Method for transmitting HARQ ACK/NACK signal in NB IoT

1. A method for transmitting a Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ) ACK/NACK signal for Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) communication, the method comprising:

performing modulation of one or both of a first and second HARQ ACK/NACK signals, wherein the first HARQ ACK/NACK signal is generated by a first HARQ process and the second HARQ ACK/NACK signal is generated by a second HARQ process,

wherein the performing modulation comprises mapping one or both of the first and second HARQ ACK/NACK signals to a constellation in the form of Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK); and

wherein the first HARQ ACK/NACK signal is a signal generated by the first HARQ process based on first downlink data received on a first Narrowband Physical Downlink Shared Channel (NPDSCH), and

wherein the second HARQ ACK/NACK signal is a signal generated by the second HARQ process based on second downlink data received on a second NPDSCH.

2. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein mapping to the QPSK constellation is performed so that both of an I and Q signal of the QPSK constellation change their sign when the second HARQ ACK/NACK signal changes from ACK to NACK or from NACK to ACK, and

wherein only one of the I or Q signal changes its sign when the first HARQ ACK/NACK signal changes from ACK to NACK or from NACK to ACK.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first NPDSCH is scheduled by a first Narrowband Physical Downlink Control Channel (NPDCCH), and the second NPDSCH is scheduled by a second NPDCCH.

4. The method of claim 3 ,

wherein a subframe in which the first NPDSCH is receive is separated by a first offset (k1) from a subframe in which receiving of the first NPDCCH is terminated, and

wherein a subframe in which the second NPDSCH is received is separated by a second offset (k2) from a subframe in which receiving of the second NPDCCH is terminated.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein, after the first and second NPDCCHs are received, the first and second NPDSCHs are received.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the first offset (k1) and the second offset (k2) are configured so that the subframe in which the first NPDCCH is received does not overlap the subframe in which the second NPDCCH is received.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the additional offset is determined through higher layer signaling.

8. The method of claim 4 , if it is determined by checking the first offset (k1) and the second offset (k2) that the subframe in which the first NPDCCH is received overlaps the subframe in which the second NPDCCH is received, further comprising assuming that the second NPDSCH is received at the time determined by adding an additional offset (k offset ) to the second offset (k2).

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the performing modulation further comprises:

mapping a second HARQ ACK/NACK signal to a constellation in the form of Binary Phase Shift Keying (BPSK); and

performing phase rotation according to a first HARQ ACK/NACK signal.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein, when the second downlink data cannot be decoded, mapping to the QPSK constellation is performed so that the sign of Q of the QPSK constellation based on whether the first ACK/NACK signal is ACK or NACK based on the first downlink data.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the sign of I of the QPSK constellation is also changed according to whether the first ACK/NACK signal is an ACK or NACK based on the first downlink data.

12. A Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) device transmitting a Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ) ACK/NACK signal, the NB-IoT device comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor performing modulation of one or both of a first and second HARQ ACK/NACK signals, wherein the first HARQ ACK/NACK signal is generated by a first HARQ process and the second HARQ ACK/NACK signal is generated by a second HARQ process,

wherein the modulation comprises mapping one or both of the first and second HARQ ACK/NACK signals to a constellation in the form of Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK); and

wherein the first HARQ ACK/NACK signal is a signal generated by the first HARQ process based on first downlink data received on a first Narrowband Physical Downlink Shared Channel (NPDSCH), and

wherein the second HARQ ACK/NACK signal is a signal generated by the second HARQ process based on second downlink data received on a second NPDSCH.

13. The NB-IoT device of claim 12 ,

wherein mapping to the QPSK constellation is performed so that both of an I and Q signal of the QPSK constellation change their sign when the second HARQ ACK/NACK signal changes from ACK to NACK or from NACK to ACK, and

wherein only one of the I or Q signal changes its sign when the first HARQ ACK/NACK signal changes from ACK to NACK or from NACK to ACK.

14. The NB-IoT device of claim 12 , wherein the first NPDSCH is scheduled by a first Narrowband Physical Downlink Control Channel (NPDCCH), and the second NPDSCH is scheduled by a second NPDCCH.

15. The NB-IoT device of claim 14 , wherein a subframe in which the first NPDSCH is received is separated by a first offset (k1) from a subframe in which receiving of the first NPDCCH is terminated, and

wherein a subframe in which the second NPDSCH is received is separated by a second offset (k2) from a subframe in which receiving of the second NPDCCH is terminated.

16. The NB-IoT device of claim 15 , wherein the first offset (k1) and the second offset (k2) are configured so that the subframe in which the first NPDCCH is received does not overlap the subframe in which the second NPDCCH is received.

17. The NB-IoT device of claim 15 , wherein, if it is determined by checking the first offset (k1) and the second offset (k2) that the subframe in which the first NPDCCH is received overlaps the subframe in which the second NPDCCH is received, the processor is configured to assume that the second NPDSCH is received at the time determined by adding an additional offset (k offset ) to the second offset (k2).