IP Library Granted Patent US 9,225,448
Granted Patent B2
US 9,225,448 · App. 13/993,623 · Granted Dec 29, 2015

Method and apparatus for transmitting ACK/NACK in TDD-based wireless communication system

Inventors: Dong Youn Seo (Anyang-si, KR); Min Gyu Kim (Anyang-si, KR); Suck Chel Yang (Anyang-si, KR); Joon Kui Ahn (Anyang-si, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04J3/1694H04L1/1861H04L1/1864H04L1/1896H04L1/1664
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Patent No.
US 9,225,448
App. No.
13/993,623
Granted
Dec 29, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a method and apparatus for transmitting positive-acknowledgement (ACK)/negative-acknowledgement (NACK) in a time division duplex (TDD)-based wireless communication system. A user equipment receives an uplink grant which includes an uplink resource assignment and an uplink downlink assignment index (DAI), determines an ACK/NACK payload size on the basis of a value of the uplink DAI, and generates an ACK/NACK response for the at least one downlink transport block. The user equipment multiplexes the ACK/NACK response on an uplink transport block, and transmits the multiplexed ACK/NACK response.

Claims (33)

1. A method of transmitting positive-acknowledgement (ACK)/negative-acknowledgement (NACK) of a user equipment in a time division duplex (TDD)-based wireless communication system in which M downlink subframes (where M≧1) are associated with an uplink subframe, the method comprising:

receiving from a base station an uplink grant which includes an uplink resource assignment and an uplink downlink assignment index (DAI);

receiving from the base station at least one downlink transport block in the M downlink subframes for each of a plurality of serving cells;

determining an ACK/NACK payload size on the basis of a value of the uplink DAI;

generating an ACK/NACK response for the at least one downlink transport block;

multiplexing the ACK/NACK response on an uplink transport block; and

transmitting to the base station the multiplexed ACK/NACK response by using the uplink resource assignment in the uplink subframe,

wherein the ACK/NACK response is generated for a specific number of downlink transport blocks, where the specific number is equal to at least the ACK/NACK payload size,

wherein the ACK/NACK response for the at least one downlink transport block is transmitted through a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) for transmitting at least one of uplink data and uplink control information,

wherein the ACK/NACK response for the at least one downlink transport block is generated by bundling the ACK/NACK for a plurality of downlink transport blocks in each of the downlink subframes only when uplink control information is transmitted through the PUSCH,

wherein the uplink DAI indicates a maximum value of the number of downlink subframes having at least one downlink transport block,

wherein the at least one downlink transport block is received on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) having its corresponding physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) or on a PDSCH not having its corresponding PDCCH, and

wherein the at least one downlink transport block further includes a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) release PDCCH indicating a release of semi-persistent scheduling.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the downlink transport block includes at least one of data and control information requiring the ACK/NACK response.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ACK/NACK response for the at least one downlink transport block is generated by being bundled in a unit of serving cell.

4. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the downlink transport blocks are received on respective PDSCHs, and the respective PDSCHs are indicated by a downlink resource assignment in a downlink grant on corresponding PDCCHs, and

wherein the downlink grant includes a DAI indicating an accumulative number of PDCCHs having assigned PDSCH transmission.

5. A user equipment for transmitting ACK/NACK in a TDD-based wireless communication system in which M downlink subframes (where M≧1) are associated with an uplink subframe, the user equipment comprising:

a radio frequency (RF) unit for transmitting a radio signal; and

a processor coupled to the RF unit, wherein the processor is configured to:

receive from a base station an uplink grant which includes an uplink resource assignment and an uplink DAI;

receive from the base station at least one downlink transport block in the M downlink subframes for a plurality of respective serving cells;

determine an ACK/NACK payload size on the basis of a value of the uplink DAI;

generate an ACK/NACK response for the at least one downlink transport block;

multiplex the ACK/NACK response on an uplink transport block; and

transmit to the base station the multiplexed ACK/NACK response by using the uplink resource assignment in the uplink subframe,

wherein the ACK/NACK response is generated for a specific number of downlink transport blocks, where the specific number is equal to at least the ACK/NACK payload size,

wherein the ACK/NACK response for the at least one downlink transport block is transmitted through a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) for transmitting at least one of uplink data and uplink control information,

wherein the ACK/NACK response for the at least one downlink transport block is generated by bundling the ACK/NACK for a plurality of downlink transport blocks in each of the downlink subframes only when uplink control information is transmitted through the PUSCH,

wherein the uplink DAI indicates a maximum value of the number of downlink subframes having at least one downlink transport block,

wherein the at least one downlink transport block is received on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) having its corresponding physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) or on a PDSCH not having its corresponding PDCCH, and

wherein the at least one downlink transport block further includes a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) release PDCCH indicating a release of semi-persistent scheduling.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 12, 2013
From: SEO, DONG YOUN; KIM, MIN GYU; YANG, SUCK CHEL; AHN, JOON KUI
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 030599/0485 →
Continuity (4)
Provisional Application 61429174 · Jan 2, 2011
Provisional Application 61430186 · Jan 6, 2011
Provisional Application 61521732 · Aug 9, 2011
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