Systems and methods for carrier aggregation
A User Equipment (UE) for performing carrier aggregation is described. The UE includes a processor and instructions stored in memory that is in electronic communication with the processor. The UE determines an uplink control information (UCI) transmission cell in a wireless communication network with at least one frequency-division duplexing (FDD) cell and at least one time-division duplexing (TDD) cell. The UE also selects a first cell for FDD and TDD carrier aggregation. The UE further determines a set of downlink subframe associations for the first cell that indicate at least one UCI transmission uplink subframe of the UCI transmission cell. The UE additionally sends Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Acknowledgement/Negative Acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information in the UCI transmission uplink subframe of the UCI transmission cell.
1. A user equipment (UE) for performing FDD-TDD carrier aggregation, comprising:
a processor;
memory in electronic communication with the processor, wherein instructions stored in the memory are executable to:
perform the FDD-TDD carrier aggregation;
adjust Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) transmission based on first timing; and
send Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Acknowledgement/Negative Acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information in response to a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) transmission based on second timing,
wherein, in a case that the UE is configured to use at least one frequency division duplexing (FDD) cell and at least one time division duplexing (TDD) cell, the UE is configured to use a primary cell which is an FDD cell, and the UE is configured to use a secondary cell which is a TDD cell,
the first timing for the primary cell follows such that the PUSCH transmission for the primary cell is adjusted four subframes after detection of (a) a Physical Downlink Control CHannel (PDCCH) with DCI format 0 or 4 and/or (b) an Enhanced Physical Downlink Control CHannel (EPDCCH) with DCI format 0 or 4 and/or (c) Physical Hybrid-ARQ Indicator CHannel (PHICH) transmission, and
the second timing for the secondary cell follows such that the HARQ-ACK information is sent four subframes after a subframe for the PDSCH transmission.
2. A base station for performing FDD-TDD carrier aggregation, comprising:
a processor;
memory in electronic communication with the processor, wherein instructions stored in the memory are executable to:
perform the FDD-TDD carrier aggregation;
receive Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) transmission based on first timing; and
receive Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Acknowledgement/Negative Acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information corresponding to a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) transmission based on second timing,
wherein, in a case that the base station is configured to use at least one frequency division duplexing (FDD) cell and at least one time division duplexing (TDD) cell, the base station is configured to use a primary cell which is an FDD cell, and the base station is configured to use a secondary cell which is a TDD cell,
the first timing for the primary cell follows such that the PUSCH transmission for the primary cell is received four subframes after (a) transmission of a Physical Downlink Control CHannel (PDCCH) with DCI format 0 or 4 and/or (b) transmission of an Enhanced Physical Downlink Control CHannel (EPDCCH) with DCI format 0 or 4 and/or (c) Physical Hybrid-ARQ Indicator CHannel (PHICH) transmission, and
the second timing for the secondary cell follows such that the HARQ-ACK information is received four subframes after a subframe for the PDSCH transmission.
3. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) for performing FDD-TDD carrier aggregation, comprising:
performing the FDD-TDD carrier aggregation;
adjusting Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) transmission based on first timing; and
sending Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Acknowledgement/Negative Acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information in response to a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) transmission based on second timing,
wherein, in a case that the UE is configured to use at least one frequency division duplexing (FDD) cell and at least one time division duplexing (TDD) cell, the UE is configured to use a primary cell which is an FDD cell, and the UE is configured to use a secondary cell which is a TDD cell,
the first timing for the primary cell follows such that the PUSCH transmission for the primary cell is adjusted four subframes after detection of (a) a Physical Downlink Control CHannel (PDCCH) with DCI format 0 or 4 and/or (b) an Enhanced Physical Downlink Control CHannel (EPDCCH) with DCI format 0 or 4 and/or (c) Physical Hybrid-ARQ Indicator CHannel (PHICH) transmission, and
the second timing for the secondary cell follows such that the HARQ-ACK information is sent four subframes after a subframe for the PDSCH transmission.
4. A method performed by a base station for performing FDD-TDD carrier aggregation, comprising:
performing the FDD-TDD carrier aggregation;
receiving Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) transmission based on first timing; and
receiving Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Acknowledgement/Negative Acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information corresponding to a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) transmission based on second timing,
wherein, in a case that the base station is configured to use at least one frequency division duplexing (FDD) cell and at least one time division duplexing (TDD) cell, the base station is configured to use a primary cell which is an FDD cell, and the base station is configured to use a secondary cell which is a TDD cell,
the first timing for the primary cell follows such that the PUSCH transmission for the primary cell is received four subframes after (a) transmission of a Physical Downlink Control CHannel (PDCCH) with DCI format 0 or 4 and/or (b) transmission of an Enhanced Physical Downlink Control CHannel (EPDCCH) with DCI format 0 or 4 and/or (c) Physical Hybrid-ARQ Indicator CHannel (PHICH) transmission, and
the second timing for the secondary cell follows such that the HARQ-ACK information is received four subframes after a subframe for the PDSCH transmission.