component carrier if an assignment of a second downlink component carrier for the
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`downlink transmission is received.
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`[0012] Another exemplary embodiment of the invention comprises a user terminal
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`configured to send control information associated with downlink transmissions on one or
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`more downlink component carriers. The user terminal comprises a receiver to receive
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`downlink transmissions from a base station; a transmitter to transmit control information
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`associated with the downlink transmission to a base station; and a controller to select
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`radio resources for transmission of control information associated with the downlink
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`transmission. The controller is configured to select a first set of radio resources on an
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`uplink component carrier if an assignment of a first downlink component carrier for the
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`downlink transmission is received; and select a second set of radio resources on the
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`uplink component carrier if an assignment of a second downlink component carrier for
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`the downlink transmission is received.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`[0013] Fig. 1 illustrates an exemplary OFDM communication system.
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`[0014] Fig. 2 illustrates an exemplary time-frequency grid for an OFDM system.
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`[0015] Fig. 3 illustrates an exemplary time-domain structure for an OFDM system.
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`[0016] Fig. 4 illustrates uplink L 1/L2 control signaling transmission on PUCCH.
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`[0017] Fig. 5 illustrates the PUCCH format 1 using a normal cyclic prefix.
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`[0018] Fig. 6 illustrates the PUCCH format 2 using a normal cyclic prefix.
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`[0019] Fig. 7 illustrates an exemplary allocation of resource blocks for PUCCH.
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`[0020] Fig. 8 illustrates the concept of carrier aggregation.
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`[0021] Fig. 9 illustrates an exemplary method implemented by a base station of
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`receiving control information from user terminals scheduled on a single carrier and
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`multiple carriers.
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`[0022] Fig. 10 illustrates an exemplary method implemented by a user terminal of
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`signaling control information to a base station.
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`[0023] Fig. 11 illustrates another exemplary method implemented by a user terminal of
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`signaling control information to a base station.
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`[0024] Fig. 12 illustrates an exemplary base station with a controller for controlling
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`downlink transmissions by the base station to one or more user terminals and
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`associated transmissions of uplink control information by the user terminals
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`[0025] Fig. 13 illustrates an exemplary user terminal with a controller for controlling
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`transmission of uplink control information to a base station.
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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`[0026] Referring now to the drawings, Fig. 1 illustrates an exemplary mobile
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`communication network 10 for providing wireless communication services to user
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`terminals 100. Three user terminals 100 are shown in Fig. 1. The user terminals 100
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`may comprise, for example, cellular telephones, personal digital assistants, smart
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`phones, laptop computers, handheld computers, or other devices with wireless
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`communication capabilities. The mobile communication network 10 comprises a
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`plurality of geographic cell areas or sectors 12. Each geographic cell area or sector 12
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`is served by a base station 20, which is referred to in L TE as a NodeB or Enhanced
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`NodeB (eNodeB). A single base station 20 may provide service in multiple geographic
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`cell areas or sectors 12. The user terminals 100 receive signals from a serving base
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`station 20 on one or more downlink (DL) channels, and transmit signals to the base
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`station 20 on one or more uplink (UL) channels.
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`[0027] For illustrative purposes, an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will
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`be described in the context of a Long-Term Evolution (L TE) system. Those skilled in the
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`art will appreciate, how