Resource Allocation in LTE

Gwanmo Ku
Adaptive Signal Processing and Information Theory Research Group
Nov. 11, 2011

Outline
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Resources in LTE
Resource Grid, Resource Block, Slot, Sub-frame

Control Information
Physical Channels, PDCCH, DCI

Resource Allocation
Resource Block Group (RBG) based
RBG Subset based
Virtual Resource Block (VRB)-based

References

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Resource in LTE

Resource in LTE
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Resource
9 Used Subcarriers
System BW [MHz]

1.4

10

15

20

Resource Blocks

15

25

50

75

100

900 / 1800

1200 / 2400

FFT Size

2048 / 4096

( / )
Subcarriers per RB 

12 / 24

( / )
Used Subcarriers
( / )

(
for UL,
for DL)

72 / 144

180 / 360

300 / 600

600 / 1200

Resource Grid
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Resource Grid, Slot, Sub-frame

User Assign

D L/U L
Configuration

Resource Block
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Resource Block Parameters

CP Type \ Parameter
Normal CP
Extended CP

12
24

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Control Information

Physical Channels
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Physical Channels
Uplink Physical Channels
CQI Request

Multicasting

PMCH

PCFICH
PDCCH

PDCCH Information

DCI
Broadcasting

PDSCH

PBCH

DL Scheduling

UL Scheduling

UL Power Control

PUCCH

PUSCH

Data

Data
PHICH
HARQ
Retransmission

Downlink Physical Channels

PRACH
Random Access

Control & Data Regions

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Control & Data Region in a DL Sub-frame

PRB

Slot 2i

Slot 2i+1

PCFICH

PDCCH

PDSCH

Information
of the
length of
Control
Region

Sub-frame i

PRB 1
PRB 0
6\PERO6\PERO6\PERO 6\PERO6\PERO6\PERO

Control Region

Data Region

Control Region Mapping

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Resource Element Group (REG)

9 Used for defining the Control Channel Mapping
PRB
REG

REG

REG

REG

REG

REG

REG

Data

REG

PRB 0
REG

REG

REG

REG

REG

REG

REG

REG

Sym. 0 Sym. 1 Sym. 2

Data

PDCCH
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Supported PDCCH
PDCCH Format

Number of CCEs

# Resource Element Group

# PDCCH bits

72

18

144

36

288

72

576

9 CCE (Control Channel Element)

Consist of 9 REG

PDCCH Mapping
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User Identification using DCI Scrambling

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Whose PDCCH (User Identification)?

9 With RNTI (Radio Network Temporary Identifier) : User Identification

DCI
CRC
A ttachment

DCI +
16 bit CRC scrambled with
RNTI
DCI

(DCI + RNTI)mod2

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Resource Allocation

Resource Allocations
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Resource Allocation & DCI Formats

Resource Allocation

Type 0

Type 1
DL Scheduling

Type 2

UL Scheduling

Purpose

DCI Format

Resource Block Group (RBG) based

RBG based (MIMO : Closed Loop)

RBG based (MIMO : Open Loop)

2A

Selected RBG Subset based

Selected RBG Subset based (MIMO : Closed Loop)

Selected RBG Subset based (MIMO Open Loop)

2A

VRB based Compact Scheduling + Random Access

1A

VRB based Compact Scheduling with MIMO

1B

VRB based Very Compact Scheduling

1C

VRB based Compact Scheduling with MIMO & Power Offset

1D

VRB based UL Scheduling

(Reference : pp. 22-25 3GPP TS 36.213 V8.8.0 (2009-09))

Resource Allocation : DL Type 0

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Resource Block Groups (RBG) based

System BW

RGB Size (P)

10

11-26

PRB 97

27-63

PRB 96

64-110

PRB 99
RBG 24

PRB 98

PRB 7

RBG 1

Allocate Users 25 RBGs

PRB 6
PRB 5
PRB 4
PRB 3
PRB 2

RBG 0

PRB 1
PRB 0

Example : 20MHz BW, 15 KHz , Normal CP

(Reference : p. 22 3GPP TS 36.213 V8.8.0 (2009-09))

DL Type 0 (DL Scheduling)

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DCI Format 1
Bits
1

5
3 or 4

Field
Resource Allocation Header: Resource Allocation Type 0 or 1
Resource Assignment
MCS
HARQ Process : 3 for FDD, 4 for TDD

New Data Indicator

Redundancy Version

UL Power Control (PUCCH)

Downlink Assignment Index : TDD

(Reference : pp. 44-45 3GPP TS 36.212 V8.8.0 (2009-12))

DL Type 0 (DL Scheduling with Closed Loop MIMO)

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DCI Format 2
Bits
1

Field
Resource allocation header : Resource Allocation Type 0 or type 1
Resource Block Assignment

UL Power Control (PUCCH)

Downlink Assignment Index (TDD, Not FDD)

3 or 4
1

8+8

3 or 6

HARQ process number : 3 bits (FDD), 4 bits (TDD)

Transport block to codeword swap flag
For transport block 1 & 2
5 bits : MCS
1 bit : New data indicator
2 bits : Redundancy version
Closed Loop MIMO : 3 (# Ant. ports 2), 6 (# Ant. ports 4)

(Reference : pp. 49-53 3GPP TS 36.212 V8.8.0 (2009-12))

DL Type 0 (DL Scheduling with Open Loop MIMO)

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DCI Format 2A
Bits
1

Field
Resource allocation header : Resource Allocation Type 0 or type 1
Resource Block Assignment

UL Power Control (PUCCH)

Downlink Assignment Index (TDD, Not FDD)

3 or 4
1

8+8

0 or 2

HARQ process number : 3 bits (FDD), 4 bits (TDD)

Transport block to codeword swap flag
For transport block 1 & 2
5 bits : MCS
1 bit : New data indicator
2 bits : Redundancy version
Open Loop MIMO : 0 (# Ant. ports 2), 2 (# Ant. ports 4)

(Reference : pp. 53-55 3GPP TS 36.212 V8.8.0 (2009-12))

Resource Allocation : DL Type 1

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Resource Block Groups Subset-based

RBG 24

RBG subset 0

RBG 23

RBG subset 3

RBG 4

RBG subset 0

RBG 3

RBG subset 3

RBG 2

RBG subset 2

RBG 1

RBG subset 1

RBG 0

RBG subset 0

Each subsets of PRBs from

one of RGB Subset P
Set of PRBs from Subset 0
Set of PRBs from Subset 3

Example : 20MHz BW, 15 KHz , Normal CP

(Reference : p. 23 3GPP TS 36.213 V8.8.0 (2009-09))

DL Type 1 (DL Scheduling)

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DCI Format 1
Bits
1

5
3 or 4

Field
Resource Allocation Header : Resource Allocation Type 0 or 1
- bits : indicate Selected Resource Block Subset
- 1 bits : indicate a shift of resource allocation span
-

  bits : Resource Assignment

MCS
HARQ Process : 3 for FDD, 4 for TDD

New Data Indicator

Redundancy Version

UL Power Control (PUCCH)

Downlink Assignment Index : TDD

(Reference : pp. 44-45 3GPP TS 36.212 V8.8.0 (2009-12))

DL Type 1 (DL Scheduling with Closed Loop MIMO)

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DCI Format 2
Bits
1

Field
Resource allocation header : Resource Allocation Type 0 or type 1
- bits : indicate Selected Resource Block Subset
- 1 bits : indicate a shift of resource allocation span
-

  bits : Resource Assignment

UL Power Control (PUCCH)

Downlink Assignment Index (TDD, Not FDD)

3 or 4

HARQ process number : 3 bits (FDD), 4 bits (TDD)

Transport block to codeword swap flag

16

For transport block 1 & 2

5 bits : MCS
1 bit : New data indicator
2 bits : Redundancy version

3 or 6

Closed Loop MIMO : 3 (# Ant. ports 2), 6 (# Ant. ports 4)

(Reference : pp. 49-53 3GPP TS 36.212 V8.8.0 (2009-12))

DL Type 1 (DL Scheduling with Open Loop MIMO)

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DCI Format 2A
Bits
1

Field
Resource allocation header : Resource Allocation Type 0 or 1
- bits : indicate Selected Resource Block Subset
- 1 bits : indicate a shift of resource allocation span
-

  bits : Resource Assignment

UL Power Control (PUCCH)

Downlink Assignment Index (TDD, Not FDD)

3 or 4

HARQ process number : 3 bits (FDD), 4 bits (TDD)

Transport block to codeword swap flag

16

For transport block 1 & 2

5 bits : MCS
1 bit : New data indicator
2 bits : Redundancy version

0 or 2

Open Loop MIMO : 0 (# Ant. ports 2), 2 (# Ant. ports 4)

(Reference : pp. 53-55 3GPP TS 36.212 V8.8.0 (2009-12))

Resource Allocation : DL Type 2

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Virtual Resource Block (VRB) based

Hopping or Non-hopping
PRB 99

VRB 99

PRB 98

VRB 98

PRB 4

VRB 4

PRB 3

VRB 3

PRB 2

VRB 2

PRB 1

VRB 1

Allocate Users Contiguous VRBs

PRB 0

VRB 0

(Reference : p. 24 3GPP TS 36.213 V8.8.0 (2009-09))

DL Type 2 (DL Compact Scheduling + Random Access)

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DCI Format 1A
Bits
1

Field
Format Flag : Format 0 or 1A
Random Access Initiated
- 1 bit : 0 (Localized)

Case 1

bits : Resource Assignment : all bits 1 Setting

- 6 bits : Preamble Index

- 4 bits : PRACH Mask Index
- 1 bit : Localized/Distributed VRB assignment flag
-

bits : Resource block assignment

- 5 bits : MCS
Case 2

- 3 or 4 bits : HARQ process number : 3 bits (FDD) , 4 bits (TDD)

- 1 bit : New data indicator
- 2 bits : Redundancy version
- 2 bits : UL Power Control (PUCCH)
- 2 bits : Downlink Assignment Index (TDD, not FDD)
(Reference : pp. 45-46 3GPP TS 36.212 V8.8.0 (2009-12))

DL Type 2 (DL Compact Scheduling + MIMO)

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DCI Format 1B
Bits
1

5
3 or 4

Field
Localized/Distributed VRB assignment flag
Resource block assignment
MCS
HARQ process number : 3 bits (FDD), 4 bits (TDD)

New data indicator

Redundancy version

UL Power Control (PUCCH)

Downlink Assignment Index : TDD

2 or 4
1

MIMO (TPMI) : 2 (# Ant. 2), 4 (# Ant. 4)

MIMO (PMI)
(Reference : pp. 47-48 3GPP TS 36.212 V8.8.0 (2009-12))

DL Type 2 (DL Very Compact Scheduling)

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DCI Format 1C
Bits
1

Field
Gap value
Resource Assignment :

bits

Transport Block Size

(Reference : p. 48 3GPP TS 36.212 V8.8.0 (2009-12))

DL Type 2 (DL Compact Scheduling, MIMO, Power Offset)

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DCI Format 1D
Bits
1

5
3 or 4

Field
Localized/Distributed VRB assignment flag
Resource block assignment
MCS
HARQ process number : 3 bits (FDD), 4 bits (TDD)

New data indicator

Redundancy version

UL Power Control (PUCCH)

Downlink Assignment Index (TDD, not FDD)

2 or 4

MIMO (TPMI) : 2 (# Ant. 2), 4 (# Ant. 4)

MIMO (PMI)

Downlink power offset

(Reference : pp. 48-49 3GPP TS 36.212 V8.8.0 (2009-12))

Resource Allocation : UL Type

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Virtual Resource Block (VRB) based

Hopping or Non-hopping
PRB 99

VRB 99

PRB 98

VRB 98

PRB 4

VRB 4

PRB 3

VRB 3

PRB 2

VRB 2

PRB 1

VRB 1

Allocate Users Contiguous VRBs

PRB 0

VRB 0

(Reference : p. 55 3GPP TS 36.213 V8.8.0 (2009-09))

Resource Allocation (UL Scheduling)

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DCI Format 0
Bits

Field

Format Flag : Format 0 or 1A

Hopping Flag : Non-hopping or Hopping

- Hopping
bits : Hopping Location In formation

 bits : Resource Assignment

- Non Hopping :

bits : Resource Assignment

MCS

New Data Indicator

UL Power Control (PUSCH)

Cyclic Shift for DM RS

UL Index : TDD

Downlink Assignment Index : TDD

CQI Request

(Reference : pp. 43-44 3GPP TS 36.212 V8.8.0 (2009-12))

Other DCI Formats

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Format 3
Transmission of TPC commands for PUCCH and PUSCH

with 2-bit power adjustments

Format 3A
Transmission of TPC commands for PUCCH and PUSCH
with single bit power adjustments

(Reference : p. 55 3GPP TS 36.212 V8.8.0 (2009-12))

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References

References
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TS 36.101 V8.15.0 UE Radio Transmission and Reception

TS 36.104 V8.12.0 BS Radio Transmission and Reception
TS 36.201 V8.3.0 LTE PHY General Description
TS 36.211 V8.9.0 Physical Channels and Modulation
TS 36.212 V8.8.0 Multiplexing and Channel Coding
TS 36.213 V8.8.0 Physical Procedures