IP Library Granted Patent US 9,986,534
Granted Patent B2
US 9,986,534 · App. 14/889,861 · Granted May 29, 2018

Transport block size determination method, base station and terminal

Inventors: Zewei Chen (Shenzhen, CN); Bo Dai (Shenzhen, CN); Jun Xu (Shenzhen, CN); Jin Xu (Shenzhen, CN); Wei Gou (Shenzhen, CN); Zhisong Zuo (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: ZTE Corporation
H04W72/02H04L1/0016H04L5/005H04L5/0023H04W72/042H04L1/1671
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Patent No.
US 9,986,534
App. No.
14/889,861
Granted
May 29, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present document provides a method for determining transport block size (TBS), a base station and a terminal, including: a terminal receives downlink control signaling transmitted by a base station, obtains a combination of I′ TBS and N′ PRB , {I TBS , N′ PRB }, and selects a mapping way to determine transport block size according to {I′ TBS , N′ PRB }, wherein, the mapping way includes at least one of following rules: a first rule, using high-layer TBS to obtain low-layer TBS according to I′ TBS , N′ PRB }; a second rule, obtaining TBS according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB } and a mapping relationship table pre-created; a third rule, determining a mapping factor according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB }, obtaining {I TBS , N PRB } according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB } and mapping factor, then determining TBS according to the {I TBS , N PRB } and a related {I TBS , N PRB } and TBS mapping relationship table, wherein the mapping factor is a real number greater than 0.

Claims (484)

1. A method for determining a transport block size, comprising:

a terminal receiving downlink control signaling transmitted by a base station, and obtaining a combination of I′ TBS and N′ PRB , which is {I′ TBS , N′ PRB }, according to the downlink control signaling;

the terminal selecting a mapping way, determining a transport block size (TBS) according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB }, wherein, the mapping way comprises the following rule:

a first rule: using a high-layer TBS to obtain a low-layer TBS according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB };

the terminal decoding a downlink data according to the TBS; wherein, said using a high-layer TBS to obtain a low-layer TBS comprises:

determining a mapping factor according to the {I′ TBS , N PRB }, obtaining {I TBS , N PRB } according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB } and the mapping factor, determining a TBS obtained according to the {I TBS , N PRB } and a related TBS mapping relationship table as the low-layer TBS; wherein, said obtaining {I TBS , N PRB } according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB } and the mapping factor comprises:

I

TBS

=

I

TBS

,

N

PRB

=

min

(

N

PRB

×

F

×

RI

L

,

110

)

;

or

,

I

TBS

=

I

TBS

,

N

PRB

=

min

(

N

PRB

×

F

×

RI

L

,

110

)

;

or

,

I

TBS

=

I

TBS

,

N

PRB

=

min

(

round

(

N

PRB

×

F

×

RI

L

)

,

110

)

;

wherein, the L≥RI, the F is a mapping factor, the F is a real number greater than 0, round represents taking a nearest integer, and in the first rule, the L, RI represent that an RI-layer TBS is obtained according to an L-layer TBS, and L>RI; in the third rule, L=RI.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein, the method further comprises only when a predetermined condition is satisfied, the terminal selecting the mapping way, the predetermined condition includes at least one of the following conditions:

a number of resource elements which can be used in one resource block is greater than a pre-set value;

or it is a scenario that there is no cell-specific reference signal transmitted in a sub-frame, and a number of the resource elements occupied by demodulation reference signals is 12;

or it is a multi-sub-frame scheduling scenario, i.e., a transport block is transmitted in a plurality of sub-frames.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein, the pre-set value is 120, 136, 168.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, said using a high-layer TBS to obtain a low-layer TBS at least comprises one of the following:

using a TBS with L=2 to obtain a TBS with RI=1;

using a TBS with L=3 to obtain a TBS with RI=1 or a TBS with RI=2;

using a TBS with L=4 to obtain a TBS with RI=1 or a TBS with RI=2 or a TBS with RI=3;

wherein, L is a number of high layers, RI is a number of low layers.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein, the terminal selecting a mapping way further comprises:

the terminal selecting one of the first rule, and a third rule for all the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB } wherein the third rule is: determining the mapping factor according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB }, obtaining {I TBS , N PRB } according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB } and the mapping factor, and then determining a TBS according to the {I TBS , N PRB } and a related one-layer TBS mapping relationship table, wherein the mapping factor is a real number greater than 0,

or, the terminal selecting the mapping way according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB }.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein, said determining a mapping factor according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB } comprises:

dividing the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB } into n subsets, each subset corresponding to one mapping factor, wherein, the n is greater than or equal to 1,

wherein, said dividing the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB } into n subsets, each subset corresponding to one mapping factor, at least comprises one of the following:

n=4, when A1≤N′ PRB ≤A2 and/or B1≤I′ TBS ≤B2, the mapping factor is F1; when A3≤N′ PRB ≤A4 and/or B3≤I′ TBS ≤B4, the mapping factor is F2; when A5≤N′ PRB ≤A6 and/or B5≤I′ TBS ≤B6, the mapping factor is F3; when A7≤N′ PRB ≤A8 and/or B7≤I′ TBS ≤B8, the mapping factor is F4;

n=3, when A1≤N′ PRB ≤A2 and/or B1≤I′ TBS ≤B2, the mapping factor is F1; when A3≤N′ PRB ≤A4 and/or B3≤I′ TBS ≤B4, the mapping factor is F2; when A5≤N′ PRB ≤A6 and/or B5≤I′ TBS ≤B6, the mapping factor is F3;

n=2, when A1≤N′ PRB ≤A2 and/or B1≤I′ TBS ≤B2, the mapping factor is F1; when A3≤N′ PRB ≤A4 and/or B3≤I′ TBS ≤B4, the mapping factor is F2;

the above Ai and Bi satisfy Ai≥1; Bi≥1, i=1, 2, 3, . . . , 8; the F1, F2, F3 and F4 are greater than 0.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein, the terminal selecting the mapping way according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB } comprises:

for C1≤N′ PRB ≤C2 and/or D1≤I′ TBS ≤D2, selecting the first rule; for C3≤N′ PRB ≤C4 and/or D3≤I′ TBS ≤D4, selecting the third rule, wherein, the Ci and Di satisfy Ci≥1; Di≥1, i=1, 2, 3, 4,

or,

wherein, the terminal selecting the mapping way according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB } comprises:

for C1≤N′ PRB ≤C2 and/or D1≤I′ TBS ≤D2, selecting the first rule; for C3≤N′ PRB ≤C4 and/or D3≤I′ TBS ≤D4, selecting a second rule, wherein, the second rule is: obtaining a TBS according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB } and a mapping relationship table pre-created, and the Ci and Di satisfy Ci≥1; Di≥1, i=1, 2, 3, 4,

or,

wherein, the terminal selecting the mapping way according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB } comprises:

for C1≤N′ PRB ≤C2 and/or D≤I′ TBS ≤D2, selecting the first rule; for C5≤N′ PRB ≤C6 and/or D5≤I′ TBS ≤D6, selecting the third rule; for C7≤N′ PRB ≤C8 and/or D7≤I′ TBS ≤D8, selecting the second rule, wherein, the Ci and Di satisfy Ci≥1; Di≥1, i=1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,

or,

wherein, the terminal selecting the mapping way according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB } comprises:

for C1≤N′ PRB ≤C2 and/or D1≤I′ TBS ≤D2, selecting the third rule; for C3≤N′ PRB ≤C4 and/or D3≤I′ TBS ≤D4, selecting the second rule, wherein, the Ci and Di satisfy Ci≥1; Di≥1, i=1, 2, 3, 4.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein, the terminal selecting the mapping way according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB } comprises:

when there is no CRS transmitted in a sub-frame, and a number of resource elements occupied by DMRSs is 12:

for C1≤N′ PRB ≤C2 and/or D1≤I′ TBS ≤D2, selecting the first rule; for C3≤N′ PRB ≤C4 and/or D3≤I′ TBS ≤D4, selecting the third rule;

or,

for C1≤N′ PRB ≤C2 and/or D≤I′ TBS ≤D2, selecting the first rule; for C3≤N PRB ≤C4 and/or D3≤I′ TBS ≤D4, selecting the second rule;

or,

for C1≤N′ PRB ≤C2 and/or D1≤I′ TBS ≤D2, selecting the first rule; for C5≤N′ PRB ≤C6 and/or D5≤I′ TBS ≤D6, selecting the third rule; for C7≤N′ PRB ≤C8 and/or D7≤I′ TBS ≤D8, selecting the second rule;

wherein, the Ci and Di satisfy Ci≥1; Di≥1, i=1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein, the terminal selecting a mapping way comprises:

when multi-sub-frame scheduling is adopted, i.e., one transport block is transmitted in h sub-frames, selecting the first rule, and using the L-layer TBS (L=RI·h) to obtain the RI-layer TBS, wherein, the h is greater than or equal to 1,

or,

wherein, the terminal selecting a mapping way comprises:

when multi-sub-frame scheduling is adopted, i.e., one transport block is transmitted in h sub-frames:

when h<Y, or h≥Y and the N′ PRB ≤X1, selecting the first rule, and using the L-layer TBS (L=RI·h) to obtain the RI-layer TBS, wherein, the h is greater than or equal to 1;

when h≥Y and the N′ PRB ≥X2, selecting the second rule;

wherein, the X 1≥1, X2≥1, Y≥1.

10. A method for determining a transport block size, comprising:

a base station performing scheduling according to channel state information reported by a terminal, determining a combination of I′ TBS and N′ PRB , which is {I′ TBS , N PRB }; the base station selecting a mapping way, determining a transport block size according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB }, wherein, the mapping way comprises the following rule:

a first rule: using a high-layer TBS to obtain a low-layer TBS according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB };

the base station performing coding on a transport block (TB) according to the TBS;

the base station transmitting coded downlink data carrying information of the TBS; wherein, said using a high-layer TBS to obtain a low-layer TBS comprises:

determining a mapping factor according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB }, obtaining {I TBS , N PRB } according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB } and the mapping factor, determining a TBS obtained according to the {I TBS , N PRB } and a related TBS mapping relationship table as the low-layer TBS; wherein, said obtaining {I TBS , N PRB } according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB } and the mapping factor comprises:

I

TBS

=

I

TBS

,

N

PRB

=

min

(

N

PRB

×

F

×

RI

L

,

110

)

;

or

,

I

TBS

=

I

TBS

,

N

PRB

=

min

(

N

PRB

×

F

×

RI

L

,

110

)

;

or

,

I

TBS

=

I

TBS

,

N

PRB

=

min

(

round

(

N

PRB

×

F

×

RI

L

)

,

110

)

;

wherein, the L≥RI, the F is a mapping factor, the F is a real number greater than 0, round represents taking a nearest integer, and in the first rule, the L, RI represent that an RI-layer TBS is obtained according to an L-layer TBS, and L>RI; in the third rule, L=RI.

11. A terminal, comprising hardware performing instructions stored in a non-transitory computer readable medium which executes steps in following units:

a first determination unit, configured to receive downlink control signaling transmitted by a base station, and obtain a combination of I′ TBS and N′ PRB , which is {I TBS , N′ PRB }, according to the downlink control signaling;

a second determination unit, configured to select a mapping way, determine a transport block size (TBS) according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB }, wherein, the mapping way comprises the following rule:

a first rule: using a high-layer TBS to obtain a low-layer TBS according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB };

a decoding unit, configured to decode a downlink data according to the TBS; wherein, the second determination unit being configured to use a high-layer TBS to obtain a low-layer TBS comprises:

determining a mapping factor according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB }, obtaining {I TBS , N′ PRB } according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB } and the mapping factor, determining a TBS obtained according to the {I TBS , N PRB } and a TBS mapping relationship table as the low-layer TBS; wherein, the second determination unit being configured to obtain {I TBS , N PRB } according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB } and the mapping factor comprises:

I

TBS

=

I

TBS

,

N

PRB

=

min

(

N

PRB

×

F

×

RI

L

,

110

)

;

or

,

I

TBS

=

I

TBS

,

N

PRB

=

min

(

N

PRB

×

F

×

RI

L

,

110

)

;

or

,

I

TBS

=

I

TBS

,

N

PRB

=

min

(

round

(

N

PRB

×

F

×

RI

L

)

,

110

)

;

wherein, the L≥RI, the F is a mapping factor, the F is a real number greater than 0, round represents obtaining a nearest integer, and in the first rule, the L, RI represent that an RI-layer TBS is obtained according to an L-layer TBS, and L>RI; in the third rules, L=RI.

12. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein, the second determination unit is further configured to, only when a predetermined condition is satisfied, select the mapping way, the predetermined condition includes at least one of the following conditions:

a number of resource elements which can be used in one resource block is greater than a pre-set value;

or it is a scenario that there is no cell-specific reference signal transmitted in a sub-frame, and a number of the resource elements occupied by demodulation reference signals is 12;

or it is a multi-sub-frame scheduling scenario, i.e., a transport block is transmitted in a plurality of sub-frames.

13. The terminal of claim 12 , wherein, the pre-set value is 120, 136 or 168.

14. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein, the second determination unit being configured to use a high-layer TBS to obtain a low-layer TBS at least comprises one of the following:

using a TBS with L=2 to obtain a TBS with RI=1;

using a TBS with L=3 to obtain a TBS with RI=1 or a TBS with RI=2;

using a TBS with L=4 to obtain a TBS with RI=1 or a TBS with RI=2 or a TBS with RI=3;

wherein, L is a number of high layers, RI is a number of low layers.

15. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein, the second determination unit being configured to select a mapping way comprises:

selecting one of the first rule, and third rule for all the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB }; wherein the third rule is: determining the mapping factor according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB }, obtaining {I TBS , N PRB } according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB } and the mapping factor, and then determining a TBS according to the {I TBS , N PRB } and a related one-layer TBS mapping relationship table, wherein the mapping factor is a real number greater than 0,

or, selecting the mapping way according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB }.

16. The terminal of claim 1 , wherein, the second determination unit being configured to determine a mapping factor according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB } comprises:

dividing the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB } into n subsets, each subset corresponding to one mapping factor, wherein, the n is greater than or equal to 1,

wherein,

the second determination unit being configured to divide the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB } into n subsets, each subset corresponding to one mapping factor, at least comprises one of the following:

n=4, when A1≤N′ PRB ≤A2 and/or B1≤I′ TBS ≤B2, the mapping factor is F1; when A3≤N′ PRB ≤A4 and/or B3≤I′ TBS ≤B4, the mapping factor is F2; when A5≤N′ PRB ≤A6 and/or B5≤I′ TBS ≤B6, the mapping factor is F3; when A7≤N′ PRB ≤A8 and/or B7≤I′ TBS ≤B8, the mapping factor is F4;

n=3, when A1≤N′ PRB ≤A2 and/or B1≤I′ TBS ≤B2, the mapping factor is F1; when A3≤N′ PRB ≤A4 and/or B3≤I′ TBS ≤B4, the mapping factor is F2; when A5≤N′ PRB ≤A6 and/or B5≤I′ TBS ≤B6, the mapping factor is F3;

n=2, when A1≤N′ PRB ≤A2 and/or B1≤I′ TBS ≤B2, the mapping factor is F1; when A3≤N′ PRB ≤A4 and/or B3≤I′ TBS ≤B4, the mapping factor is F2;

the above Ai and Bi satisfy Ai≥1; Bi≥1, i=1, 2, 3, . . . , 8; the F1, F2, F3 and F4 are greater than 0.

17. The terminal of claim 15 , wherein, the second determination unit being configured to select a mapping way according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB } comprises:

for C1≤N′ PRB ≤C2 and/or D1≤I′ TBS ≤D2, selecting the first rule; for C3≤N′ PRB ≤C4 and/or D3≤I′ TBS ≤D4, selecting the third rule, wherein, the Ci and Di satisfy Ci≥1; Di≥1, i=1, 2, 3, 4,

or,

wherein, the second determination unit being configured to select the mapping way according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB } comprises:

for C1≤N′ PRB ≤C2 and/or D≤I′ TBS ≤D2, selecting the first rule; for C3≤N′ PRB ≤C4 and/or D3≤I′ TBS ≤D4, selecting a second rule, wherein, the second rule is: obtaining a TBS according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB } and a mapping relationship table pre-created, and the Ci and Di satisfy Ci≥1; Di≥1, i=1, 2, 3, 4,

or,

wherein, the second determination unit being configured to select the mapping way according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB } comprises:

for C1≤N′ PRB ≤C2 and/or D≤I′ TBS ≤D2, selecting the first rule; for C5≤N′ PRB ≤C6 and/or D5≤I′ TBS ≤D6, selecting the third rule; for C7≤N′ PRB ≤C8 and/or D7≤I′ TBS ≤D8, selecting the second rule, wherein, the Ci and Di satisfy Ci≥1; Di≥1, i=1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,

or,

wherein, the second determination unit being configured to select the mapping way according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB } comprises:

for C1≤N′ PRB ≤C2 and/or D1≤I′ TBS ≤D2, selecting the third rule; for C3≤N′ PRB ≤C4 and/or D3≤I′ TBS ≤D4, selecting the second rule, wherein, the Ci and Di satisfy Ci≥1; Di≥1, i=1, 2, 3, 4.

18. The terminal of claim 15 , wherein, the second determination unit being configured to select the mapping way according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB } comprises:

when there is no CRS transmitted in a sub-frame, and a number of resource elements occupied by DMRSs is 12:

for C1≤N′ PRB ≤C2 and/or D1≤I′ TBS ≤D2, selecting the first rule; for C3≤N′ PRB ≤C4 and/or D3≤I′ TBS ≤D4, selecting the third rule;

or,

for C1≤N′ PRB ≤C2 and/or D1≤I′ TBS ≤D2, selecting the first rule; for C3≤N′ PRB ≤C4 and/or D3≤I′ TBS ≤D4, selecting the second rule;

or,

for C1≤N′ PRB ≤C2 and/or D≤I′ TBS ≤D2, selecting the first rule; for C5≤N′ PRB ≤C6 and/or D5≤I′ TBS ≤D6, selecting the third rule; for C7≤N′ PRB ≤C8 and/or D7≤I′ TBS ≤D8, selecting the second rule;

wherein, the Ci and Di satisfy Ci≥1; Di≥1, i=1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

19. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein: the second determination unit being configured to select a mapping way comprises:

when multi-sub-frame scheduling is adopted, i.e., one transport block is transmitted in h sub-frames, selecting the first rule, and using the L-layer TBS (L=RI·h) to obtain the RI-layer TBS, wherein, the h is greater than or equal to 1,

or,

wherein: the second determination unit being configured to select a mapping way comprises:

when multi-sub-frame scheduling is adopted, i.e., one transport block is transmitted in h sub-frames:

when h<Y, or h≥Y and the N′ PRB ≤X1, selecting the first rule, and using the L-layer TBS (L=RI·h) to obtain the RI-layer TBS, wherein, the h is greater than or equal to 1;

when h≥Y and the N′ PRB ≥X2, selecting the second rule;

wherein, the X 1≥1, X2≥1, Y≥1.

20. A base station, comprising hardware performing instructions stored in a non-transitory computer readable medium which executes steps in following units:

a third determination unit, configured to perform scheduling according to channel state information reported by a terminal, determine a combination of I′ TBS and N′ PRB , which is {I′ TBS , N′ PRB };

a fourth determination unit, configured to select a mapping way, determine a transport block size (TBS) according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB }, wherein, the mapping way comprises the following rule:

a first rule: using a high-layer TBS to obtain a low-layer TBS according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB };

a coding unit, configured to perform coding on a transport block (TB) according to the TBS; and

a transmission unit, configured to transmit coded downlink data carrying information of the TBS; wherein, the fourth determination unit is further configured to use a high-layer TBS to obtain a low-layer TBS comprises:

determining a mapping factor according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB }, obtaining {I TBS , N′ PRB } according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB } and the mapping factor, determining a TBS obtained according to the {I TBS , N PRB } and a TBS mapping relationship table as the low-layer TBS; wherein, the second determination unit being configured to obtain {I TBS , N PRB } according to the {I′ TBS , N′ PRB } and the mapping factor comprises:

I

TBS

=

I

TBS

,

N

PRB

=

min

(

N

PRB

×

F

×

RI

L

,

110

)

;

or

,

I

TBS

=

I

TBS

,

N

PRB

=

min

(

N

PRB

×

F

×

RI

L

,

110

)

;

or

,

I

TBS

=

I

TBS

,

N

PRB

=

min

(

round

(

N

PRB

×

F

×

RI

L

)

,

110

)

;

wherein, the L≥RI, the F is a mapping factor, the F is a real number greater than 0, round represents obtaining a nearest integer, and in the first rule, the L, RI represent that an RI-layer TBS is obtained according to an L-layer TBS, and L>RI; in the third rules, L=RI.

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From: CHEN, ZEWEI; DAI, BO; XU, JUN; XU, JIN; GOU, WEI; ZUO, ZHISONG
To: ZTE CORPORATION
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