IP Library Granted Patent US 8,423,858
Granted Patent B2
US 8,423,858 · App. 13/563,472 · Granted Apr 16, 2013

Method for effectively transmitting control signal in wireless communication system

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Patent No.
US 8,423,858
App. No.
13/563,472
Granted
Apr 16, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of performing HARQ performed by a user equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes receiving a bundling indicator which indicates the number of bundled downlink subframes, determining whether at least one bundled downlink subframe is missed by comparing the bundling indicator with the number of detected bundled downlink subframes, generating a representative ACK/NACK signal when no bundled downlink subframe is missed, and transmitting the representative ACK/NACK signal on an uplink channel. Recovery capability is maximized and the packet loss is reduced in such a situation that less number of ACK/NACK signals are fed back than that of downlink packets.

Claims (28)

1. A method for transmitting a reception acknowledgement in a wireless communication system, performed by a user equipment, the method comprising:

receiving a plurality of downlink packets in a plurality of downlink subframes; and

transmitting a ACK/NACK signal in an uplink subframe,

wherein the ACK/NACK signal is determined by a logical AND operation of ACK/NACKs for the plurality of downlink packets,

wherein a resource used for transmission of the ACK/NACK signal is associated with a resource to receive a downlink packet in a last downlink subframe of the plurality of downlink subframes.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a plurality of bundling indicators in the plurality of downlink subframes,

wherein each bundling indicator indicates an accumulative number of downlink packets up to a corresponding downlink subframe of the plurality of downlink subframes.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

determining whether at least one downlink packet is missed based on a last bundling indicator of the plurality of bundling indicators and a number of the plurality of downlink packets.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the ACK/NACK signal is transmitted when no downlink packet is missed.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication system is based on a time division duplex (TDD).

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the uplink subframe is associated with the plurality of downlink subframes at a predefined TDD configuration.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ACK/NACK signal is transmitted through a single resource block.

8. A user equipment configured for transmitting a reception acknowledgement in a wireless communication system, the user equipment comprising:

a radio frequency unit configured to receive and transmit radio signals; and

a processor operatively coupled with the radio frequency unit and configured to:

receive a plurality of downlink packets in a plurality of downlink subframes; and

instruct the radio frequency unit to transmit a ACK/NACK signal in an uplink subframe,

wherein the ACK/NACK signal is determined by a logical AND operation of ACK/NACKs for the plurality of downlink packets,

wherein a resource used for transmission of the ACK/NACK signal is associated with a resource to receive a downlink packet in a last downlink subframe of the plurality of downlink subframes.

9. The user equipment of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to receive a plurality of bundling indicators in the plurality of downlink subframes,

wherein each bundling indicator indicates an accumulative number of downlink packets up to a corresponding downlink subframe of the plurality of downlink subframes.

10. The user equipment of claim 9 , wherein the processor is configured to determine whether at least one downlink packet is missed based on a last bundling indicator of the plurality of bundling indicators and a number of the plurality of downlink packets.

11. The user equipment of claim 10 , wherein the ACK/NACK signal is transmitted when no downlink packet is missed.

12. The user equipment of claim 8 , wherein the wireless communication system is based on a time division duplex (TDD).

13. The user equipment of claim 12 , wherein the uplink subframe is associated with the plurality of downlink subframes at a predefined TDD configuration.

14. The user equipment of claim 8 , wherein the ACK/NACK signal is transmitted through a single resource block.

Assignments (7)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 14, 2017
From: AHN, JOON KUI; LEE, DAEWON; YUN, YOUNG WOO; KIM, KI JUN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 044121/0834 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2016
From: HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC
To: OPTIS CELLULAR TECHNOLOGY, LLC
Reel/Frame 039359/0916 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE NATURE OF CONVEYANCE TO READ "SECURITY INTEREST" PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 032786 FRAME 0546. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY INTEREST. Recorded Jul 8, 2014
From: OPTIS CELLULAR TECHNOLOGY, LLC
To: HIGHBRIDGE PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES, LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 033281/0216 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 30, 2014
From: OPTIS CELLULAR TECHNOLOGY, LLC
To: HIGHBRIDGE PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES, LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 032786/0546 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 23, 2014
From: LG ELECTRONICS, INC.
To: OPTIS CELLULAR TECHNOLOGY, LLC
Reel/Frame 032326/0618 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 6, 2014
From: OPTIS CELLULAR TECHNOLOGY, LLC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (AS COLLATERAL AGENT)
Reel/Frame 032167/0406 →
LIEN Recorded Dec 20, 2013
From: OPTIS CELLULAR TECHNOLOGY, LLC
To: HIGHBRIDGE PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES, LLC (AS COLLATERAL AGENT)
Reel/Frame 031866/0697 →