Qualcomm incorporated (20240113838). UPLINK CONTROL CHANNEL GROUP AND CROSS-CARRIER SCHEDULING FOR USER EQUIPMENT COOPERATION simplified abstract

UPLINK CONTROL CHANNEL GROUP AND CROSS-CARRIER SCHEDULING FOR USER EQUIPMENT COOPERATION

Organization Name

qualcomm incorporated

Inventor(s)

Mostafa Khoshnevisan of San Diego CA (US)

Yitao Chen of San Diego CA (US)

Aleksandar Damnjanovic of Del Mar CA (US)

Xiaoxia Zhang of San Diego CA (US)

Jing Sun of San Diego CA (US)

Tao Luo of San Diego CA (US)

Fang Yuan of Beijing (CN)

Juan Montojo of San Diego CA (US)

Rajat Prakash of San Diego CA (US)

UPLINK CONTROL CHANNEL GROUP AND CROSS-CARRIER SCHEDULING FOR USER EQUIPMENT COOPERATION - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240113838 titled 'UPLINK CONTROL CHANNEL GROUP AND CROSS-CARRIER SCHEDULING FOR USER EQUIPMENT COOPERATION

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a system for cooperative communications of a virtual UE, where a UE reports a cooperative configuration with member UEs and associations between component carriers allocated to a cell group and each member UE. The UE then receives messages for uplink control transmission configuration and uplink scheduling from a serving base station.

• Simplified Explanation:

 - System for cooperative communications of a virtual UE
 - UE reports cooperative configuration and associations with member UEs
 - Receives messages for uplink control transmission configuration and scheduling

• Potential Applications:

 - Enhanced communication efficiency in multi-user scenarios
 - Improved resource allocation in wireless networks

• Problems Solved:

 - Efficient management of uplink control channels in cooperative communications
 - Optimal utilization of component carriers for virtual UE communication

• Benefits:

 - Increased data transmission reliability
 - Enhanced network capacity and performance

• Potential Commercial Applications:

 - Telecom companies for improving network efficiency
 - IoT devices for reliable data transmission

• Possible Prior Art:

 - Prior art related to cooperative communications and resource allocation in wireless networks

1. 1. 1. Unanswered Questions:
         1. How does this system handle interference between different UEs in the virtual UE group?

The patent application does not specifically address how interference mitigation techniques are implemented within the system to handle interference between different UEs in the virtual UE group.

1. 1. 1. 1. What mechanisms are in place to ensure secure communication between the UEs and the serving base station?

The patent application does not detail the security protocols or encryption methods used to ensure secure communication between the UEs and the serving base station.

Original Abstract Submitted

uplink control channel group and cross-carrier scheduling is disclosed for cooperative communications of a virtual ue. in an aspect, a ue reports a cooperative configuration with member ues of a virtual ue and reports associations between a plurality of component carriers (ccs) allocated to a cell group and each member ue of the virtual ue. the ue may then receive an uplink control transmission configuration message dividing each member ue into an assigned uplink control transmission group and assign one or more component ccs into one or more cc sets, wherein each cc set is assigned to each uplink control transmission group. the ue may receive an uplink scheduling message from a serving base station, wherein the uplink scheduling message includes an uplink schedule for ccs within the cc set assigned to an uplink control transmission group associated with the ue. other aspects and features are also claimed and described.