IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,569,942
Granted Patent B2
US 11,569,942 · App. 17/722,426 · Granted Jan 31, 2023

Enhanced processes for HARQ feedback

Inventor: Alireza Babaei (Fairfax, VA)
Assignee: PanPsy Technologies, LLC
H04L1/1678H04L1/1812H04L5/0048
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Patent No.
US 11,569,942
App. No.
17/722,426
Granted
Jan 31, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device may receive configuration parameter(s) of a time alignment timer associated with a cell. The wireless device may determine to defer transmission of a HARQ feedback, associated with a transport block, from a first timing to a second timing. The wireless device may transmit, via the cell, the HARQ feedback in the second timing based on the time alignment timer running in the second timing and regardless of whether the time alignment timer is running or is not running in the first timing.

Claims (54)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, one or more first configuration parameters of a time alignment timer of a time alignment group comprising a cell;

receiving a downlink control information (DCI);

receiving a transport block based on the DCI;

determining a first timing of a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback, associated with the transport block, based on the DCI;

determining to defer transmission of the HARQ feedback from the first timing to a second timing; and

transmitting, via the cell, the HARQ feedback in the second timing:

based on the time alignment timer running in the second timing; and

regardless of whether the time alignment timer is running or is not running in the first timing.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining to defer is based on the first timing overlapping with a symbol that:

is a downlink symbol based on a semi-static configuration; or

is associated with a synchronization signal block; or

belongs to a control resource set (CORESET) associated with a common search space that is used in receiving system information.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the DCI is a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) activation DCI; and

the transport block is associated with a SPS configuration.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising receiving second configuration parameters of the SPS configuration.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second timing is an earliest timing, after the first timing, not overlapping with a symbol that:

is a downlink symbol based on a semi-static configuration; or

is associated with a synchronization signal block; or

belongs to a control resource set (CORESET) associated with a common search space that is used in receiving system information.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first timing is based on a value of a field of the DCI.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the first timing is based on a third timing of receiving the transport block.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more first configuration parameters comprise a first parameter indicating a value of the time alignment timer.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising starting the time alignment timer in response to receiving a timing advance command medium access control (MAC) control element (CE).

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising applying a timing advance command in response to receiving the timing advance command MAC CE, wherein the timing advance command MAC CE comprises the timing advance command.

11. A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive one or more first configuration parameters of a time alignment timer of a time alignment group comprising a cell;

receive a downlink control information (DCI);

receive a transport block based on the DCI;

determine a first timing of a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback, associated with the transport block, based on the DCI;

determine to defer transmission of the HARQ feedback from the first timing to a second timing; and

transmit, via the cell, the HARQ feedback in the second timing:

based on the time alignment timer running in the second timing; and

regardless of whether the time alignment timer is running or is not running in the first timing.

12. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the determining to defer is based on the first timing overlapping with a symbol that:

is a downlink symbol based on a semi-static configuration; or

is associated with a synchronization signal block; or

belongs to a control resource set (CORESET) associated with a common search space that is used in receiving system information.

13. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein:

the DCI is a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) activation DCI; and

the transport block is associated with a SPS configuration.

14. The wireless device of claim 13 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processes, further cause the wireless device to receive second configuration parameters of the SPS configuration.

15. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the second timing is an earliest timing, after the first timing, not overlapping with a symbol that:

is a downlink symbol based on a semi-static configuration; or

is associated with a synchronization signal block; or

belongs to a control resource set (CORESET) associated with a common search space that is used in receiving system information.

16. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the first timing is based on a value of a field of the DCI.

17. The wireless device of claim 16 , wherein the first timing is based on a third timing of receiving the transport block.

18. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the one or more first configuration parameters comprise a first parameter indicating a value of the time alignment timer.

19. The wireless device of claim 18 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processes, further cause the wireless device to start the time alignment timer in response to receiving a timing advance command medium access control (MAC) control element (CE).

20. The wireless device of claim 19 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processes, further cause the wireless device to apply a timing advance command in response to receiving the timing advance command MAC CE, wherein the timing advance command MAC CE comprises the timing advance command.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 6, 2022
From: BABAEI, ALIREZA
To: PANPSY TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 060110/0802 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63180786 · Apr 28, 2021
Related Publication 20220353017A1 · Nov 3, 2022
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