Patent ID: 8451798
Filing Date: 2013-05-28
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A carrier configuration method for a multi-carrier communication system having a base station (BS) and a terminal, the carrier configuration method comprising: dividing a plurality of component carriers (CCs) of the terminal to a plurality of CC groups by the BS, wherein the CCs using at least one identical configuration parameter are divided into the same CC group; transmitting a CC configuration message to the terminal by the BS, wherein the CC configuration message comprises at least one configuration parameter data, and comprises or does not comprise at least one CC group indicator, the CC group indicator indicates the CCs of the same CC group, and corresponds to at least the configuration parameter data; and receiving the CC configuration message by the terminal, if the CC configuration message comprises the CC group indicator, configuring the configuration parameter of configurations of the CCs indicated by the CC configuration indicator according to the configuration parameter data by the terminal, if the CC configuration message does not comprise the CC group indicator, configuring the configuration parameter of configurations of default CCs according to the configuration parameter data by the terminal.