IP Library Granted Patent US 12,446,052
Granted Patent B2
US 12,446,052 · App. 17/937,146 · Granted Oct 14, 2025

HARQ feedback reporting for cross-carrier scheduling

Inventors: Wei Yang (San Diego, CA); Yi Huang (San Diego, CA); Peter Gaal (San Diego, CA); Huilin Xu (Temecula, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
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Patent No.
US 12,446,052
App. No.
17/937,146
Granted
Oct 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a base station may transmit a plurality of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) communications in a same PDCCH monitoring occasion in a first cell, and may transmit a plurality of physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) communications in at least one of the first cell or a second cell. Each of the PDCCH communications schedules a respective PDSCH communication of the plurality of PDSCH communications. A PDCCH communication, of the plurality of PDCCH communications, includes an indication of a counter downlink assignment index that is based at least in part on a combination of a starting symbol and a cell in which an associated PDSCH communication is to be transmitted, a cell index of the cell in which the associated PDSCH communication is to be transmitted, and the PDCCH monitoring occasion. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Claims (94)

1. A user equipment for wireless communication, comprising:

a memory; and

one or more processors, coupled to the memory, configured to:

receive a plurality of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) communications in one or more PDCCH monitoring occasions in a first cell; and

receive a plurality of physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) receptions in at least one of the first cell or a second cell, wherein:

each of the plurality of PDCCH communications schedules a respective PDSCH reception of the plurality of PDSCH receptions, and

a PDCCH communication, of the plurality of PDCCH communications, includes a counter downlink assignment index (DAI) field indicating an accumulative quantity of {serving cell, PDCCH monitoring occasion} pairs that is based at least in part on:

first, a starting symbol of an associated PDSCH reception of the plurality of PDSCH receptions,

second, a cell index on which the associated PDSCH reception is to be received, and

third, a PDCCH monitoring occasion of the one or more PDCCH monitoring occasions.

2. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the accumulative quantity of {serving cell, PDCCH monitoring occasion} pairs is based at least in part on the starting symbol of the associated PDSCH reception when the plurality of PDSCH receptions are received on a same cell and scheduled in a same PDCCH monitoring occasion.

3. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the accumulative quantity of {serving cell, PDCCH monitoring occasion} pairs is based at least in part on the cell index when the plurality of PDSCH receptions are received on different cells and scheduled in a same PDCCH monitoring occasion.

4. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the accumulative quantity of {serving cell, PDCCH monitoring occasion} pairs is based at least in part on the PDCCH monitoring occasion when the plurality of PDSCH receptions are scheduled in different PDCCH monitoring occasions.

5. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the accumulative quantity of {serving cell, PDCCH monitoring occasion} pairs is incremented based at least in part on:

first, the starting symbol of the associated PDSCH reception,

second, the cell index, and

third, the PDCCH monitoring occasion.

6. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the accumulative quantity of {serving cell, PDCCH monitoring occasion} pairs is based at least in part on:

first, the starting symbol of the associated PDSCH reception when the plurality of PDSCH receptions are received on a same cell and scheduled in a same PDCCH monitoring occasion,

second, the cell index when the plurality of PDSCH receptions are received on different cells and scheduled in the same PDCCH monitoring occasion, and

third, the PDCCH monitoring occasion when the plurality of PDSCH receptions are received on different cells and scheduled in different PDCCH monitoring occasions.

7. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the PDCCH communication includes an indication of a total DAI that is based at least in part on a quantity of the plurality of PDCCH communications.

8. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein at least one of:

the first cell is a first downlink serving cell, or

the second cell is a second downlink serving cell.

9. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the accumulative quantity of {serving cell, PDCCH monitoring occasion} pairs is based at least in part on:

first, an ascending order of starting symbols of the plurality of PDSCH receptions to be received for the plurality of PDSCH receptions to be received on a same cell and scheduled from a same PDCCH monitoring occasion,

second, an ascending order of cell indexes on which the plurality of PDSCH receptions are to be received for the plurality of PDSCH receptions to be received on different cells and scheduled from the same PDCCH monitoring occasion, and

third, an ascending order of PDCCH monitoring occasions of the plurality PDCCH monitoring occasions for the plurality of PDSCH receptions to be received on different cells and scheduled from different PDCCH monitoring occasions.

10. A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment, comprising:

receiving a plurality of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) communications in one or more PDCCH monitoring occasions in a first cell; and

receiving a plurality of physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) receptions in at least one of the first cell or a second cell, wherein:

each of the plurality of PDCCH communications schedules a respective PDSCH reception of the plurality of PDSCH receptions, and

a PDCCH communication, of the plurality of PDCCH communications, includes a counter downlink assignment index (DAI) field indicating an accumulative quantity of {serving cell, PDCCH monitoring occasion} pairs that is based at least in part on:

first, a starting symbol of an associated PDSCH reception of the plurality of PDSCH receptions,

second, a cell index on which the associated PDSCH reception is to be received, and

third, a PDCCH monitoring occasion of the one or more PDCCH monitoring occasions.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the accumulative quantity of {serving cell, PDCCH monitoring occasion} pairs is based at least in part on the starting symbol of the associated PDSCH reception when the plurality of PDSCH receptions are received on a same cell and scheduled in a same PDCCH monitoring occasion.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the accumulative quantity of {serving cell, PDCCH monitoring occasion} pairs is based at least in part on the cell index when the plurality of PDSCH receptions are received on different cells and scheduled in a same PDCCH monitoring occasion.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the accumulative quantity of {serving cell, PDCCH monitoring occasion} pairs is based at least in part on the PDCCH monitoring occasion when the plurality of PDSCH receptions are scheduled in different PDCCH monitoring occasions.

14. The method of claim 10 , the accumulative quantity of {serving cell, PDCCH monitoring occasion} pairs is incremented based at least in part on:

first, the starting symbol of the associated PDSCH reception,

second, the cell index, and

third, the PDCCH monitoring occasion.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the accumulative quantity of {serving cell, PDCCH monitoring occasion} pairs is based at least in part on:

first, the starting symbol of the associated PDSCH reception when the plurality of PDSCH receptions are received on a same cell and scheduled in a same PDCCH monitoring occasion,

second, the cell index when the plurality of PDSCH receptions are received on different cells and scheduled in the same PDCCH monitoring occasion, and

third, the PDCCH monitoring occasion when the plurality of PDSCH receptions are received on different cells and scheduled in different PDCCH monitoring occasions.

16. The method of claim 10 , wherein the PDCCH communication includes an indication of a total DAI that is based at least in part on a quantity of the plurality of PDCCH communications.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of PDCCH communications and the plurality of PDSCH receptions are received from a base station.

18. The method of claim 10 , wherein the accumulative quantity of {serving cell, PDCCH monitoring occasion} pairs is based at least in part on:

first, an ascending order of starting symbols of the plurality of PDSCH receptions to be received for the plurality of PDSCH receptions to be received on a same cell and scheduled from a same PDCCH monitoring occasion,

second, an ascending order of cell indexes on which the plurality of PDSCH receptions are to be received for the plurality of PDSCH receptions to be received on different cells and scheduled from the same PDCCH monitoring occasion, and

third, an ascending order of PDCCH monitoring occasions of the plurality PDCCH monitoring occasions for the plurality of PDSCH receptions to be received on different cells and scheduled from different PDCCH monitoring occasions.

19. A network node for wireless communication, comprising:

a memory; and

one or more processors, coupled to the memory, configured to:

transmit a plurality of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) communications in one or more PDCCH monitoring occasions in a first cell; and

transmit a plurality of physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) receptions in at least one of the first cell or a second cell, wherein:

each of the plurality of PDCCH communications schedules a respective PDSCH reception of the plurality of PDSCH receptions, and

a PDCCH communication, of the plurality of PDCCH communications, includes a counter downlink assignment index (DAI) field indicating an accumulative quantity of {serving cell, PDCCH monitoring occasion} pairs that is based at least in part on:

first, a starting symbol of an associated PDSCH reception of the plurality of PDSCH receptions,

second, a cell index on which the associated PDSCH reception is transmitted, and

third, a PDCCH monitoring occasion of the one or more PDCCH monitoring occasions.

20. The network node of claim 19 , wherein the accumulative quantity of {serving cell, PDCCH monitoring occasion} pairs is based at least in part on the starting symbol of the PDSCH reception when the plurality of PDSCH receptions are received on a same cell and scheduled in a same PDCCH monitoring occasion.

21. The network node of claim 19 , wherein the accumulative quantity of {serving cell, PDCCH monitoring occasion} pairs is based at least in part on the cell index when the plurality of PDSCH receptions are scheduled in a same PDCCH monitoring occasion.

22. The network node of claim 19 , wherein the accumulative quantity of {serving cell, PDCCH monitoring occasion} pairs is based at least in part on the PDCCH monitoring occasion when the plurality of PDSCH receptions are received on different cells and scheduled in different PDCCH monitoring occasions.

23. The network node of claim 19 , wherein the accumulative quantity of {serving cell, PDCCH monitoring occasion} pairs is incremented based at least in part on:

first, the starting symbol of the associated PDSCH reception,

second, the cell index, and

third, the PDCCH monitoring occasion.

24. The network node of claim 19 , wherein the accumulative quantity of {serving cell, PDCCH monitoring occasion} pairs is based at least in part on:

first, the starting symbol of the PDSCH reception when the plurality of PDSCH receptions are transmitted on a same cell and scheduled in a same PDCCH monitoring occasion,

second, the cell index when the plurality of PDSCH receptions are transmitted on different cells and scheduled in the same PDCCH monitoring occasion, and

third, the PDCCH monitoring occasion when the plurality of PDSCH receptions are transmitted on different cells and scheduled in different PDCCH monitoring occasions.

25. A method of wireless communication performed by a network node, comprising:

transmitting a plurality of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) communications in one or more PDCCH monitoring occasions in a first cell; and

transmitting a plurality of physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) receptions in at least one of the first cell or a second cell, wherein:

each of the plurality of PDCCH communications schedules a respective PDSCH reception of the plurality of PDSCH receptions, and

a PDCCH communication, of the plurality of PDCCH communications, includes a counter downlink assignment index (DAI) field indicating an accumulative quantity of {serving cell, PDCCH monitoring occasion} pairs that is based at least in part on;

first, a starting symbol of an associated PDSCH reception of the plurality of PDSCH receptions,

second, a cell index on which the associated PDSCH reception is transmitted, and

third, a PDCCH monitoring occasion of the one or more PDCCH monitoring occasions.

26. The method of claim 25 , wherein the accumulative quantity of {serving cell, PDCCH monitoring occasion} pairs is based at least in part on the starting symbol of the PDSCH reception when the plurality of PDSCH receptions are transmitted on a same cell and scheduled in a same PDCCH monitoring occasion.

27. The method of claim 25 , wherein the accumulative quantity of {serving cell, PDCCH monitoring occasion} pairs is based at least in part on a cell index in which the associated PDSCH reception is transmitted when the plurality of PDSCH receptions are scheduled in a same PDCCH monitoring occasion.

28. The method of claim 25 , wherein the accumulative quantity of {serving cell, PDCCH monitoring occasion} pairs is based at least in part on the PDCCH monitoring occasion when the plurality of PDSCH receptions are transmitted on different cells and scheduled in different PDCCH monitoring occasions.

29. The method of claim 25 , wherein the accumulative quantity of {serving cell, PDCCH monitoring occasion} pairs is incremented based at least in part on:

first, the starting symbol of the associated PDSCH reception,

second, the cell index, and

third, the PDCCH monitoring occasion.

30. The method of claim 25 , wherein the accumulative quantity of {serving cell, PDCCH monitoring occasion} pairs is incremented based at least in part on:

first, the starting symbol of the PDSCH reception when the plurality of PDSCH receptions are transmitted on a same cell and scheduled in a same PDCCH monitoring occasion,

second, the cell index when the plurality of PDSCH receptions are transmitted on different cells and scheduled in the same PDCCH monitoring occasion, and

third, the PDCCH monitoring occasion when the plurality of PDSCH receptions are transmitted on different cells and scheduled in different PDCCH monitoring occasions.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 30, 2022
From: YANG, WEI; HUANG, YI; GAAL, PETER; XU, HUILIN
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
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Continuity (4)
Continuation 16949094 · Oct 13, 2020
Provisional Application 63035631 · Jun 5, 2020
Provisional Application 62915444 · Oct 15, 2019
Related Publication 20230027630A1 · Jan 26, 2023
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