IP Library Granted Patent US 9,655,137
Granted Patent B2
US 9,655,137 · App. 15/192,738 · Granted May 16, 2017

Method for transmitting/receiving data in a wireless access system and base station for same

Inventors: Jinmin Kim (Anyang-si, KR); Seunghee Han (Anyang-si, KR); Hyunwoo Lee (Anyang-si, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W72/1268H04L1/1812H04L1/1861H04L5/001H04L5/0037H04L5/0053H04L5/0073H04L5/14H04W72/1263
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,655,137
App. No.
15/192,738
Granted
May 16, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method is provided for receiving a signal by a user equipment (UE) using time division duplex (TDD) in a wireless communication system. The UE receives uplink (UL) grant information on a first cell, the UL grant information scheduling a UL transmission on a second cell. The UE transmits UL data in a UL subframe on the second cell via a physical UL shared channel based on the UL grant information. The UE receives hybrid automatic repeat and request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information in a downlink (DL) subframe on the first cell. The first cell and the second cell have different TDD UL-DL configurations. The DL subframe on the first cell is determined based on a TDD UL-DL configuration of the second cell.

Claims (376)

1. A method for receiving a signal by a user equipment (UE) using time division duplex (TDD) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, by the UE, uplink (UL) grant information on a first cell, the UL grant information scheduling a UL transmission on a second cell;

transmitting, by the UE, UL data in a UL subframe on the second cell via a physical UL shared channel based on the UL grant information; and

receiving, by the UE, hybrid automatic repeat and request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information in a downlink (DL) subframe on the first cell,

wherein the first cell and the second cell have different TDD UL-DL configurations, and

wherein the DL subframe on the first cell is determined based on a TDD UL-DL configuration of the second cell.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein when the UL subframe is a subframe n and the DL subframe is a subframe n+k, a timing relation k between the UL subframe and the DL subframe is given based on the TDD UL-DL configuration of the second cell according to the following table:

TDD UL-DL

subframe number n

Configuration

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0

4

7

6

4

7

6

1

4

6

4

6

2

6

6

3

6

6

6

4

6

6

5

6

6

4

6

6

4

7.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein when the UL grant information is received in a subframe n and the UL data is transmitted in a subframe n+k, a timing relation k is given based on the TDD UL-DL configuration of the second cell according to the following table:

TDD UL-DL

subframe number n

Configuration

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0

4

6

4

6

1

6

4

6

4 

2

4

4

3

4

4

4 

4

4

4 

5

4

6

7

7

7

7

5.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein subframe configuration on each of the first cell and the second cell is given based on a TDD UL-DL configuration of a corresponding cell according to the following table:

TDD UL-DL

Subframe number

configuration

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0

D

S

U

U

U

D

S

U

U

U

1

D

S

U

U

D

D

S

U

U

D

2

D

S

U

D

D

D

S

U

D

D

3

D

S

U

U

U

D

D

D

D

D

4

D

S

U

U

D

D

D

D

D

D

5

D

S

U

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

6

D

S

U

U

U

D

S

U

U

D,

where U denotes a UL subframe, D denotes a DL subframe, and S denotes a subframe comprising a DL period, a guard period, and a UL period.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the UL grant information is received via a physical DL control channel.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the HARQ-ACK information is received via a physical HARQ indicator channel.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the UE is configured with a plurality of cells including the first cell and the second cell, each of the first cell and the second cell operating in TDD.

8. A user equipment (UE) configured to receive a signal using time division duplex (TDD) in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

a radio frequency (RF) unit; and

a processor operatively connected to the RF unit and configured to:

receive uplink (UL) grant information on a first cell through the RF unit, the UL grant information scheduling a UL transmission on a second cell,

transmit UL data in a UL subframe on the second cell via a physical UL shared channel based on the UL grant information through the RF unit,

receive hybrid automatic repeat and request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information in a downlink (DL) subframe on the first cell through the RF unit,

wherein the first cell and the second cell have different TDD UL-DL configurations, and

wherein the DL subframe on the first cell is determined based on a TDD UL-DL configuration of the second cell.

9. The user equipment according to claim 8 , wherein when the UL subframe is a subframe n and the DL subframe is a subframe n+k, a timing relation k between the UL subframe and the DL subframe is given based on the TDD UL-DL configuration of the second cell according to the following table:

TDD UL-DL

subframe number n

Configuration

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0

4

7

6

4

7 

6

1

4

6

4

6 

2

6

6

3

6

6

6

4

6

6

5

6

6

4

6

6

4

7.

10. The user equipment according to claim 8 , wherein when the UL grant information is received in a subframe n and the UL data is transmitted in a subframe n+k, a timing relation k is given based on the TDD UL-DL configuration of the second cell according to the following table:

TDD UL-DL

subframe number n

Configuration

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0

4

6

4

6

1

6

4

6

4 

2

4

4

3

4

4

4 

4

4

4 

5

4

6

7

7

7

7

5.

11. The user equipment according to claim 8 , wherein subframe configuration on each of the first cell and the second cell is given based on a TDD UL-DL configuration of a corresponding cell according to the following table:

TDD UL-DL

Subframe number

configuration

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0

D

S

U

U

U

D

S

U

U

U

1

D

S

U

U

D

D

S

U

U

D

2

D

S

U

D

D

D

S

U

D

D

3

D

S

U

U

U

D

D

D

D

D

4

D

S

U

U

D

D

D

D

D

D

5

D

S

U

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

6

D

S

U

U

U

D

S

U

U

D,

where U denotes a UL subframe, D denotes a DL subframe, and S denotes a subframe comprising a DL period, a guard period, and a UL period.

12. The user equipment according to claim 8 , wherein the UL grant information is received via a physical DL control channel.

13. The user equipment according to claim 8 , wherein the HARQ-ACK information is received via a physical HARQ indicator channel.

14. The user equipment according to claim 8 , wherein the UE is configured with a plurality of cells including the first cell and the second cell, each of the first cell and the second cell operating in TDD.

Continuity (4)
Continuation 14005701
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