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US 10,932,287 · App. 16/278,281 · Granted Feb 23, 2021

Dynamic monitoring and scheduling in retransmission

Inventors: Junyi Li (Chester, NJ); Rajat Prakash (San Diego, CA); Chong Li (Weehawken, NJ); Piyush Gupta (Bridgewater, NJ)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04W72/1263H04L1/08H04L1/1825H04L1/1893H04W72/0453H04W72/1289
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Patent No.
US 10,932,287
App. No.
16/278,281
Granted
Feb 23, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for dynamic monitoring and scheduling in retransmission are described for wireless communications. For example, a receiving device may receive a data transmission in a first receiver bandwidth, determine that a data packet of the data transmission was unsuccessfully decoded, switch to a second receiver bandwidth that is wider than the first receiver bandwidth or narrower than the first receiver bandwidth (e.g., based on determining that the data packet was unsuccessfully decoded), and receive a retransmission of the data packet in the second receiver bandwidth. In another example, a transmitting device may schedule a data transmission according to a first receiver bandwidth, receive an indication that a data packet of the data transmission was unsuccessfully decoded, and schedule a retransmission of the data packet according to a second receiver bandwidth that is wider than the first receiver bandwidth or narrower than the first receiver bandwidth.

Claims (82)

1. A method for wireless communications performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving, from a base station, one or more configuration messages indicating a configuration for each of a plurality of bandwidth parts (BWPs) within a same carrier including a first BWP and one or more second BWPs;

monitoring the first BWP and no other BWPs of the plurality of BWPs, the first BWP having a first receiver bandwidth for downlink transmissions from the base station;

receiving, from the base station, a data transmission in the first receiver bandwidth based on the monitoring of the first BWP;

determining that a data packet of the data transmission was unsuccessfully decoded;

transmitting, to the base station, an indication that the data packet was unsuccessfully decoded based on the determining that the data packet was unsuccessfully decoded;

switching, based at least in part on the determining that the data packet was unsuccessfully decoded, from monitoring the first BWP to monitoring the one or more second BWPs within the carrier, the one or more monitored second BWPs having a total receiver bandwidth that is wider than the first receiver bandwidth; and

receiving a retransmission of the data packet in one or more of the one or more monitored second BWPs based on the monitoring of the one or more second BWPs.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a configuration message designating the one or more second BWPs or the total receiver bandwidth for retransmissions of data, wherein the switching to monitor the one or more second BWPs is based at least in part on the configuration message designating the one or more second BWPs or the second receiver bandwidth for retransmissions of data.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more second BWPs consist of a single BWP having the total receiver bandwidth that is wider than the first receiver bandwidth.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more second BWPs are non-overlapping with the first BWP in the frequency domain.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining that the retransmission of the data packet was successfully decoded;

switching, from monitoring the one or more second BWPs to monitoring a single BWP of the plurality of BWPs and no other BWP of the plurality of BWPs based at least in part on determining that the retransmission of the data packet was successfully decoded, the single BWP having the first receiver bandwidth; and

receiving a subsequent data transmission in the single BWP based on the monitoring of the single BWP.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the single BWP is the first BWP.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the single BWP is a single one of the one or more second BWPs.

8. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

receiving an indication that the single BWP is to be used for receiving the subsequent data transmission.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving an indication that the first BWP is to be used for receiving the data transmission.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

receiving the data transmission in the first BWP comprises using a first receiving component having a first bandwidth; and

switching to monitor the one or more second BWPs comprises switching from the first receiving component to a second receiving component having a second bandwidth that is wider than the first bandwidth based at least in part on determining that the data packet was unsuccessfully decoded.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

receiving the data transmission in the first BWP comprises using a first receiver chain having a first bandwidth; and

switching to monitor the one or more second BWPs comprises switching from the first receiver chain to a second receiver chain having a second bandwidth that is wider than the first bandwidth based at least in part on determining that the data packet was unsuccessfully decoded.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

receiving the data transmission in the first BWP comprises processing received signals according to a first processing bandwidth; and

switching to monitor the one or more second BWPs comprises switching from the first processing bandwidth to a second processing bandwidth that is wider than the first processing bandwidth based at least in part on determining that the data packet was unsuccessfully decoded.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first BWP and each of the one or more second BWPs are associated with the same transmission time interval (TTI) durations.

14. A method for wireless communications performed by a base station, comprising:

transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), one or more configuration messages indicating a configuration for each of a plurality of bandwidth parts (BWPs) within a same carrier including a first BWP and one or more second BWPs;

transmitting a data packet to the UE in the first BWP and no other BWPs of the plurality of BWPs, the first BWP having a first receiver bandwidth;

receiving, from the UE, an indication that the data packet was unsuccessfully decoded by the UE; and

retransmitting the data packet to the UE, based at least in part on the indication that the data packet was unsuccessfully decoded, in the one or more second BWPs within the carrier, the one or more second BWPs having a total receiver bandwidth that is wider than the first receiver bandwidth.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

transmitting a configuration message to the UE designating the one or more second BWPs or the total receiver bandwidth for retransmissions of data.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the one or more second BWPs consist of a single BWP having the total receiver bandwidth that is wider than the first receiver bandwidth.

17. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

receiving, from the UE, an indication that the retransmission of the data packet was successfully decoded by the UE; and

transmitting a subsequent data transmission to the UE in a single BWP of the plurality of BWPs and no other BWP of the plurality of BWPs based at least in part on the indication that the retransmission of the data packet was successfully decoded.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein:

receiving the indication that the retransmission of the data packet was successfully decoded indicates that the retransmission of the data packet was received in the single BWP; and

transmitting the subsequent data transmission in the single BWP is based at least in part on the received indication that the retransmission of the data packet was successfully decoded.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the single BWP is the first BWP.

20. The method of claim 18 , further comprising:

transmitting an indication to the UE indicating that the single BWP is to be used for the subsequent data transmission.

21. The method of claim 18 , wherein the single BWP is a single one of the one or more second BWPs.

22. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

transmitting an indication that the first BWP is to be used for receiving the data transmission.

23. The method of claim 14 , wherein the one or more second BWPs are non-overlapping with the first BWP in the frequency domain.

24. The method of claim 14 , wherein:

transmitting the data packet in the first BWP comprises transmitting the data packet in the first BWP using a first transmit and receive point (TRP); and

retransmitting the data packet in the one or more second BWPs comprises retransmitting the data packet in the one or more second BWPs using a second TRP that is different than the first TRP based at least in part on the indication that the data packet was unsuccessfully decoded.

25. The method of claim 14 , wherein the first BWP and each of the one or more second BWPs are associated with the same transmission time interval (TTI) durations.

26. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

a processor;

memory in electronic communication with the processor; and

instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

receive, from a base station, one or more configuration messages indicating a configuration for each of a plurality of bandwidth parts (BWPs) within a same carrier including a first BWP and one or more second BWPs;

monitor the first BWP and no other BWPs of the plurality of BWPs, the first BWP having a first receiver bandwidth for downlink transmissions from the base station;

receive, from the base station, a data transmission in the first receiver bandwidth based on the monitoring of the first BWP;

determine that a data packet of the data transmission was unsuccessfully decoded;

transmit, to the base station, an indication that the data packet was unsuccessfully decoded based on the determining that the data packet was unsuccessfully decoded;

switch, based at least in part on the determining that the data packet was unsuccessfully decoded, from monitoring the first BWP to monitoring the one or more second BWPs within the carrier, the one or more monitored second BWPs having a total receiver bandwidth that is wider than the first receiver bandwidth; and

receive a retransmission of the data packet in one or more of the one or more monitored second BWPs based on the monitoring of the one or more second BWPs.

27. The apparatus of claim 26 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

receive a configuration message designating the one or more second BWPs or the total receiver bandwidth for retransmissions of data, wherein the switching to monitor the one or more second BWPs is based at least in part on the configuration message designating the one or more second BWPs or the second receiver bandwidth for retransmissions of data.

28. The apparatus of claim 26 , wherein the first BWP and each of the one or more second BWPs are associated with the same transmission time interval (TTI) durations.

29. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

a processor;

memory in electronic communication with the processor; and

instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

transmit, to a user equipment (UE), one or more configuration messages indicating a configuration for each of a plurality of bandwidth parts (BWPs) within a same carrier including a first BWP and one or more second BWPs;

transmit a data packet to the UE in the first BWP and no other BWPs of the plurality of BWPs, the first BWP having a first receiver bandwidth;

receive, from the UE, an indication that the data packet was unsuccessfully decoded by the UE; and

retransmit the data packet to the UE, based at least in part on the indication that the data packet was unsuccessfully decoded, in the one or more second BWPs within the carrier, the one or more second BWPs having a total receiver bandwidth that is wider than the first receiver bandwidth.

30. The apparatus of claim 29 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

transmit a configuration message to the UE designating the one or more second BWPs or the total receiver bandwidth for retransmissions of data.

31. The apparatus of claim 29 , wherein the first BWP and each of the one or more second BWPs are associated with the same transmission time interval (TTI) durations.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2019
From: LI, JUNYI; PRAKASH, RAJAT; LI, CHONG; GUPTA, PIYUSH
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 049066/0254 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62633048 · Feb 20, 2018
Related Publication 20190261394A1 · Aug 22, 2019