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US 12,634,932 · App. 18/305,767 · Granted May 19, 2026

Method and apparatus for multi-cell scheduling and HARQ-ACK transmission in wireless communication system

Inventors: Kyungjun Choi (Suwon-si, KR); Youngbum Kim (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W72/1273H04L1/1854H04W72/232
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Patent No.
US 12,634,932
App. No.
18/305,767
Granted
May 19, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure relates to a 5th generation (5G) or 6th generation (6G) communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. In accordance with an aspect of the disclosure, A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a communication system is provided. The method includes receiving, from a base station, downlink control information (DCI) scheduling a set of physical downlink shared channels (PDSCHs) in multiple cells, identifying a hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) feedback timing value based on the DCI, identifying a reference uplink slot based on a PDSCH ending last among the set of PDSCHs in multiple cells, identifying an uplink slot for HARQ-ACK information of the set of PDSCHs in multiple cells based on the HARQ-ACK feedback timing value and the reference uplink slot, and transmitting, to the base station, a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) including the HARQ-ACK information in the uplink slot.

Claims (44)

1 . A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station, downlink control information (DCI) scheduling a set of physical downlink shared channels (PDSCHs) in multiple cells;

identifying a hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) feedback timing value based on the DCI;

identifying a reference uplink slot based on a PDSCH ending last among the set of PDSCHs in multiple cells;

identifying an uplink slot for HARQ-ACK information of the set of PDSCHs in multiple cells based on the HARQ-ACK feedback timing value and the reference uplink slot; and

transmitting, to the base station, a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) including the HARQ-ACK information in the uplink slot,

wherein, in case that two or more PDSCHs among the set of PDSCHs in multiple cells end last, the reference uplink slot is identified based on the lowest subcarrier spacing (SCS) of the two or more PDSCHs.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the reference uplink slot is identified based on SCSs of the set of PDSCHs in multiple cells.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the reference uplink slot is identified based on a PDSCH received in a cell having a same SCS with a cell in which the PUCCH is transmitted.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the reference uplink slot is identified based on a PDSCH received in a cell having a same SCS with a cell in which a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) is received.

5 . A method performed by a base station in a communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), downlink control information (DCI) scheduling a set of physical downlink shared channels (PDSCHs) in multiple cells; and

receiving, from the UE, a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) including hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information in an uplink slot,

wherein the uplink slot for the HARQ-ACK information of the set of PDSCHs in multiple cells is based on a feedback timing value and a reference uplink slot,

wherein the feedback timing value is included in the DCI,

wherein the reference uplink slot is defined based on a PDSCH ending last among the set of PDSCHs in multiple cells, and

wherein, in case that two or more PDSCHs among the set of PDSCHs in multiple cells end last, the reference uplink slot is defined based on the lowest SCS of the two or more PDSCHs.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the reference uplink slot is defined based on SCSs of the set of PDSCHs in multiple cells.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the reference uplink slot is defined based on a PDSCH received in a cell having a same SCS with a cell in which the PUCCH is received.

8 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the reference uplink slot is defined based on a PDSCH received in a cell having a same SCS with a cell in which a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) is transmitted.

9 . A user equipment (UE) in a communication system, the UE comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller configured to:

receive, from a base station, downlink control information (DCI) scheduling a set of physical downlink shared channels (PDSCHs) in multiple cells,

identify a hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) feedback timing value based on the DCI,

identify a reference uplink slot based on a PDSCH ending last among the set of PDSCHs in multiple cells,

identify an uplink slot for HARQ-ACK information of the set of PDSCHs in multiple cells based on the HARQ-ACK feedback timing value and the reference uplink slot, and

transmit, to the base station, a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) including the HARQ-ACK information in the uplink slot,

wherein, in case that two or more PDSCHs among the set of PDSCHs in multiple cells end last, the reference uplink slot is identified based on the lowest subcarrier spacing (SCS) of the two or more PDSCHs.

10 . The UE of claim 9 , wherein the reference uplink slot is identified based on SCSs of the set of PDSCHs in multiple cells.

11 . The UE of claim 10 , wherein the reference uplink slot is identified based on a PDSCH received in a cell having a same SCS with a cell in which the PUCCH is transmitted.

12 . The UE of claim 10 , wherein the reference uplink slot is identified based on a PDSCH received in a cell having a same SCS with a cell in which a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) is received.

13 . A base station in a communication system, the base station comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller configured to:

transmit, to a user equipment (UE), downlink control information (DCI) scheduling a set of physical downlink shared channels (PDSCHs) in multiple cells, and

receive, from the UE, a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) including hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information in an uplink slot,

wherein the uplink slot for the HARQ-ACK information of the set of PDSCHs in multiple cells is based on a feedback timing value and a reference uplink slot,

wherein the feedback timing value is included in the DCI,

wherein the reference uplink slot is defined based on a PDSCH ending last among the set of PDSCHs in multiple cells, and

wherein, in case that two or more PDSCHs among the set of PDSCHs in multiple cells end last, the reference uplink slot is defined based on the lowest SCS of the two or more PDSCHs.

14 . The base station of claim 13 , wherein the reference uplink slot is defined based on SCSs of the set of PDSCHs in multiple cells.

15 . The base station of claim 14 , wherein the reference uplink slot is defined based on a PDSCH received in a cell having a same SCS with a cell in which the PUCCH is received.

16 . The base station of claim 14 , wherein the reference uplink slot is defined based on a PDSCH received in a cell having a same SCS with a cell in which a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) is transmitted.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 24, 2023
From: CHOI, KYUNGJUN; KIM, YOUNGBUM
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0049990 · Apr 22, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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