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US 12,316,463 · App. 17/890,053 · Granted May 27, 2025

Data transmission method and apparatus for a HARQ operation

Inventors: Bin Xu (Beijing, CN); Bingzhao Li (Beijing, CN); Lei Chen (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
H04L1/1887H04W4/06H04L12/189
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Patent No.
US 12,316,463
App. No.
17/890,053
Granted
May 27, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application provides a data transmission method and an apparatus, and relates to the field of communication technologies. One example data transmission method includes: receiving scheduling information from a first communication apparatus; determining transmission indication information based on the scheduling information; receiving, based on the scheduling information, a first transport block from the first communication apparatus, and determining first hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) information of the first transport block; and determining a first HARQ process based on the first HARQ information and the transmission indication information, and allocating the first transport block to the first HARQ process.

Claims (38)

1. A data transmission method, comprising:

receiving scheduling information from a network device;

obtaining second indication information, wherein the second indication information indicates that a first transport block is for retransmission, wherein the first transport block is transmitted in an unicast transmission mode, and the first transport block is for retransmission of a transport block transmitted in a multicast transmission mode;

receiving, based on the scheduling information, the first transport block from the network device;

determining a first hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process identifier of the first transport block;

determining a first HARQ process based on the first HARQ process identifier; and

allocating the first transport block to the first HARQ process.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

setting a corresponding soft buffer for the first HARQ process.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the scheduling information is scrambled by a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI).

4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

submitting first transport block to a logical channel or a radio link control (RLC) entity that receives multicast data.

5. A data transmission method, comprising:

sending scheduling information for determining a first hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process identifier, wherein the scheduling information comprising a

second indication information, wherein the second indication information indicates that a first transport block is for retransmission, wherein the first transport block is transmitted in an unicast transmission mode, and the first transport block is for retransmission of a transport block transmitted in a multicast transmission mode; and

sending, based on the scheduling information, the first transport block.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the scheduling information is scrambled by a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI).

7. A communication apparatus, comprising:

one or more processors, and

one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors and storing programming instructions for execution by the one or more processors to cause the communication apparatus to:

receive scheduling information from a network device;

obtain second indication information, wherein the second indication information indicates that a first transport block is for retransmission, wherein the first transport block is transmitted in an unicast transmission mode, and the first transport block is for retransmission of a transport block transmitted in a multicast transmission mode;

receive, based on the scheduling information, the first transport block from the network device;

determine a first hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process identifier of the first transport block; and

determine a first HARQ process based on the first HARQ process identifier;

allocate the first transport block to the first HARQ process.

8. The communication apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the programming instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the communication apparatus to:

set a corresponding soft buffer for the first HARQ process.

9. The communication apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the scheduling information is scrambled by a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI).

10. The communication apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the programming instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the communication apparatus to:

submitting first transport block to a logical channel or a radio link control (RLC) entity that receives multicast data.

11. A communication apparatus, comprising:

one or more processors, and

one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors and storing programming instructions for execution by the one or more processors to cause the communication apparatus to:

send scheduling information for determining a first hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process identifier, wherein the scheduling information comprising a

second indication information, wherein the second indication information indicates that a first transport block is for retransmission, wherein the first transport block is transmitted in an unicast transmission mode, and the first transport block is for retransmission of a transport block transmitted in a multicast transmission mode; and

send, based on the scheduling information, the first transport block.

12. The communication apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the scheduling information is scrambled by a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 11, 2024
From: XU, BIN; LI, BINGZHAO; CHEN, LEI
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
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Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020076285 · Feb 21, 2020
Related Publication 20220399965A1 · Dec 15, 2022
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