Apparatus and method for processing configuration information received from a base station in a wireless communication system

1. User equipment apparatus for receiving configuration information from a base station in a wireless communication system, the user equipment comprising:

a transceiver configured to receive and transmit radio signals; and

a processor operatively coupled with the transceiver,

wherein:

the transceiver is configured to receive radio signals carrying configuration control information that includes an ACK/NACK feedback mode indicator,

the transceiver is configured to receive downlink subframes,

the processor is configured to process the ACK/NACK feedback mode indicator to determine if the ACK/NACK feedback mode indicator indicates the user equipment should (a) send an ACK/NACK signal in a one-to-one mapping between a downlink subframe and a corresponding uplink ACK/NACK signal or (b) send an ACK/NACK signal in an N-to-one mapping between N downlink subframes, where N is an integer greater than one, and a corresponding single uplink ACK/NACK signal, and

the transceiver is configured to transmit one or more ACK/NACK signals in accordance with the determination of the processor.

2. The user equipment apparatus in claim 1 , wherein the downlink subframes are Time Division Duplex (TDD) downlink subframes.

3. The user equipment apparatus in claim 1 , wherein a resource used for transmission of the one or more ACK/NACK signals is associated with a resource to receive a downlink packet in a prior downlink subframe.

4. The user equipment apparatus in claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to determine a value of N for bundled downlink subframes based on the received configuration control information.

5. The user equipment apparatus in claim 1 , wherein the transceiver is configured to receive one or more retransmitted subframes in response to the transmitted one or more ACK/NACK signals.

6. The user equipment apparatus in claim 1 , wherein the transceiver is configured to receive from the base station a configuration index when the configuration control information changes.

7. A method implemented in a user equipment that receives configuration information from a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving radio signals carrying configuration control information that includes an ACK/NACK feedback mode indicator;

receiving downlink subframes;

process the ACK/NACK feedback mode indicator to determine if the ACK/NACK feedback mode indicator indicates the user equipment should (a) send an ACK/NACK signal in a one-to-one mapping between a downlink subframe and a corresponding uplink ACK/NACK signal or (b) send an ACK/NACK signal in an N-to-one mapping between N downlink subframes, where N is an integer greater than one, and a corresponding single uplink ACK/NACK signal; and

transmitting one or more ACK/NACK signals in accordance with the determination of the processor.

8. The method in claim 7 , wherein the downlink subframe or downlink subframes are Time Division Duplex (TDD) downlink subframes.

9. The method in claim 7 , wherein a resource used for transmission of the one or more ACK/NACK signals is associated with a resource to receive a downlink packet in a prior downlink subframe.

10. The method claim 7 , further comprising determining a value of N for bundled downlink subframes based on the received configuration control information.

11. The method claim 7 , further comprising receiving one or more retransmitted subframes in response to the transmitted one or more ACK/NACK signals.

12. The method claim 7 , further comprising receiving from the base station a configuration index when the configuration control information changes.

13. The method claim 7 , wherein the ACK/NACK signal in an N-to-one mapping between N downlink subframes configures ACK/NACK bundling.