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Granted Patent B2
US 9,065,619 · App. 13/575,927 · Granted Jun 23, 2015

Method and apparatus for transmitting control information in a wireless communication system

Inventors: Seung Hee Han (Anyang-si, KR); Jae Hoon Chung (Anyang-si, KR); Sung Ho Moon (Anyang-si, KR); Moon Il Lee (Anyang-si, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04L5/0053H04L1/1854H04L5/0007H04L5/001H04L5/0016H04L5/0055H04L1/0026H04L1/0057H04L1/0059H04L1/0073H04L1/1671H04L1/1819H04L1/1893
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Patent No.
US 9,065,619
App. No.
13/575,927
Granted
Jun 23, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for transmitting acknowledgement/negative ACK (ACK/NACK) in a wireless communication system which supports carrier aggregation, and to an apparatus for the method. A method in which a terminal transmits ACK/NACK in a wireless communication system that supports carrier aggregation comprises the following steps: receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH); receiving a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) indicated by the PDCCH; and transmitting ACK/NACK for the PDSCH via a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH). A PUCCH format for transmitting ACK/NACK is selected by taking the number of aggregated carriers into account.

Claims (17)

1. A method for, at a user equipment (UE), transmitting ACK/NACK (Acknowledgement/Negative Acknowledgement) in a wireless communication that supports carrier aggregation, the method comprising:

receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH);

receiving a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) indicated by the PDCCH; and

transmitting ACK/NACK for the PDSCH through a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH),

wherein a PUCCH format for transmitting the ACK/NACK is configured in consideration of a number of aggregated carriers,

wherein if the number of aggregated carriers is 1, a first PUCCH format is configured for transmitting the ACK/NACK, and if the number of aggregated carriers is 2 or greater, a second PUCCH format is configured for transmitting the ACK/NACK, and

wherein the first PUCCH format uses a sequence generated by a root sequence and a cyclic shift for transmitting the ACK/NACK, and the second PUCCH format uses discrete Fourier transform (DFT) for transmitting the ACK/NACK,

wherein a resource for the first PUCCH format is linked with an index of a control channel element (CCE) that constitutes the PDCCH, and a resource for the second PUCCH format is indicated by the PDCCH.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the resource for the second PUCCH format is indicated by a value in a transmit power control (TPC) field of the PDCCH.

3. A UE (user equipment) configured to transmit ACK/NACK (Acknowledgement/Negative Acknowledgement) in a wireless communication system that supports carrier aggregation,

the UE comprising: an RF (radio frequency) unit; and

a processor, the processor configured to receive a PDCCH (physical downlink control channel), to receive a PDSCH (physical downlink shared channel) indicated by the PDCCH, and to transmit ACK/NACK for the PDSCH through a PUCCH (physical uplink control channel),

wherein a PUCCH format for transmitting the ACK/NACK is configured in consideration of a number of aggregated carriers,

wherein if the number of aggregated carriers is 1, a first PUCCH format is configured for transmitting the ACK/NACK, and if the number of aggregated carriers is 2 or greater, a second PUCCH format is configured for transmitting the ACK/NACK,

wherein the first PUCCH format uses a sequence generated by a root sequence and a cyclic shift for transmitting the ACK/NACK, and the second PUCCH format uses discrete Fourier transform (DFT) for transmitting the ACK/NACK, and

wherein a resource for the first PUCCH format is linked with an index of a control channel element (CCE) that constitutes the PDCCH, and a resource for the second PUCCH format is indicated by the PDCCH.

4. The UE of claim 3 , wherein the resource for the second PUCCH format is indicated by a value in a transmit power control (TPC) field of the PDCCH.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 27, 2012
From: HAN, SEUNG HEE; CHUNG, JAE HOON; MOON, SUNG HO; LEE, MOON IL
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 028662/0167 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2011-0007793 · Jan 26, 2011 · national
Continuity (7)
Provisional Application 61301160 · Feb 3, 2010
Provisional Application 61311740 · Mar 8, 2010
Provisional Application 61315024 · Mar 18, 2010
Provisional Application 61320759 · Apr 4, 2010
Provisional Application 61321771 · Apr 7, 2010
Provisional Application 61356643 · Jun 20, 2010
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