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US 10,484,137 · App. 15/719,832 · Granted Nov 19, 2019

Polar code hybrid automatic repeat request method and apparatus

Inventors: Bin Li (Shenzhen, CN); Hui Shen (Shenzhen, CN); Kai Chen (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H04L1/08H03M13/13H04L1/0041H04L1/0057H04L1/1812
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Patent No.
US 10,484,137
App. No.
15/719,832
Granted
Nov 19, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a polar code hybrid automatic repeat request method and an apparatus. The method includes: obtaining, by a communications device, a bit sequence of retransmission information, where the bit sequence of the retransmission information includes K retransmission information bits determined from a bit sequence of first transmission information, the bit sequence of the first transmission information includes N first transmission information bits, N is a positive integer, and K is a positive integer not greater than N; performing, by the communications device, polar code encoding on the bit sequence of the retransmission information, to obtain an encoded retransmission bit sequence; and sending, by the communications device, the encoded retransmission bit sequence to another communications device.

Claims (39)

1. A polar code hybrid automatic repeat request method comprising:

obtaining, by a communications device, a bit sequence of retransmission information, wherein the bit sequence of the retransmission information comprises K retransmission information bits determined from a bit sequence of first transmission information, the bit sequence of the first transmission information comprises N first transmission information bits, N is a positive integer, and K is a positive integer not greater than N;

performing, by the communications device, polar code encoding on the bit sequence of the retransmission information, to obtain an encoded retransmission bit sequence; and

sending, by the communications device, the encoded retransmission bit sequence to another communications device.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the K retransmission information bits in the bit sequence of the retransmission information are arranged according to a preset order, and the preset order is the same as an arrangement order of the N bits in the bit sequence of the first transmission information.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the K retransmission information bits in the bit sequence of the retransmission information are arranged according to an order reverse to a preset order, and the preset order is the same as an arrangement order of the N bits in the bit sequence of the first transmission information.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the bit sequence of the retransmission information comprises I sequentially arranged groups, wherein retransmission information bits comprised in each of the I groups are arranged according to a preset order or arranged according to an order reverse to the preset order, the preset order is the same as an arrangement order of the N bits in the bit sequence of the first transmission information, and I is a positive integer not greater than K.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a retransmission parameter; and

the obtaining a bit sequence of the retransmission information is:

obtaining the bit sequence of the retransmission information according to the retransmission parameter.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the obtaining a bit sequence of the retransmission information according to the retransmission parameter is:

obtaining the bit sequence of the retransmission information according to the retransmission parameter and pre-stored information, wherein the pre-stored information comprises at least one of a rule for determining the retransmission information bits or a rule for arranging the retransmission information bits.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the obtaining a bit sequence of the retransmission information is:

obtaining the bit sequence of the retransmission information according to pre-stored information, wherein the pre-stored information comprises a rule for determining the retransmission information bits and a rule for arranging the retransmission information bits.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the K retransmission information bits are K bits having lowest reliability among the N first transmission information bits.

9. A polar code encoding apparatus comprising:

an obtaining circuit, configured to obtain a bit sequence of retransmission information, wherein the bit sequence of the retransmission information comprises K retransmission information bits determined from a bit sequence of first transmission information, the bit sequence of the first transmission information comprises N first transmission information bits, N is a positive integer, and K is a positive integer not greater than N; and

an encoding circuit, in communication with the obtaining circuit and configured to perform polar code encoding on the bit sequence of the retransmission information that is obtained by the obtaining circuit, to obtain an encoded retransmission bit sequence.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the K retransmission information bits in the bit sequence of the retransmission information are arranged according to a preset order, and the preset order is the same as an arrangement order of the N bits in the bit sequence of the first transmission information.

11. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the K retransmission information bits in the bit sequence of the retransmission information are arranged according to an order reverse to a preset order, and the preset order is the same as an arrangement order of the N bits in the bit sequence of the first transmission information.

12. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the bit sequence of the retransmission information comprises I sequentially arranged groups, wherein retransmission information bits comprised in each of the I groups are arranged according to a preset order or arranged according to an order reverse to the preset order, the preset order is the same as an arrangement order of the N bits in the bit sequence of the first transmission information, and I is a positive integer not greater than K.

13. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the K retransmission information bits are K bits having lowest reliability among the N first transmission information bits.

14. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the obtaining circuit is further configured to:

obtain the bit sequence of the retransmission information according to pre-stored information, wherein the pre-stored information comprises a rule for determining the retransmission information bits and a rule for arranging the retransmission information bits.

15. A communications apparatus comprising:

a receiving circuit, configured to receive a retransmission parameter; and

an obtaining circuit, in communication with the receiving circuit and configured to obtain a bit sequence of retransmission information according to the retransmission parameter received by the receiving circuit, wherein the bit sequence of the retransmission information comprises K retransmission information bits determined from a bit sequence of first transmission information, the bit sequence of the first transmission information comprises N first transmission information bits, N is a positive integer, and K is a positive integer not greater than N; and

an encoding circuit, configured to perform polar code encoding on the bit sequence of the retransmission information that is obtained by the obtaining circuit, to obtain an encoded retransmission bit sequence.

16. The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the K retransmission information bits in the bit sequence of the retransmission information are arranged according to a preset order, and the preset order is the same as an arrangement order of the N bits in the bit sequence of the first transmission information.

17. The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the K retransmission information bits in the bit sequence of the retransmission information are arranged according to an order reverse to a preset order, and the preset order is the same as an arrangement order of the N bits in the bit sequence of the first transmission information.

18. The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the bit sequence of the retransmission information comprises I sequentially arranged groups, wherein retransmission information bits comprised in each of the I groups are arranged according to a preset order or arranged according to an order reverse to the preset order, the preset order is the same as an arrangement order of the N bits in the bit sequence of the first transmission information, and I is a positive integer not greater than K.

19. The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the K retransmission information bits are K bits having lowest reliability among the N first transmission information bits.

20. The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the obtaining circuit is further configured to:

obtain the bit sequence of the retransmission information according to pre-stored information, wherein the pre-stored information comprises a rule for determining the retransmission information bits and a rule for arranging the retransmission information bits.

21. The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the obtaining circuit is further configured to:

obtain the bit sequence of the retransmission information according to the retransmission parameter and pre-stored information, wherein the pre-stored information comprises at least one of a rule for determining the retransmission information bits or a rule for arranging the retransmission information bits.

22. The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the apparatus further comprises:

a transmitting circuit, configured to send the encoded retransmission bit sequence to another communications apparatus.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 3, 2018
From: LI, BIN; SHEN, HUI; CHEN, KAI
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
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Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2015075727 · Apr 1, 2015
Related Publication 20180026751A1 · Jan 25, 2018