Handover into dynamic TDD UL/DL configuration enabled cell and/or comp cells

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  "publication_number": "US10182376B2",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "B2",
  "title": "Handover into dynamic TDD UL/DL configuration enabled cell and/or comp cells",
  "abstract": "Techniques for handover into eIMTA enabled cells are disclosed. In an aspect, a target cell reconfigures RRC connection with a UE after completed handover to enable eIMTA and/or CoMP for the UE. In another aspect, a target cell includes eIMTA configuration information in a handover command to a UE. In another aspect, the target cell may estimate a virtual cell identity to generate the eIMTA configuration information and delay scheduling transmissions to the UE by flexible subframes until after handover is complete and the correct eIMTA configuration information confirmed by measurement or else corrected by RRC connection reconfiguration. In other aspects, the target cell may determine the correct virtual cell identity before handover, either by measuring SRS of the UE, or by receiving information in a handover request indicating results of CSI-RS measurement, by the UE, of virtual cells of the target cell.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A method for wireless communications, the method comprising: generating enhanced interference mitigation and traffic adaptation (eIMTA) configuration information, by a target cell, for a user equipment (UE) to receive first Time Division Duplex (TDD) configuration information from the target cell by Layer 1 signaling; generating, by the target cell, a handover command to perform a handover of the UE to the target cell, wherein the handover command contains second TDD configuration information and the eIMTA configuration information; transmitting, by the target cell, the handover command; and transmitting, by the target cell, the first TDD configuration information to the UE by Layer 1 signaling after the handover is complete.",
    "2. The method of claim 1, wherein the eIMTA configuration information includes one of: a group common radio network temporary identifier (RNTI); a group index; or a carrier aggregation bitmap for the UE to differentiate cells in the Layer 1 signaling.",
    "3. The method of claim 1, wherein the eIMTA configuration information includes at least one of: a downlink reference configuration for the UE to determine timeline of downlink hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) signaling during and after handover; or eIMTA specific uplink power control parameters.",
    "4. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the eIMTA configuration information includes: estimating a virtual cell identity based on a source cell identity and wireless network topology information; and generating the eIMTA configuration information based on the estimated virtual cell identity.",
    "5. The method of claim 4, further comprising: determining, after the handover is complete, that the estimated virtual cell identity is incorrect; and transmitting, in response to the determination that the estimated virtual cell identity is incorrect, a radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message, to the UE, that contains corrected eIMTA configuration information.",
    "6. The method of claim 5, further comprising: receiving, after the handover is complete, a message from the UE containing a Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) measurement report, wherein the determining that the estimated virtual cell identity is incorrect is based at least in part on the CSI-RS measurement report.",
    "7. The method of claim 5, further comprising: measuring, after the handover is complete, a sounding reference signal (SRS) of the UE, wherein the determining that the estimated virtual cell identity is incorrect is based at least in part on results of the measuring the SRS of the UE.",
    "8. The method of claim 5, further comprising: scheduling transmissions to the UE on flexible subframes after transmission of the corrected eIMTA configuration information.",
    "9. The method of claim 5, further comprising: determining that the estimated virtual cell identity is correct; and scheduling transmissions to the UE on flexible subframes after the determining that the estimated virtual cell identity is correct.",
    "10. The method of claim 9, further comprising: receiving, after the handover is complete, a message from the UE containing a Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) measurement report, wherein the determining that the estimated virtual cell identity is correct is based at least in part on the CSI-RS measurement report.",
    "11. The method of claim 9, further comprising: measuring, after the handover is complete, a sounding reference signal (SRS) of the UE, wherein the determining that the estimated virtual cell identity is correct is based at least in part on results of the measuring the SRS of the UE.",
    "12. The method of claim 1, further comprising: measuring, by the target cell, a sounding reference signal (SRS) of the UE; and determining a virtual cell identity based on the measuring of the SRS of the UE, wherein the generating the eIMTA configuration information includes generating the eIMTA configuration information based on the determined virtual cell identity.",
    "13. The method of claim 12, further comprising: employing a timer guard the measuring the SRS of the UE.",
    "14. The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving, by the target cell, a handover request to perform the handover of the UE to the target cell, wherein the handover request contains a virtual cell identity, wherein the generating the eIMTA configuration information includes generating the eIMTA configuration information based on the virtual cell identity contained in the handover request.",
    "15. The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving, by the target cell, a handover request to perform the handover of the UE to the target cell, wherein the handover request contains at least part of a Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) measurement report that is based on measured CSI-RS of one or more virtual cells of the target cell; and determining, by the target cell, a virtual cell identity based on the at least part of the CSI-RS measurement report, wherein the generating the eIMTA configuration information includes generating the eIMTA configuration information based on the determined virtual cell identity.",
    "16. A method for wireless communications, the method comprising: receiving, by a user equipment (UE), a handover command to perform a handover of the UE to a target cell, wherein the handover command contains second Time Division Duplex (TDD) configuration information and enhanced interference mitigation and traffic adaptation (eIMTA) configuration information for the UE to receive first TDD configuration information from the target cell by Layer 1 signaling; employing, by the UE, the second TDD configuration information to determine a Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) resource to be used by the UE during the handover; and employing, by the UE, the eIMTA configuration information to receive the first TDD configuration information from the target cell by the Layer 1 signaling after the handover is complete.",
    "17. The method of claim 16, further comprising: receiving, by the UE, after the handover is complete, a radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message, from the target cell, that contains corrected eIMTA configuration information, wherein employing the eIMTA configuration information to receive the first TDD configuration information includes employing the corrected eIMTA configuration information to receive the first TDD configuration information.",
    "18. An apparatus for wireless communications, the apparatus comprising: means for generating enhanced interference mitigation and traffic adaptation (eIMTA) configuration information, by a target cell, for a user equipment (UE) to receive first Time Division Duplex (TDD) configuration information from the target cell by Layer 1 signaling; means for generating, by the target cell, a handover command to perform a handover of the UE to the target cell, wherein the handover command contains second TDD configuration information and the eIMTA configuration information; means for transmitting, by the target cell, the handover command; and means for transmitting, by the target cell, the first TDD configuration information to the UE by Layer 1 signaling after the handover is complete.",
    "19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the eIMTA configuration information includes one of: a group common radio network temporary identifier (RNTI); a group index; or a carrier aggregation bitmap for the UE to differentiate cells in the Layer 1 signaling.",
    "20. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the eIMTA configuration information includes at least one of: a downlink reference configuration for the UE to determine timeline of downlink hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) signaling during and after handover; or eIMTA specific uplink power control parameters.",
    "21. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the means for generating the eIMTA configuration information includes: means for estimating a virtual cell identity based on a source cell identity and wireless network topology information; means for generating the eIMTA configuration information based on the estimated virtual cell identity; means for determining, after the handover is complete, that the estimated virtual cell identity is incorrect; means for transmitting, in response to the determination that the estimated virtual cell identity is incorrect, a radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message, to the UE, that contains corrected eIMTA configuration information; means for receiving, after the handover is complete, a message from the UE containing a Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) measurement report, wherein the means for determining that the estimated virtual cell identity is incorrect includes means for determining that the estimated virtual cell identity is incorrect based at least in part on the CSI-RS measurement report.",
    "22. The apparatus of claim 21, further comprising: means for measuring, after the handover is complete, a sounding reference signal (SRS) of the UE, wherein the means for determining that the estimated virtual cell identity is incorrect includes the means for determining that the estimated virtual cell identity is incorrect based at least in part on results of the measuring the SRS of the UE.",
    "23. The apparatus of claim 21, further comprising: means for scheduling transmissions to the UE on flexible subframes after transmission of the corrected eIMTA configuration information.",
    "24. The apparatus of claim 21, further comprising: means for determining that the estimated virtual cell identity is correct; and means for scheduling transmissions to the UE on flexible subframes after the determining that the estimated virtual cell identity is correct.",
    "25. The apparatus of claim 24, further comprising: means for receiving, after the handover is complete, a message from the UE containing a Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) measurement report, wherein the means for determining that the estimated virtual cell identity is correct includes means for determining that the estimated virtual cell identity is correct based at least in part on the CSI-RS measurement report.",
    "26. The apparatus of claim 24, further comprising: means for measuring, after the handover is complete, a sounding reference signal (SRS) of the UE, wherein the means for determining that the estimated virtual cell identity is correct includes means for determining that the estimated virtual cell identity is correct based at least in part on results of the measuring the SRS of the UE.",
    "27. The apparatus of claim 18, further comprising: means for measuring, by the target cell, a sounding reference signal (SRS) of the UE; means for employing a timer to guard the measurement of the SRS of the UE; and means for determining a virtual cell identity based on the measurement of the SRS of the UE, wherein the means for generating the eIMTA configuration information includes means for generating the eIMTA configuration information based on the determined virtual cell identity.",
    "28. The apparatus of claim 18, further comprising: means for receiving, by the target cell, a handover request to perform the handover of the UE to the target cell, wherein the handover request contains a virtual cell identity, wherein the means for generating the eIMTA configuration information includes means for generating the eIMTA configuration information based on the virtual cell identity contained in the handover request.",
    "29. The apparatus of claim 18, further comprising: means for receiving, by the target cell, a handover request to perform the handover of the UE to the target cell, wherein the handover request contains at least part of a Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) measurement report that is based on measured CSI-RS of one or more virtual cells of the target cell; and means for determining, by the target cell, a virtual cell identity based on the at least part of the CSI-RS measurement report, wherein the means for generating the eIMTA configuration information includes means for generating the eIMTA configuration information based on the determined virtual cell identity.",
    "30. An apparatus configured for wireless communication, comprising: at least one processor; and a memory coupled to said at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: generate enhanced interference mitigation and traffic adaptation (eIMTA) configuration information, by a target cell, for a user equipment (UE) to receive first Time Division Duplex (TDD) configuration information from the target cell by Layer 1 signaling; generate, by the target cell, a handover command to perform a handover of the UE to the target cell, wherein the handover command contains second TDD configuration information and the eIMTA configuration information; transmit, by the target cell, the handover command; and transmit, by the target cell, the first TDD configuration information to the UE by Layer 1 signaling after the handover is complete."
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  "description_excerpt": "Field\n\nAspects of the present disclosure relate generally to wireless communication systems, and more particularly, to handover into dynamic TDD UL/DL configuration enabled cells and/or CoMP cells.\n\nBackground\n\nWireless communication networks are widely deployed to provide various communication services such as voice, video, packet data, messaging, broadcast, etc. These wireless networks may be multiple-access networks capable of supporting multiple users by sharing the available network resources. Examples of such multiple-access networks include Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) networks, Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) networks, Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA) networks, Orthogonal FDMA (OFDMA) networks, and Single-Carrier FDMA (SC-FDMA) networks.\n\nA wireless communication network may include a number of eNodeBs that can support communication for a number of user equipments (UEs). A UE may communicate with an eNodeB via the downlink and uplink. The downlink (or forward link) refers to the communication link from the eNodeB to the UE, and the uplink (or reverse link) refers to the communication link from the UE to the eNodeB.\n\nEnhanced interference management and traffic adaption (eIMTA) is a technology presently under development for wireless communications systems. One goal of eIMTA is to enable dynamic time division duplex (TDD) uplink/downlink (UL/DL) configuration change for traffic adaption. Another goal of eIMTA is to provide interference mitigation with TDD UL/DL reconfiguration.",
  "cpc": [
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  "ipc": [
    "H04L 1/18",
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  ],
  "assignees": [
    "Qualcomm Inc"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "Xipeng Zhu",
    "Chao Wei",
    "Wanshi Chen",
    "Peter Gaal",
    "Hao Xu"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2015-02-10",
  "publication_date": "2019-01-15",
  "grant_date": "2019-01-15",
  "priority_date": "2014-02-10",
  "application_number": "US-201515109596-A",
  "family_id": "53777118",
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