IP Library Granted Patent US 9,585,129
Granted Patent B2
US 9,585,129 · App. 14/347,825 · Granted Feb 28, 2017

Method and device for transmitting reverse control signal in mobile communication system

Inventors: Soeng Hun Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Gert-Jan Van Lieshout (Staines, GB); Jae Hyuk Jang (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W72/0413H04L1/1812H04L1/1861H04L1/1896H04L5/0057H04W52/0235H04L1/0026H04L1/1671Y02B60/50
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Patent No.
US 9,585,129
App. No.
14/347,825
Granted
Feb 28, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention pertains to a method and device for transmitting a control signal, and a method for a terminal to transmit a control signal according to one embodiment of the present invention can comprise: a step for sensing a forced termination in a first subframe during active time; and a step in which if the forced termination is sensed and if, in a second subframe among a pre-set number of subframes after the first subframe, Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) transmission via a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) is set, and if neither one among Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) feedback transmission and Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) transmission is set in the second subframe, the CQI transmission is executed via the PUCCH. The embodiment of the present invention enables power consumption by the terminal to be reduced.

Claims (37)

1. A method by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving data for a certain transport block of a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process;

identifying whether an available soft buffer exists if the received data is not decoded successfully; and

if the available soft buffer does not exist, selecting, based on a predetermined rule, a soft buffer storing data to store the received data,

wherein the selecting of the soft buffer comprises:

identifying at least one soft buffer storing data which is already decoded successfully; and

selecting one of the at least one soft buffer to substitute the data stored in the selected soft buffer with the received data.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting a negative acknowledge as an HARQ feedback after storing the received data in the selected soft buffer.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selecting of the soft buffer comprises:

comparing a size of the received data with a size of data stored in a soft buffer which stores the smallest data among a plurality of soft buffers; and

if the received data is larger than the smallest data, selecting the soft buffer which stores the smallest data among the plurality of soft buffers to substitute the smallest data stored in the selected soft buffer with the received data.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

transmitting a negative acknowledge as an HARQ feedback after storing the received data in the selected soft buffer.

5. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

if the received data is smaller than the smallest data, discarding the received data.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

transmitting an acknowledge as an HARQ feedback after discarding the received data.

7. A terminal in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal; and

a controller configured to:

receive, through the transceiver, data for a certain transport block of an hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process,

identify whether an available soft buffer exists if the received data is not decoded successfully,

select, based on a predetermined rule, a soft buffer storing data to store the received data if the available soft buffer does not exist,

identify at least one soft buffer storing data which is already decoded successfully, and

select one of the at least one soft buffer to substitute the data stored in the selected soft buffer with the received data.

8. The terminal of claim 7 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

transmit, through the transceiver, a negative acknowledge as an HARQ feedback after storing the received data in the selected soft buffer.

9. The terminal of claim 7 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

compare a size of the received data with a size of data stored in a soft buffer which stores the smallest data among a plurality of soft buffers; and

if the received data is larger than the smallest data, select the soft buffer which stores the smallest data among the plurality of soft buffers to substitute the smallest data stored in the selected soft buffer with the received data.

10. The terminal of claim 9 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

transmit, through the transceiver, a negative acknowledge as an HARQ feedback after storing the received data in the selected soft buffer.

11. The terminal of claim 9 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

if the received data is smaller than the smallest data, discard the received data.

12. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

transmit, through the transceiver, an acknowledge as an HARQ feedback after discarding the received data.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 27, 2014
From: KIM, SOENG HUN; VAN LIESHOUT, GERT-JAN; JANG, JAE HYUK
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 032542/0900 →
Continuity (9)
Provisional Application 61546532 · Oct 12, 2011
Provisional Application 61552114 · Oct 27, 2011
Provisional Application 61553359 · Oct 31, 2011
Provisional Application 61556779 · Nov 7, 2011
Provisional Application 61563345 · Nov 23, 2011
Provisional Application 61584744 · Jan 9, 2012
Provisional Application 61592568 · Jan 30, 2012
Provisional Application 61649910 · May 21, 2012
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