Method and device for transmitting and receiving downlink control information
Provided are a method and a device for transmitting and receiving downlink control information. In particular, a method and device may be provided for configuring a downlink control information transmission format in a carrier aggregation situation among serving cells having different duplex modes. A method of a base station for transmitting downlink control information includes the steps of: configuring a downlink control information format on the basis of the duplex mode of one cell among the plurality of cells configured in a terminal performing Carrier aggregation; and transmitting the downlink control information by using the downlink control information format.
1. A method for a Base Station (BS) to transmit control information, the method comprising:
configuring a downlink control information (DCI) format based on a duplex mode of one of a plurality of cells configured for a User Equipment (UE) that executes Carrier Aggregation (CA) and cross-carrier scheduling; and
transmitting downlink control information using the DCI format,
wherein in a case that the plurality of cells include a primary cell (PCell) and at least one secondary cell (SCell) which have different duplex modes,
the downlink control information for the at least one SCell is transmitted through the PCell, and the DCI format used to transmit the downlink control information for the at least one SCell is configured based on a duplex mode of the PCell; and
wherein:
(i) if the PCell operates in a time division duplex (TDD) mode and the at least one SCell operates in a frequency division duplex (FDD) mode,
the DCI format of the downlink control information for the at least one SCell to be transmitted through the PCell using the cross-carrier scheduling is configured as a TDD type DCI format applied to the TDD mode of the PCell, wherein the configured DCI format includes a Downlink Assignment Index (DAI) field of two bits and an HARQ process number field of four bits; and
(ii) if the PCell operates in the FDD mode and the at least one SCell operates in the TDD mode,
the DCI format of the downlink control information for the at least one SCell to be transmitted through the PCell using the cross-carrier scheduling is configured as an FDD type DCI format applied to the FDD mode of the PCell, wherein the configured DCI format does not include a DAI field and includes an HARQ process number field of three bits, and
wherein the UE is configured with the CA with the plurality of cells having the different duplex modes by the BS and executes the cross-carrier scheduling.
2. A method for a User Equipment (UE) to receive downlink control information, the method comprising:
configuring, by the UE, Carrier Aggregation (CA) using a plurality of cells which have different duplex modes;
configuring, by the UE, cross-carrier scheduling among the plurality of cells; and
receiving downlink control information (DCI) through a DCI format configured based on a duplex mode of one of the plurality of cells,
wherein in a case that the plurality of cells include a primary cell (PCell) and at least one secondary cell (SCell) which have the different duplex modes,
the downlink control information for the at least one SCell is received through the PCell, and the DCI format used to receive the downlink control information for the at least one SCell is configured based on-a duplex mode of the PCell; and
wherein:
(i) if the PCell operates in a time division duplex (TDD) mode and the at least one SCell operates in a frequency division duplex (FDD) mode,
the DCI format of the downlink control information for the at least one SCell to be received through the PCell using the cross-carrier scheduling is configured as a TDD type DCI format applied to the TDD mode of the PCell, wherein the configured DCI format includes a Downlink Assignment Index (DAI) field of two bits and an HARQ process number field of four bits; and
(ii) if the PCell operates in the FDD mode and the at least one SCell operates in the TDD mode,
the DCI format of the downlink control information for the at least one SCell to be received through the PCell using the cross-carrier scheduling is configured as an FDD type DCI format applied to the FDD mode of the PCell, wherein the configured DCI format does not include a DAI field and includes an HARQ process number field of three bits wherein the UE is configured with the CA with the plurality of cells having the different duplex modes by the BS and executes the cross-carrier scheduling.
3. A User Equipment (UE) that receives downlink control information, the UE comprising:
a controller configured to configure Carrier Aggregation (CA) using a plurality of cells which have different duplex modes, and configure cross-carrier scheduling among the plurality of cells; and
a receiving unit configured to receive downlink control information (DCI) through a DCI format configured based on a duplex mode of one of the plurality of cells,
wherein in a case that the plurality of cells include a primary cell (PCell) and at least one secondary cell (SCell) which have the different duplex modes,
the downlink control information for the at least one SCell is received through the PCell, and the DCI format used to receive the downlink control information for the at least one SCell is configured based on a duplex mode of the PCell; and
wherein:
(i) if the PCell operates in a time division duplex (TDD) mode and the at least one SCell operates in a frequency division duplex (FDD) mode,
the DCI format of the downlink control information for the at least one SCell to be received through the PCell using the cross-carrier scheduling is configured as a TDD type DCI format applied to the TDD mode of the PCell, wherein the configured DCI format includes a Downlink Assignment Index (DAI) field of two bits and an HARQ process number field of four bits; and
(ii) if the PCell operates in the FDD mode and the at least one SCell operates in the TDD mode,
the DCI format of the downlink control information for the at least one SCell to be received through the PCell using the cross-carrier scheduling is configured as an FDD type DCI format applied to the FDD mode of the PCell, wherein the configured DCI format does not include a DAI field and includes an HARQ process number field of three bits.