Patent ID: 8705424
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for configuring a component carrier (CC) in a wireless communication network, the method comprising: receiving, by a user equipment (UE) in the wireless communication network, a CC configuration for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), using a signaling protocol, wherein at least one CC is assigned for the PDSCH using a semi-static configuration; and receiving, by the user equipment, a CC configuration for a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) associated with the PDSCH, using the signaling protocol and the semi-static configuration of the PDSCH, wherein the CC configuration for the PDSCH is based on a traffic load for the UE in the wireless communication network, and wherein a number of assigned CCs for the PDSCH is increased to support an increase in a transmission data rate for the UE.