IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,728,938
Granted Patent B2
US 11,728,938 · App. 16/618,608 · Granted Aug 15, 2023

Terminal and communication method

Inventors: Tomoya Nunome (Ishikawa, JP); Ayako Horiuchi (Kanagawa, JP); Takashi Iwai (Ishikawa, JP); Hidetoshi Suzuki (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
H04L1/1861H04W72/044H04W72/23
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,728,938
App. No.
16/618,608
Granted
Aug 15, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a terminal, based on a first parameter included in each of a plurality of downlink control signals, the first parameter indicating a cumulative count of code block groups (CBGs) configuring each of a plurality of transport blocks (TBs) assigned by the plurality of downlink control signals, a HARQ-ACK generation unit generates a response signal (HARQ-ACK) for each of the code block groups. A transmission unit collectively transmits the response signals for each of the code block groups.

Claims (12)

1. A terminal comprising:

circuitry, which, in operation, generates, based on a first parameter included in each of a plurality of downlink control signals, the first parameter indicating a cumulative count of code block groups configuring each of a plurality of transport blocks assigned by the plurality of downlink control signals, a response signal for each of the code block groups; and

a transmitter, which, in operation, collectively transmits the response signals for each of the code block groups, wherein:

each of the plurality of downlink control signals includes the first parameter and a second parameter indicating a setting value of the code block groups assigned by the plurality of downlink control signals, and

a first number of bits used to represent the setting value is greater than a second number of bits used to represent a maximum number of the code block groups assigned by the plurality of downlink control signals.

2. The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the setting value is larger than a maximum value of the cumulative count of the code block groups.

3. A communication method comprising:

generating, based on a first parameter included in each of a plurality of downlink control signals, the first parameter indicating a cumulative count of code block groups configuring each of a plurality of transport blocks assigned by the plurality of downlink control signals, a response signal for each of the code block groups; and

collectively transmitting the response signals for each of the code block groups, wherein:

each of the plurality of downlink control signals includes the first parameter and a second parameter indicating a setting value of the code block groups assigned by the plurality of downlink control signals, and

a first number of bits used to represent the setting value is greater than a second number of bits used to represent a maximum number of the code block groups assigned by the plurality of downlink control signals.

4. The communication method according to claim 3 , wherein the setting value is larger than a maximum value of the cumulative count of the code block groups.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 11, 2020
From: NUNOME, TOMOYA; HORIUCHI, AYAKO; IWAI, TAKASHI; SUZUKI, HIDETOSHI
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Reel/Frame 052074/0713 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-124261 · Jun 26, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200186301A1 · Jun 11, 2020