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US 11,032,736 · App. 16/623,736 · Granted Jun 8, 2021

Transmission method, apparatus and system for feedback acknowledge information

Inventor: Yanan Lin (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
H04W28/04H04L1/1812H04L1/1854H04W72/1289
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Patent No.
US 11,032,736
App. No.
16/623,736
Granted
Jun 8, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A transmission method, apparatus and system for feedback acknowledge information are provided. The method includes: receiving by a terminal device downlink control information sent by an access network device, the downlink control information comprising a first information field and a second information field, wherein the first information field is used for indicating a timing relationship of a feedback acknowledge information corresponding to the downlink control information and the second information field is used to indicate a downlink allocation index; and determining, according to the first information field and the second information field, the number of first bits of the feedback acknowledge information transmitted in a target transmission unit.

Claims (78)

1. A method for transmission of feedback acknowledge information, comprising:

receiving, by a terminal device, downlink control information sent by an access network device, wherein the downlink control information comprises a first information field and a second information field, the first information field is used for indicating timing of feedback acknowledge information corresponding to the downlink control information, and the second information field is used for indicating a downlink assignment index;

determining, by the terminal device, a first bit number of feedback acknowledge information to be transmitted in a target transmission unit according to the first information field and the second information field; and

transmitting, by the terminal device, the feedback acknowledge information in the target transmission unit according to the first bit number;

wherein the downlink control information comprises first downlink control information and second downlink control information, a value of the second information field of the first downlink control information is a preset value, and a value of the second information field of the second downlink control information is different from the preset value;

wherein the feedback acknowledge information comprises feedback acknowledge information corresponding to the first downlink control information and the second downlink control information; and

wherein the first bit number comprises the maximum bit number of feedback acknowledge information corresponding to all component carriers.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the timing of feedback acknowledge information corresponding to the downlink control information comprises:

a time interval between downlink data scheduled through the downlink control information and feedback acknowledge information corresponding to the downlink data; or,

a time interval between the downlink control information and feedback acknowledge information corresponding to the downlink control information.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining, by the terminal device, the first bit number of feedback acknowledge information to be transmitted in the target transmission unit according to the first information field and the second information field, comprises:

when the terminal device receives the first downlink control information, calculating the first bit number of the feedback acknowledge information to be transmitted in the target transmission unit through a following formula:

N=C *( K+ 1) or N=C*K;

wherein the C is a first preset value, the K is a value corresponding to the first information field in the first downlink control information, and both C and K are positive integers;

or,

when the terminal device receives first downlink control information, calculating the first bit number of the feedback acknowledge information to be transmitted in the target transmission unit through a following formula:

N=C *( K−T );

wherein the C is a first preset value, the K is a value corresponding to the first information field in the first downlink control information, the T is a second preset value, the C, T, and K are positive integers, and T is less than K;

or,

determining the first bit number of feedback acknowledge information to be transmitted in the target transmission unit according to the first information field and the second information field of the second downlink control information when the terminal device does not receive first downlink control information and receives second downlink control information.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein when the terminal device does not receive the first downlink control information and receives the second downlink control information, the determining the first bit number of the feedback acknowledge information to be transmitted in the target transmission unit according to the first information field and the second information field of the second downlink control information, comprises:

when the terminal device does not receive the first downlink control information and receives the second downlink control information, calculating the first bit number of the feedback acknowledge information transmitted in the target transmission unit through a following formula:

N=C *( K′+P ) or N=C *( K′+P− 1);

wherein the C is a first preset value, K′ is a value corresponding to the first information field in the second downlink control information, the P is a value corresponding to the second information field in the second downlink control information, and C, K′, and P are all positive integers.

5. The method according to claim 3 , wherein when the terminal device does not receive the first downlink control information and receives the second downlink control information, the determining the first bit number of the feedback acknowledge information to be transmitted in the target transmission unit according to the first information field and the second information field of the second downlink control information, comprises:

when the terminal device does not receive the first downlink control information and receives the second downlink control information, calculating the first bit number of the feedback acknowledge information transmitted in the target transmission unit through a following formula:

N=C *( K′+P−T );

wherein the C is a first preset value, the K′ is a value corresponding to the first information field in the second downlink control information, the P is a value corresponding to the second information field in the second downlink control information, the T is a second preset value, and C, K′, P, and T are all positive integers.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein if the terminal device receives the first downlink control information from the access network device, the terminal device determines a first bit number of feedback acknowledge information to be transmitted in a target transmission unit according to a first information field and a second information field of the first downlink control information, and a value of the second information field of the first downlink control information is 1.

7. A terminal device comprising: a processor, a receiver, and a transmitter;

wherein the receiver is configured to receive downlink control information sent by an access network device, wherein the downlink control information comprises a first information field and a second information field, the first information field is used for indicating timing of feedback acknowledge information corresponding to the downlink control information, and the second information field is used for indicating a downlink assignment index;

wherein the processor is configured to determine a first bit number of feedback acknowledge information to be transmitted in a target transmission unit according to the first information field and the second information field;

wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the feedback acknowledge information in the target transmission unit according to the first bit number;

wherein the downlink control information comprises first downlink control information and second downlink control information, a value of the second information field of the first downlink control information is a preset value, and a value of the second information field of the second downlink control information is different from the preset value;

wherein the feedback acknowledge information comprises feedback acknowledge information corresponding to the first downlink control information and the second downlink control information; and

wherein the first bit number comprises the maximum bit number of feedback acknowledge information corresponding to all component carriers.

8. The terminal device according to claim 7 , wherein the timing of feedback acknowledge information corresponding to the downlink control information comprises:

a time interval between downlink data scheduled through the downlink control information and feedback acknowledge information corresponding to the downlink data; or,

a time interval between the downlink control information and feedback acknowledge information corresponding to the downlink control information.

9. The terminal device according to claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to calculate the first bit number of the feedback acknowledge information to be transmitted in the target transmission unit through a following formula when the receiver receives the first downlink control information:

N=C *( K+ 1) or N=C*K;

wherein the C is a first preset value, the K is a value corresponding to the first information field in the first downlink control information, and both C and K are positive integers;

or,

the processor is further configured to calculate the first bit number of the feedback acknowledge information to be transmitted in the target transmission unit through a following formula when the receiver receives the first downlink control information:

N=C *( K−T );

wherein the C is a first preset value, the K is a value corresponding to the first information field in the first downlink control information, the T is a second preset value, the C, T, and K are positive integers, and T is less than K

or,

the processor is further configured to determine the first bit number of the feedback acknowledge information to be transmitted in the target transmission unit according to the first information field and the second information field of the second downlink control information when the receiver does not receive the first downlink control information and receives the second downlink control information.

10. The terminal device according to claim 7 , wherein upon determining that the receiver receives first downlink control information sent by the access network device, the processor determines a first bit number of feedback acknowledge information to be transmitted in a target transmission unit according to a first information field and a second information field of the first downlink control information, and a value of the second information field of the first downlink control information is 1.

11. The terminal device according to claim 9 , wherein the second preset value is used for indicating a minimum delay for transmitting the feedback acknowledge information.

12. The terminal device according to claim 9 , wherein the first preset value comprises:

a first constant; or,

a value preconfigured by the access network device; or,

a maximum number of transport blocks; or,

a product of the maximum number of transport blocks and a number of code block groups; or,

a number of Component Carriers.

13. The terminal device according to claim 9 , wherein the second preset value comprises:

a second constant; or

a value predefined through a communication protocol; or,

a value preconfigured by the access network device.

14. An access network device comprising: a processor, a transmitter, and a receiver;

wherein the transmitter is configured to send downlink control information to a terminal device, wherein the downlink control information comprises a first information field and a second information field, the first information field is used for indicating timing of feedback acknowledge information corresponding to the downlink control information, and the second information field is used for indicating a downlink assignment index;

wherein the processor is configured to determine a first bit number of feedback acknowledge information to be transmitted in a target transmission unit according to the first information field and the second information field;

wherein the receiver is configured to receive the feedback acknowledge information transmitted by the terminal device in the target transmission unit according to the first bit number;

wherein the downlink control information comprises first downlink control information and second downlink control information, a value of the second information field of the first downlink control information is a preset value, and a value of the second information field of the second downlink control information is different from the preset value;

wherein the feedback acknowledge information comprises feedback acknowledge information corresponding to the first downlink control information and the second downlink control information; and

wherein the first bit number comprises the maximum bit number of feedback acknowledge information corresponding to all component carriers.

15. The access network device according to claim 14 , wherein the timing of feedback acknowledge information corresponding to the downlink control information comprises:

a time interval between downlink data scheduled through the downlink control information and feedback acknowledge information corresponding to the downlink data; or,

a time interval between the downlink control information and feedback acknowledge information corresponding to the downlink control information.

16. The access network device according to claim 14 , wherein the processor is further configured to calculate the first bit number of the feedback acknowledge information to be transmitted in the target transmission unit according to the first information field and the second information field through a following formula:

N=C *( K+ 1) or N=C*K;

wherein a value of the second information field of the downlink control information is a preset value, the C is a first preset value, the K is a value corresponding to the first information field in the downlink control information, and both C and K are positive integers;

or,

the processor is further configured to calculate the first bit number of the feedback acknowledge information to be transmitted in the target transmission unit according to the first information field and the second information field through a following formula:

N=C *( K−T );

wherein a value of the second information field of the downlink control information is a preset value, the C is a first preset value, the K is a value corresponding to the first information field in the downlink control information, the T is a second preset value, the C, T, and K are positive integers, and T is less than K.

17. The access network device according to claim 14 , wherein upon determining that the transmitter sends downlink control information to the terminal device, the processor determines a first bit number of feedback acknowledge information to be transmitted in a target transmission unit according to a first information field and a second information field of the downlink control information, and a value of the second information field of the downlink control information is 1.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2019
From: LIN, YANAN
To: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
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