Patent ID: 8406781
Filing Date: 2013-03-26
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of at a network determining capability of a User Equipment (UE), the method comprising: receiving a preamble signal from the UE for a random access procedure; transmitting a random access response including a set of Temporary Cell—Radio Network Temporary Identifiers (TC-RNTI), to the UE after receiving the preamble signal; receiving a random access message from the UE that is scrambled by a specific TC-RNTI included in the set of TC-RNTI, the specific TC-RNTI associated with a number of antennae of the UE; and allocating resources to the UE according to the number of antennae of the UE, wherein the set of TC-RNTI is configured to include one or more TC-RNTI selected from each of a plurality of groups of TC-RNTI range corresponding to the number of antennae of the UE.