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Granted Patent B2
US 11,082,177 · App. 16/425,185 · Granted Aug 3, 2021

Transport block segmentation and signaling

Inventors: Tao Luo (San Diego, CA); Alexandros Manolakos (San Diego, CA); Joseph Binamira Soriaga (San Diego, CA); Krishna Kiran Mukkavilli (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04L5/0048H04L1/0007H04L1/0071H04L1/04H04L5/0044H04L5/0055H04W28/065H04L1/0003H04L1/1867
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Patent No.
US 11,082,177
App. No.
16/425,185
Granted
Aug 3, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A method may include identifying a reference number of tones for an overhead channel of a transport block and segmenting the transport block into a code block based at least in part on the reference number of tones for the overhead channel. In some examples, a code block indicator or the reference number of tones may be transmitted on a control channel. Another method may include receiving a code block size indicator associated with a code block of a transport block, decoding the code block based at least in part on the code block size indicator and assembling the transport block based at least in part on the decoded code block. In some examples, the code block size indicator may be received using a control channel.

Claims (52)

1. A method for wireless communications, comprising:

receiving an indication associated with a reference number of resources for an overhead channel based at least in part on a communication link direction associated with the overhead channel, wherein the communication link direction comprises uplink or downlink;

determining a number of resources available for data transmission based at least in part on the reference number of resources for the overhead channel;

determining a size of a transport block based at least in part on the number of resources available for data transmission;

segmenting the transport block into at least one code block based at least in part on the size of the transport block; and

communicating the at least one code block over a communication link.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving comprises receiving, via a control channel, a code block size indicator or the reference number of resources for the overhead channel.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining the size of the transport block is further based on a modulation order and coding scheme (MCS) indicator.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reference number of resources for the overhead channel is associated with a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS).

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reference number of resources for the overhead channel is associated with one or more of a control channel in a data region of the transport block, a synchronization channel, a maximum number of resources associated with the overhead channel, a minimum number of resources associated with the overhead channel, or a median number of resources associated with the overhead channel.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining a first number of information bits for the transport block based at least in part on a number of code blocks associated with the transport block and a second number of information bits for the code blocks.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising determining the second number of information bits for the code blocks based at least in part on a code block size and a code rate.

8. The method of claim 6 , further comprising determining the number of code blocks associated with the transport block based at least in part on a number of resource blocks allocated for the transport block and the reference number of resources for the overhead channel.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining a number of pad bits for the transport block based at least in part on an actual number of resources associated with the overhead channel.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining a number of punctured bits for the at least one code block based at least in part on an actual number of resources associated with the overhead channel.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

identifying a plurality of resource bundles associated with the at least one code block;

determining an interleaver matrix based at least in part on the number of punctured bits for the at least one code block; and

interleaving the plurality of resource bundles according to the interleaver matrix.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining an interleaver matrix based at least in part on the reference number of resources for the overhead channel; and

interleaving a plurality of resources of the at least one code block according to the interleaver matrix.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein interleaving the plurality of resources comprises:

writing the plurality of resources to elements of the interleaver matrix according to a first order; and

reading the elements of the interleaver matrix according to a second order.

14. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

a processor; and

memory coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to:

receive an indication associated with a reference number of resources for an overhead channel based at least in part on a communication link direction associated with the overhead channel, wherein the communication link direction comprises uplink or downlink,

determine a number of resources available for data transmission based at least in part on the reference number of resources for the overhead channel,

determine a size of a transport block based at least in part on the number of resources available for data transmission,

segment the transport block into at least one code block based at least in part on the size of the transport block, and

communicate the at least one code block over a communication link.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the processor configured to receive is further configured to receive, via a control channel, a code block size indicator or the reference number of resources for the overhead channel.

16. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the processor configured to determine the size of the transport block is further configured to determine the size of the transport block based on a modulation order and coding scheme (MCS) indicator.

17. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the reference number of resources for the overhead channel is associated with a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS).

18. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the reference number of resources for the overhead channel is associated with one or more of a control channel in a data region of the transport block, a synchronization channel, a maximum number of resources associated with the overhead channel, a minimum number of resources associated with the overhead channel, or a median number of resources associated with the overhead channel.

19. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine a first number of information bits for the transport block based at least in part on a number of code blocks associated with the transport block and a second number of information bits for the code blocks.

20. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine the second number of information bits for the code blocks based at least in part on a code block size and a code rate.

21. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine the number of code blocks associated with the transport block based at least in part on a number of resource blocks allocated for the transport block and the reference number of resources for the overhead channel.

22. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine a number of pad bits for the transport block based at least in part on an actual number of resources associated with the overhead channel.

23. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine a number of punctured bits for the at least one code block based at least in part on an actual number of resources associated with the overhead channel.

24. The apparatus of claim 23 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

identify a plurality of resource bundles associated with the at least one code block;

determine an interleaver matrix based at least in part on the number of punctured bits for the at least one code block; and

interleave the plurality of resource bundles according to the interleaver matrix.

25. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine an interleaver matrix based at least in part on the reference number of resources for the overhead channel; and

interleave a plurality of resources of the at least one code block according to the interleaver matrix.

26. The apparatus of claim 25 , wherein the processor configured to interleave the plurality of resources is further configured to:

write the plurality of resources to elements of the interleaver matrix according to a first order; and

read the elements of the interleaver matrix according to a second order.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE EXECUTION DATES PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 50103 FRAME: 386. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jun 30, 2021
From: LUO, TAO; MANOLAKOS, ALEXANDROS; SORIAGA, JOSEPH BINAMIRA; MUKKAVILLI, KRISHNA KIRAN
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 056888/0558 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 23, 2019
From: LUO, TAO; MANOLAKOS, ALEXANDROS; SORIAGA, JOSEPH BINAMIRA; MUKKAVILLI, KRISHNA KIRAN
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 050144/0289 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 20, 2019
From: LUO, TAO; MANOLAKOS, ALEXANDROS; SORIAGA, JOSEPH BINAMIRA; MUKKAVILLI, KRISHNA KIRAN
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 050103/0386 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 29, 2019
From: LUO, TAO; MANOLAKOS, ALEXANDROS; SORIAGA, JOSEPH BINAMIRA; MUKKAVILLI, KRISHNA KIRAN
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 050305/0069 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 15178957 · Jun 10, 2016
Provisional Application 62250420 · Nov 3, 2015
Provisional Application 62261820 · Dec 1, 2015
Related Publication 20190280838A1 · Sep 12, 2019