METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROVIDING DYNAMIC UPLINK-DOWNLINK RECONFIGURATION INFORMATION TO USER EQUIPMENTS

摘要

A method provides information to a UE specifying a UL-DL configuration to be applied to the UE. The information is indicative of: (a) a signaling time at which a UL-DL configuration signaling for a new UL-DL configuration is to take place, and (b) an application time at which the new UL-DL configuration is to be applied. This method complements UL-DL configuration signaling by providing more reliable reception of UL-DL configuration information. This indication is performed with smaller signaling overhead compared to conventional schemes and with reasonable complexity on both the UE side and an eNB side.