IP Library Granted Patent US 10,298,351
Granted Patent B2
US 10,298,351 · App. 14/142,576 · Granted May 21, 2019

Method for implementing hybrid automatic repeat request, user equipment, and base station

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Patent No.
US 10,298,351
App. No.
14/142,576
Granted
May 21, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for implementing hybrid automatic repeat request, a user equipment, and a base station. The method includes: determining first indication information and second indication information separately according to feedback information of each downlink subframe of a primary cell and that of a secondary cell that need to be sent in a same uplink subframe of the primary cell, where the first indication information is used to indicate first feedback information of each downlink subframe of the primary cell that needs to be sent in the uplink subframe, and the second indication information is used to indicate second feedback information of each downlink subframe of the secondary cell that needs to be sent in the uplink subframe; sending mapping information of the first indication information and the second indication information in the uplink subframe.

Claims (38)

1. A method for implementing a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) by a mobile device configured with a primary cell and a secondary cell, wherein a number of downlink subframes in a radio frame of the primary cell is M 1 , the number of downlink subframes in a radio frame of the secondary cell is M 2 , and M 1 and M 2 are different positive integers, the method comprising:

receiving downlink information in M 1 downlink subframes of the primary cell and generating feedback information for each of the M 1 downlink subframes of the primary cell to obtain M 1 pieces of feedback information; and

receiving downlink information in M 2 downlink subframes of the secondary cell and generating feedback information for each of the M 2 downlink subframes of the secondary cell to obtain M 2 pieces of feedback information;

when M 2 is less than M 1 ,

increasing a number of pieces of feedback information of the secondary cell to M 1 by adding M 1 −M 2 pieces of feedback information that are set to discontinuous transmission (DTX) after generating feedback information for each of the M 2 downlink subframes of the secondary cell, so as to obtain M 1 pieces of feedback information of the secondary cell;

determining first bits according to mapping between the first bits and a first combination of the M 1 pieces of feedback information of the primary cell and the M 1 pieces of feedback information of the secondary cell; and

sending the first bits in an uplink subframe of the primary cell based on a channel selection mapping table; and

when M 1 is less than M 2 ,

increasing a number of pieces of feedback information of the primary cell to M 2 by adding M 2 −M 1 pieces of feedback information that are set to DTX after generating feedback information for each of the M 1 downlink subframes of the primary cell, so as to obtain M 2 pieces of feedback information of the primary cell;

determining second bits according to mapping between the second bits and a second combination of the M 2 pieces of feedback information of the primary cell and the M 2 pieces of feedback information of the secondary cell; and

sending the second bits in the uplink subframe of the primary cell based on the channel selection mapping table;

wherein the feedback information includes ACK, NACK or DTX, the first combination includes a sequence formed by the M 1 pieces of feedback information of the primary cell in front followed by the M 1 pieces of feedback information of the secondary cell in the back, and the second combination includes a sequence formed by the M 2 pieces of feedback information of the primary cell in front followed by the M 2 pieces of feedback information of the secondary cell in the back.

2. A mobile device configured with a primary cell and a secondary cell, wherein a number of downlink subframes in a radio frame of the primary cell is M 1 , the number of downlink subframes in a radio frame of the secondary cell is M 2 , and M 1 and M 2 are different positive integers, the device comprising:

a memory for storing computer executable instructions; and

a processor configured to execute the computer executable instructions to perform operations of:

receiving downlink information in M 1 downlink subframes of the primary cell and generating feedback information for each of the M 1 downlink subframes of the primary cell to obtain M 1 pieces of feedback information; and

receiving downlink information in M 2 downlink subframes of the secondary cell and generating feedback information for each of the M 2 downlink subframes of the secondary cell to obtain M 2 pieces of feedback information;

when M 2 is less than M 1 ,

increasing a number of pieces of feedback information of the secondary cell to M 1 by adding M 1 −M 2 pieces of feedback information that are set to discontinuous transmission (DTX) after generating feedback information for each of the M 2 downlink subframes of the secondary cell, so as to obtain M 1 pieces of feedback information of the secondary cell;

determining first bits according to mapping between the first bits and a first combination of the M 1 pieces of feedback information of the primary cell and the M 1 pieces of feedback information of the secondary cell; and

sending the first bits in an uplink subframe of the primary cell based on a channel selection mapping table; and

when M 1 is less than M 2 ,

increasing a number of pieces of feedback information of the primary cell to M 2 by adding M 2 −M 1 pieces of feedback information that are set to DTX after generating feedback information for each of the M 1 downlink subframes of the primary cell, so as to obtain M 2 pieces of feedback information of the primary cell;

determining second bits according to mapping between the second bits and a second combination of the M 2 pieces of feedback information of the primary cell and the M 2 pieces of feedback information of the secondary cell; and

sending the second bits in the uplink subframe of the primary cell based on the channel selection mapping table,

wherein the feedback information includes ACK, NACK or DTX, the first combination includes a sequence formed by the M 1 pieces of feedback information of the primary cell in front followed by the M 1 pieces of feedback information of the secondary cell in the back, and the second combination includes a sequence formed by the M 2 pieces of feedback information of the primary cell in front followed by the M 2 pieces of feedback information of the secondary cell in the back.

3. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable instructions that, when executed by a computer processor of a mobile device configured with a primary cell and a secondary cell, cause the computer processor of the mobile device to implement the following operations:

receiving downlink information in M 1 downlink subframes of the primary cell and generating feedback information for each of the M 1 downlink subframes of the primary cell to obtain M 1 pieces of feedback information; and

receiving downlink information in M 2 downlink subframes of the secondary cell and generating feedback information for each of the M 2 downlink subframes of the secondary cell to obtain M 2 pieces of feedback information, wherein M 1 is a number of downlink subframes in a radio frame of the primary cell and M 2 is a number of downlink subframes in a radio frame of the secondary cell and M 1 and M 2 are different positive integers;

when M 2 is less than M 1 ,

increasing a number of pieces of feedback information of the secondary cell to M 1 by adding M 1 −M 2 pieces of feedback information that are set to discontinuous transmission (DTX) after generating feedback information for each of the M 2 downlink subframes of the secondary cell, so as to obtain M 1 pieces of feedback information of the secondary cell;

determining first bits according to mapping between the first bits and a first combination of the M 1 pieces of feedback information of the primary cell and the M 1 pieces of feedback information of the secondary cell; and

sending the first bits in an uplink subframe of the primary cell based on a channel selection mapping table; and

when M 1 is less than M 2 ,

increasing a number of pieces of feedback information of the primary cell to M 2 by adding M 2 −M 1 pieces of feedback information that are set to DTX after generating feedback information for each of the M 1 downlink subframes of the primary cell, so as to obtain M 2 pieces of feedback information of the primary cell;

determining second bits according to mapping between the second bits and a second combination of the M 2 pieces of feedback information of the primary cell and the M 2 pieces of feedback information of the secondary cell; and

sending the second bits in the uplink subframe of the primary cell based on the channel selection mapping table;

wherein the feedback information includes ACK, NACK or DTX, the first combination includes a sequence formed by the M 1 pieces of feedback information of the primary cell in front followed by the M 1 pieces of feedback information of the secondary cell in the back and the second combination includes a sequence formed by the M 2 pieces of feedback information of the primary cell in front followed by the M 2 pieces of feedback information of the secondary cell in the back.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 11, 2019
From: HUAWEI DEVICE (DONGGUAN) CO.,LTD.
To: HUAWEI DEVICE CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 048555/0951 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 5, 2017
From: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.
To: HUAWEI DEVICE (DONGGUAN) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 043750/0393 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 3, 2014
From: LI, YINGYANG
To: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 034092/0492 →