Method and device for MIMO transmission in high speed packet access evolution system

1. A method for Multiple Input Multiple Output, MIMO, transmission in a high speed packet access evolution system, comprising:

determining, by a user equipment, signaling over a High Speed Shared Information Channel, HS-SICH according to a number of received data streams over a downlink service channel, and determining a channelization code resource over which the HS-SICH is borne according to the number of data streams over the downlink service channel, wherein if the received data stream over the downlink service channel is a single data stream, signaling of the single data stream is borne over the HS-SICH and a channelization code resource with a spread factor of 16 is allocated as the channelization code resource over which the HS-SICH is borne, wherein if the received data streams over the downlink service channel are dual data streams, signaling of the dual data streams is borne over the HS-SICH and a channelization code resource with a spread factor of 8 is allocated as the channelization code resource over which the HS-SICH is borne;

encoding the signaling over the HS-SICH respectively; and

multiplexing and mapping encoded signaling onto determined channelization code resource over which the HS-SICH is borne.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the HS-SICH signaling is of different lengths for a single stream and dual streams.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the HS-SICH signaling is of an identical length for a single stream and dual streams, and the method further comprises:

filling bits into the HS-SICH signaling for the single stream before encoding the signaling respectively.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein encoding the signaling over the HS-SICH respectively comprises:

encoding padding bits and significant bits in the HS-SICH signaling, comprising the padding bits and the significant bits, for the single stream.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

determining from the padding bits at a network side the number of data streams targeted by signaling information over the HS-SICH;

determining the significant bits of the signaling information over the HS-SICH according to the number of data streams; and

acquiring the signaling information from the significant bits.

6. A user equipment, comprising:

a determination unit configured to determine signaling over a High Speed Shared Information Channel, HS-SICH according to a number of received data streams over a downlink service channel, and to determine a channelization code resource over which the HS-SICH is borne according to the number of data streams over the downlink service channel, wherein if the received data stream over the downlink service channel is a single data stream, signaling of the single data stream is borne over the HS-SICH and a channelization code resource with a spread factor of 16 is allocated as the channelization code resource over which the HS-SICH is borne, wherein if the received data streams over the downlink service channel are dual data streams, signaling of the dual data streams is borne over the HS-SICH and a channelization code resource with a spread factor of 8 is allocated as the channelization code resource over which the HS-SICH is borne;

an encoding unit connected with the determination unit and configured to encode the signaling over the HS-SICH respectively;

a multiplexing unit connected with the encoding unit and configured to multiplex encoded signaling;

an interleaving unit connected with the multiplexing unit and configured to output a read sequence resulting from multiplexing and encoding in a specific sequence according to a specified interleave pattern; and

a mapping unit connected with the interleaving unit and configured to map an output from the interleaving unit onto the determined channelization code resource over which the HS-SICH is borne.

7. The user equipment of claim 6 , wherein the HS-SICH signaling is of an identical length for a single stream and dual streams, and the user equipment further comprises:

a filling unit connected respectively with the determination unit and the encoding unit and configured to fill bits into the HS-SICH signaling for the single stream.