| 摘要 |
A method of requesting network resource in a multiple component carrier wireless telecommunications network, a corresponding method of allocating network resource in response to a request for network resource in a multiple component carrier wireless telecommunications network. User equipment, a network node and computer program product capable of implementing the method. The multiple component carrier wireless telecommunications network comprises a network node and user equipment, each operable to simultaneously transmit and receive signals on more than one radio frequency carrier within a geographical region of the telecommunications network. The method of requesting network resource comprises the steps of:
receiving an indication that there is data to be sent to a network node;
determining a set of available radio frequency carriers on which data may be transmitted to the network node; and
requesting network resource by transmitting an indication that there is data to be sent to the network node on a carrier from the set of determined available carriers. The method of allocating network resource comprises the steps of:
receiving an indication of a set of possible radio frequency carriers on which data may be received at the network node;
monitoring each possible radio frequency carrier on which data may be received at the network node for a request for network resource;
generating, based upon the radio frequency carriers upon which a request for network resource is received, a set of available radio frequency carriers on which data may be successfully received at the network node;
allocating network resource to the set of available radio frequency carriers on which data may be successfully received at the network node; and
transmitting an indication of the network resource allocation to the user equipment on one or more radio frequency carriers on which the user equipment may receive. |
