IP Library Granted Patent US 8,526,387
Granted Patent B2
US 8,526,387 · App. 13/383,311 · Granted Sep 3, 2013

Method for transmitting control information and device therefor

Inventors: Suckchel Yang (Anyang-si, KR); Mingyu Kim (Anyang-si, KR); Joonkui Ahn (Anyang-si, KR); Dongyoun Seo (Anyang-si, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,526,387
App. No.
13/383,311
Granted
Sep 3, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method for transmitting uplink control information and a device therefor, and the method comprises the steps of: selecting, from a plurality of uplink control channel resources, one uplink control channel resource corresponding to a plurality of HARQ-ACKs; and transmitting bit values corresponding to said plurality of HARQ-ACKs by using the selected uplink control channel resource.

Claims (122)

1. A method for transmitting uplink control information by a communication apparatus configured with a plurality of cells including a primary cell and a secondary cell in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

selecting, via a processor, a PUCCH (Physical Uplink Control Channel) resource corresponding to a HARQ-ACK (Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest—Acknowledgement)(0) and a HARQ-ACK(1) from a plurality of PUCCH resources, according to a relation including Table 1; and

transmitting, via the processor, b( 0 )b( 1 ) corresponding to the HARQ-ACK(0) and the HARQ-ACK(1) using the selected PUCCH resource, wherein the b( 0 )b( 1 ) is given according to the relation including Table 1,

TABLE 1

HARQ-ACK(0)

HARQ-ACK(1)

n (1) PUCCH, i

b(0)b(1)

ACK

NACK/DTX

n (1) PUCCH, 0

11

NACK

NACK/DTX

n (1) PUCCH, 0

00

where the HARQ-ACK(0) indicates an ACK/NACK(Negative ACK)/DTX(Discontinuous Transmission) response to a data block related to the primary cell, the HARQ-ACK(1) indicates an ACK/NACK/DTX response to a data block related to the secondary cell, n (1) PUCCH, i (i=0, 1) indicates the plurality of PUCCH resources, and n (1) PUCCH, 0 indicates a PUCCH resource linked to a PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel) on the primary cell.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein no transmission is performed if the HARQ-ACK(0) is DTX and the HARQ-ACK(1) is NACK.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the primary cell includes a primary component carrier (PCC) and the secondary cell includes a secondary component carrier (SCC).

4. A communication apparatus configured with a plurality of cells including a primary cell and a secondary cell and configured to transmit uplink control information in a wireless communication system, the communication apparatus comprising:

a radio frequency (RF) unit; and

a processor,

wherein the processor is configured to select a PUCCH (Physical Uplink Control Channel) resource corresponding to a HARQ-ACK (Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest-Acknowledgement)(0) and a HARQ-ACK(1) from a plurality of PUCCH resources, according to a relation including Table 1, and to transmit b( 0 )b( 1 ) corresponding to the HARQ-ACK(0) and the HARQ-ACK(1) using the selected PUCCH resource, wherein the b( 0 )b( 1 ) is given according to the relation including Table 1,

TABLE 1

HARQ-ACK(0)

HARQ-ACK(1)

n (1) PUCCH, i

b(0)b(1)

ACK

NACK/DTX

n (1) PUCCH, 0

11

NACK

NACK/DTX

n (1) PUCCH, 0

00

where the HARQ-ACK(0) indicates ACK/NACK(Negative ACK)/DTX(Discontinuous Transmission) response to a data block related to the primary cell, the HARQ-ACK(1) indicates ACK/NACK/DTX response to a data block related to the secondary cell, n (1) PUCCH, i (i=0, 1) indicates the plurality of PUCCH resources, and n (1) PUCCH, 0 indicates a PUCCH resource linked to a PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel) on the primary cell.

5. The communication apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein no transmission is performed if the HARQ-ACK(0) is DTX and the HARQ-ACK(1) is NACK.

6. The communication apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the primary cell includes a primary component carrier (PCC) and the secondary cell includes a secondary component carrier (SCC).

7. A method for transmitting uplink control information by a communication apparatus configured with a plurality of cells including a primary cell and a secondary cell in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

selecting, via a processor, a PUCCH (Physical Uplink Control Channel) resource corresponding to a HARQ-ACK (Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest-Acknowledgement)(0), a HARQ-ACK(1), a HARQ-ACK(2) and a HARQ-ACK(3) from a plurality of PUCCH resources, according to a relation including Table 2; and

transmitting, via the processor, b( 0 )b( 1 ) corresponding to the HARQ-ACK(0), the HARQ-ACK(1), the HARQ-ACK(2) and the HARQ-ACK(3) using the selected PUCCH resource, wherein the b( 0 )b( 1 ) is given according to the relation including Table 2,

TABLE 2

HARQ-

HARQ-

HARQ-

HARQ-

ACK(0)

ACK(1)

ACK(2)

ACK(3)

n (1) PUCCH, i

b(0)b(1)

ACK

ACK

NACK/DTX

NACK/DTX

n (1) PUCCH, 0

11

ACK

NACK

NACK/DTX

NACK/DTX

n (1) PUCCH, 0

10

NACK

ACK

NACK/DTX

NACK/DTX

n (1) PUCCH, 0

01

NACK

NACK

NACK/DTX

NACK/DTX

n (1) PUCCH, 0

00

where the HARQ-ACK(0) and the HARQ-ACK(1) indicate ACK/NACK/DTX responses to data blocks related to the primary cell, the HARQ-ACK(2) and the HARQ-ACK(3) indicate ACK/NACK/DTX responses to data blocks related to the secondary cell, n (1) PUCCH, i (i=0, 1, 2, 3) indicates the plurality of PUCCH resources, and n (1) PUCCH, 0 indicates a PUCCH resource linked to a PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel) on the primary cell.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein no transmission is performed if the HARQ-ACK(0) and the HARQ-ACK(1) are both DTXs and the HARQ-ACK(2) and the HARQ-ACK(3) are both NACKs.

9. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the primary cell includes a primary component carrier (PCC) and the secondary cell includes a secondary component carrier (SCC).

10. A communication apparatus configured with a plurality of cells including a primary cell and a secondary cell and configured to transmit uplink control information in a wireless communication system, the communication apparatus comprising:

a radio frequency (RF) unit; and

a processor,

wherein the processor is configured to select a PUCCH (Physical Uplink Control Channel) resource corresponding to a HARQ-ACK (Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest-Acknowledgement)(0), a HARQ-ACK(1), a HARQ-ACK(2) and a HARQ-ACK(3) from a plurality of PUCCH resources, according to a relation including Table 2, and to transmit b( 0 )b( 1 ) corresponding to the HARQ-ACK(0), the HARQ-ACK(1), the HARQ-ACK(2) and the HARQ-ACK(3) using the selected PUCCH resource, wherein the b( 0 )b( 1 ) is given according to the relation including Table 2,

TABLE 2

HARQ-

HARQ-

HARQ-

HARQ-

ACK(0)

ACK(1)

ACK(2)

ACK(3)

n (1) PUCCH, i

b(0)b(1)

ACK

ACK

NACK/DTX

NACK/DTX

n (1) PUCCH, 0

11

ACK

NACK

NACK/DTX

NACK/DTX

n (1) PUCCH, 0

10

NACK

ACK

NACK/DTX

NACK/DTX

n (1) PUCCH, 0

01

NACK

NACK

NACK/DTX

NACK/DTX

n (1) PUCCH, 0

00

where the HARQ-ACK(0) and the HARQ-ACK(1) indicate ACK/NACK/DTX responses to data blocks related to the primary cell, the HARQ-ACK(2) and the HARQ-ACK(3) indicate ACK/NACK/DTX responses to data blocks related to the secondary cell, n (1) PUCCH,i (i=0, 1, 2, 3) indicates the plurality of PUCCH resources, and n (1) PUCCH, 0 indicates a PUCCH resource linked to a PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel) on the primary cell.

11. The communication apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein no transmission is performed if the HARQ-ACK(0) and the HARQ-ACK(1) are both DTXs and the HARQ-ACK(2) and the HARQ-ACK(3) are both NACKs.

12. The communication apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the primary cell includes a primary component carrier (PCC) and the secondary cell includes a secondary component carrier (SCC).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2012
From: YANG, SUCKCHEL; KIM, MINGYU; AHN, JOONKUI; SEO, DONGYOUN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Continuity (4)
Provisional Application 61355544 · Jun 16, 2010
Provisional Application 61365747 · Jul 19, 2010
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