256 quadrature amplitude modulation user equipment category handling
According to some embodiments, a method of performing a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) process comprises receiving, by a wireless device executing a HARQ process, a first transport block encoded according to a category type of the wireless device and a first modulation coding scheme; decoding, by the HARQ process, the first transport block using a number of soft bits N; receiving, by the wireless network element, a second transport block encoded according to the equipment type and a second modulation coding scheme different from the first modulation coding scheme; and decoding, by the HARQ process, the second transport block using the number of soft bits N.
1. A method of performing a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) process, the method comprising:
receiving, by a wireless device executing a HARQ process, a first transport block encoded according to a category type of the wireless device and a first modulation coding scheme;
decoding, by the HARQ process, the first transport block using a number of soft bits N;
receiving, by the wireless device, a second transport block encoded according to the category type and a second modulation coding scheme different from the first modulation coding scheme; and
decoding, by the HARQ process, the second transport block using the number of soft bits N.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second modulation scheme is a 256 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (256QAM) scheme and the first modulation scheme is a modulation scheme that uses fewer bits per symbol than the second modulation scheme.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first modulation scheme is a 64 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (64QAM) modulation scheme.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first modulation scheme is a 256QAM scheme and the second modulation scheme is a modulation scheme that uses fewer bits per symbol than the first modulation scheme.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the second modulation scheme is a 64QAM modulation scheme.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein an operational state of the HARQ process is not reset after determining the second modulation scheme is different than the first modulation scheme and before decoding the second transmission block.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein a New Data Indicator (NDI) corresponding to the second transport block indicates that the second transport block is a re-transmission.
8. A wireless device for performing a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) process, the wireless device comprising a processor operable to:
receive a first transport block encoded according to a category type of the wireless device and a first modulation coding scheme;
decode the first transport block using a number of soft bits N;
receive a second transport block encoded according to the category type and a second modulation coding scheme different from the first modulation coding scheme; and
decode the second transport block using the number of soft bits N.
9. The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the second modulation scheme is a 256 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (256QAM) scheme and the first modulation scheme is a modulation scheme that uses fewer bits per symbol than the second modulation scheme.
10. The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the first modulation scheme is a 64 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (64QAM) modulation scheme.
11. The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the first modulation scheme is a 256QAM scheme and the second modulation scheme is a modulation scheme that uses fewer bits per symbol than the first modulation scheme.
12. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the second modulation scheme is a 64QAM modulation scheme.
13. The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein an operational state of the HARQ process is not reset after determining the second modulation scheme is different than the first modulation scheme and before decoding the second transmission block.
14. The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein a New Data Indicator (NDI) corresponding to the second transport block indicates that the second transport block is a re-transmission.
15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied therewith for performing a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) process, the computer-readable program code comprising computer-readable program code configured to:
receive a first transport block encoded according to a category type of the wireless device and a first modulation coding scheme;
decode the first transport block using a number of soft bits N;
receive a second transport block encoded according to the category type and a second modulation coding scheme different from the first modulation coding scheme; and
decode the second transport block using the number of soft bits N.
16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the second modulation scheme is a 256 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (256QAM) scheme and the first modulation scheme is a modulation scheme that uses fewer bits per symbol than the second modulation scheme.
17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the first modulation scheme is a 64 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (64QAM) modulation scheme.
18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the first modulation scheme is a 256QAM scheme and the second modulation scheme is a modulation scheme that uses fewer bits per symbol than the first modulation scheme.
19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the second modulation scheme is a 64QAM modulation scheme.
20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein an operational state of the HARQ process is not reset after determining the second modulation scheme is different than the first modulation scheme and before decoding the second transmission block.