Multiplexing control and data information from a user equipment in a physical data channel

1. A method for transmitting hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) bits in a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) by a user equipment (UE) in a communication system, the method comprising:

receiving a configuration of a plurality of cells, each of the plurality of cells being associated with one or two transport blocks;

arranging HARQ-ACK bits for the plurality of cells, based on an order of cell indexes and an order of transport block indexes;

encoding the arranged HARQ-ACK bits; and

transmitting, to a node B, the encoded arranged HARQ-ACK bits in the PUSCH,

wherein 2 HARQ-ACK bits for a cell configured with 2 transport blocks are included in the arranged HARQ-ACK bits, and

wherein the arranged HARQ-ACK bits are encoded by a (32, O) block code in case that a number of the arranged HARQ-ACK bits is 3, O being the number of the arranged HARQ-ACK bits.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising acquiring information on at least one offset for HARQ-ACK,

wherein a number of coded symbols for the arranged HARQ-ACK bits is obtained based on the number of the arranged HARQ-ACK bits and one offset of the at least one offset, and

wherein the one offset is identified according to the number of the arranged HARQ-ACK bits.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the information on the at least one offset for HARQ-ACK is received through a Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein multiple consecutive values for the number of the arranged HARQ-ACK bits are associated with the one offset.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein a value of the HARQ-ACK bits comprises a bit value ‘0’ representing a negative acknowledgement (NACK) or a bit value ‘1’ representing a positive acknowledgement (ACK).

6. A method for receiving a hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) bit in a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) by a node B in a communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting a configuration of a plurality of cells, each of the plurality of cells being associated with one or two transport blocks;

receiving, from a user equipment (UE), HARQ-ACK bits in the PUSCH; and

decoding the HARQ-ACK bits,

wherein the HARQ-ACK bits for the plurality of cells are arranged based on an order of cell indexes and an order of transport block indexes,

wherein 2 HARQ-ACK bits for a cell configured with 2 transport blocks are included in the arranged HARQ-ACK bits, and

wherein the HARQ-ACK bits are decoded by a (32, O) block code in case that a number of the arranged HARQ-ACK bits is 3, O being the number of the arranged HARQ-ACK bits.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising transmitting information on at least one offset for HARQ-ACK,

wherein a number of coded symbols for the arranged HARQ-ACK bits is obtained based on the number of the arranged HARQ-ACK bits and one offset of the at least one offset, and

wherein the one offset is identified according to the number of the arranged HARQ-ACK bits.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the information on the at least one offset for HARQ-ACK is transmitted through a Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein multiple consecutive values for the number of the arranged HARQ-ACK bits are associated with the one offset.

10. The method of claim 6 , wherein a value of the HARQ-ACK bits comprises a bit value ‘0’ representing a negative acknowledgement (NACK) or a bit value ‘1’ representing a positive acknowledgement (ACK).

11. An apparatus for transmitting a hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) bit in a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) in a communication system, the apparatus comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor configured to:

receive a configuration of a plurality of cells, the plurality of cells being associated with one or more transport blocks;

arrange HARQ-ACK bits for the plurality of cells, based on an order of cell indexes and an order of transport block indexes;

encode the arranged HARQ-ACK bits; and

transmit, to a node B, the encoded arranged HARQ-ACK bits in the PUSCH,

wherein 2 HARQ-ACK bits for a cell configured with 2 transport blocks are included in the arranged HARQ-ACK bits, and

wherein the arranged HARQ-ACK bits are encoded by a (32, O) block code in case that a number of the arranged HARQ-ACK bits is 3, O being the number of the arranged HARQ-ACK bits.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to acquire information on at least one offset for HARQ-ACK,

wherein a number of coded symbols for the arranged HARQ-ACK bits is obtained based on the number of the arranged HARQ-ACK bits and one offset of the at least one offset, and

wherein the one offset is identified according to the number of the arranged HARQ-ACK bits.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the information on the at least one offset for HARQ-ACK is received through a Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling.

14. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein multiple consecutive values for the number of the arranged HARQ-ACK bits are associated with the one offset.

15. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein a value of the HARQ-ACK bits comprises a bit value ‘0’ representing a negative acknowledgement (NACK) or a bit value ‘1’ representing a positive acknowledgement (ACK).

16. An apparatus for receiving a hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) bit in a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) in a communication system, the apparatus comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor configured to:

transmit a configuration of a plurality of cells, each of the plurality of cells being associated with one or two transport blocks;

receive, from a user equipment (UE), HARQ-ACK bits in the PUSCH; and

decode the HARQ-ACK bits,

wherein the HARQ-ACK bits for the plurality of cells are arranged based on an order of cell indexes and an order of transport block indexes,

wherein 2 HARQ-ACK bits for a cell configured with 2 transport blocks are included in the arranged HARQ-ACK bits, and

wherein the HARQ-ACK bits are decoded by a (32, O) block code in case that a number of the arranged HARQ-ACK bits is 3, O being the number of the arranged HARQ-ACK bits.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the processor is further configured to transmit information on at least one offset for HARQ-ACK,

wherein a number of coded symbols for the arranged HARQ-ACK bits is obtained based on the number of the arranged HARQ-ACK bits and one offset of the at least one offset, and

wherein the one offset is identified according to the number of the arranged HARQ-ACK bits.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the information on the at least one offset for HARQ-ACK is transmitted through a Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling.

19. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein multiple consecutive values for the number of the arranged HARQ-ACK bits are associated with the one offset.

20. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein a value of the HARQ-ACK bits comprises a bit value ‘0’ representing a negative acknowledgement (NACK) or a bit value ‘1’ representing a positive acknowledgement (ACK).