IP Library Granted Patent US 12,225,527
Granted Patent B2
US 12,225,527 · App. 17/630,005 · Granted Feb 11, 2025

Method of performing hybrid automatic repeat request codebook generation and related device

Inventors: Chia-Hao Yu (Taipei, TW); Chien-Chun Cheng (Taipei, TW); Wan-Chen Lin (Taipei, TW); Yu-Hsin Cheng (Taipei, TW)
Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
H04W72/1273H04L1/1812H04W72/23H04W76/30
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Patent No.
US 12,225,527
App. No.
17/630,005
Granted
Feb 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for a user equipment (UE) for performing a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) codebook generation operation for downlink transmission(s) is disclosed. The method comprises receiving, from a base station, a dynamic scheduling configuration for HARQ feedback operation; receiving, from the base station, a scheduling signaling for a first physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) reception with a first HARQ state feedback for the first PDSCH reception being disabled; and generating, for the HARQ feedback operation, a HARQ codebook excluding a first HARQ state for the first PDSCH reception.

Claims (55)

1. A method for a user equipment (UE) for performing a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) codebook generation operation for downlink receptions, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station, a dynamic scheduling configuration for a HARQ feedback operation;

receiving, from the base station, scheduling signaling for a first physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) reception to disable a first HARQ state feedback for the first PDSCH reception; and

generating, for the HARQ feedback operation, a HARQ codebook that excludes a first HARQ state for the first PDSCH reception, wherein the HARQ codebook is generated without counting a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) reception in a downlink assignment index (DAI) value indicated in the scheduling signaling.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the scheduling signaling comprises first downlink control information (DCI) and the first DCI indicates the first HARQ state feedback to be disabled.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from the base station, a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) configuration for an SPS PDSCH reception, wherein the SPS configuration indicates disabling a second HARQ state feedback for the SPS PDSCH reception; and

excluding a second HARQ state for the SPS PDSCH reception from the HARQ codebook.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

including a third HARQ state for at least one of SPS activation signaling and SPS release signaling corresponding to the SPS PDSCH reception in the HARQ codebook.

5. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

multiplexing the HARQ codebook in uplink control information (UCI) on a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission; and

determining a power control parameter for the PUCCH transmission according to at least one of a second DAI value of second DCI which schedules a second PDSCH reception, an actual number of PDCCH receptions excluding the first PDCCH reception which indicates the first PDSCH reception, a number of received transport blocks (TBs) excluding one or more first TBs associated with the first HARQ state, and a number of received TBs excluding one or more second TBs associated with the second HARQ state.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the second DAI value does not increment by the first PDCCH reception.

7. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

multiplexing the HARQ codebook in uplink control information (UCI) on a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission;

receiving, from the base station, the first PDSCH reception or the SPS PDSCH reception with a corresponding HARQ state feedback being disabled; and

receiving, from the base station, a DAI with a predetermined value, wherein the DAI is received via third DCI scheduling the PUSCH transmission.

8. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first DCI includes a reserved HARQ process number for indicating the first HARQ state feedback to be disabled.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the reserved HARQ process number is indicated by the dynamic scheduling configuration.

10. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

ignoring a PDSCH-to-HARQ feedback timing indicator in the first DCI, wherein the PDSCH-to-HARQ feedback timing indicator indicates a time between the first PDSCH reception where the first HARQ state feedback is disabled and a corresponding feedback timing of the first HARQ state.

11. A method for a base station (BS) for performing a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) codebook generation operation for downlink transmissions, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), a dynamic scheduling configuration for a HARQ feedback operation;

transmitting, to the UE, scheduling signaling for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission to disable a HARQ state feedback for the PDSCH transmission; and

receiving, from the UE, a HARQ codebook, wherein

the HARQ codebook excludes a HARQ state for the PDSCH transmission and is generated without counting a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission in a downlink assignment index (DAI) value indicated in the scheduling signaling.

12. A user equipment (UE) for performing a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) codebook generation operation for downlink receptions, the UE comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium coupled to the at least one processor and storing one or more computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the UE to:

receive, from a base station, a dynamic scheduling configuration for a HARQ feedback operation;

receive, from the base station, scheduling signaling for a first physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) reception to disable a first HARQ state feedback for the first PDSCH reception; and

generate, for the HARQ feedback operation, a HARQ codebook that excludes a first HARQ state for the first PDSCH reception, wherein the HARQ codebook is generated without counting a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) reception in a downlink assignment index (DAI) value indicated in the scheduling signaling.

13. The UE of claim 12 , wherein the scheduling signaling comprises first downlink control information (DCI) and the first DCI indicates the first HARQ state feedback to be disabled.

14. The UE of claim 12 , wherein the one or more computer-executable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the UE to:

receive, from the base station, a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) configuration for an SPS PDSCH reception, wherein the SPS configuration indicates disabling a second HARQ state feedback for the SPS PDSCH reception; and

exclude a second HARQ state for the SPS PDSCH reception from the HARQ codebook.

15. The UE of claim 14 , wherein the one or more computer-executable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the UE to:

include a third HARQ state for at least one of SPS activation signaling and SPS release signaling corresponding to the SPS PDSCH reception in the HARQ codebook.

16. The UE of claim 14 , wherein the one or more computer-executable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the UE to:

multiplex the HARQ codebook in uplink control information (UCI) on a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission; and

determine a power control parameter for the PUCCH transmission according to at least one of a second DAI value of second DCI which schedules a second PDSCH reception, an actual number of PDCCH receptions excluding the first PDCCH reception which indicates the first PDSCH reception, a number of received transport blocks (TBs) excluding one or more first TBs associated with the first HARQ state, and a number of received TBs excluding one or more second TBs associated with the second HARQ state.

17. The UE of claim 14 , wherein the one or more computer-executable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the UE to:

multiplex the HARQ codebook in uplink control information (UCI) on a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission;

receive, from the base station, the first PDSCH reception or the SPS PDSCH reception with a corresponding HARQ state feedback being disabled; and

receive, from the base station, a DAI with a predetermined value, wherein the DAI is received from third DCI scheduling the PUSCH transmission.

18. The UE of claim 13 , wherein the first DCI includes a reserved HARQ process number for indicating the first HARQ state feedback to be disabled.

19. The UE of claim 18 , wherein the reserved HARQ process number is indicated by the dynamic scheduling configuration.

20. A base station (BS) for performing a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) codebook generation operation for downlink transmissions, the BS comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium coupled to the at least one processor and storing one or more computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the BS to:

transmit, to a user equipment (UE), a dynamic scheduling configuration for a HARQ feedback operation;

transmit, to the UE, scheduling signaling for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission to disable a HARQ state feedback for the PDSCH transmission; and

receive, from the UE, a HARQ codebook, wherein

the HARQ codebook excludes a HARQ state for the PDSCH transmission and is generated without counting a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission in a downlink assignment index (DAI) value indicated in the scheduling signaling.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2024
From: FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 069028/0473 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2022
From: YU, CHIA-HAO; CHENG, CHIEN-CHUN; LIN, WAN-CHEN; CHENG, YU-HSIN
To: FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 058762/0143 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62878755 · Jul 26, 2019
Related Publication 20220264614A1 · Aug 18, 2022
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