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US 12,549,288 · App. 17/886,620 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

Hybrid automatic repeat request information feedback method and device

Inventors: Ying Chen (Hangzhou, CN); Hejia Luo (Hangzhou, CN); Yunfei Qiao (Hangzhou, CN); Rong Li (Hangzhou, CN); Jun Wang (Hangzhou, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H04L1/1812H04L1/1614H04L5/0053
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Patent No.
US 12,549,288
App. No.
17/886,620
Granted
Feb 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of this disclosure provide a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) bitmap information feedback method and a related device. The method includes: A terminal receives indication information from an access network device, where the indication information is used to determine whether HARQ feedback is needed for a transmit block transmitted in a plurality of downlink transmission units. The terminal determines HARQ bitmap information based on the indication information, where the HARQ bitmap information includes HARQ feedback information of at least one target transmission unit, and the target transmission unit indicates a downlink transmission unit that needs HARQ feedback in the plurality of downlink transmission units. The terminal sends the HARQ bitmap information to the access network device. Some embodiments of the present disclosure can reduce feedback resource overheads in an NTN scenario, reduce a communication delay, and improve a communication throughput rate.

Claims (51)

1 . A hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) bitmap information feedback method, applied to an apparatus, the method comprising:

receiving indication information from an access network device, wherein the indication information indicates disabled HARQ processes and enabled HARQ processes in a plurality of HARQ processes;

determining HARQ bitmap information based on the indication information, wherein the HARQ bitmap information comprises HARQ feedback information corresponding to at least one target transmission unit and the HARQ bitmap information does not include HARQ feedback information corresponding to at least one non-target transmission unit, the at least one target transmission unit represents a downlink transmission unit of a transmit block corresponding to an enabled HARQ process, and the at least one non-target transmission unit represents a downlink transmission unit of a transmit block corresponding to a disabled HARQ process,

and wherein the at least one target transmission unit comprises a plurality of target transmission units, and the plurality of target transmission units are consecutive downlink transmission units;

the at least one non-target transmission unit comprises a plurality of non-target transmission units, and the plurality of non-target transmission units are consecutive downlink transmission units; or

the at least one target transmission unit and the at least one non-target transmission unit are alternately spaced in time domain; and

sending the HARQ bitmap information to the access network device, wherein a type of the HARQ bitmap information is a semi-static type.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining the HARQ bitmap information based on the indication information comprises:

determining the at least one target transmission unit based on the indication information, wherein the enabled HARQ processes correspond to the at least one target transmission unit; and

forming the HARQ bitmap information based on the HARQ feedback information corresponding to the at least one target transmission unit.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the indication information is comprised in radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

4 . A hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) bitmap information feedback method, applied to an access network device, the method comprising:

sending indication information to a terminal, wherein the indication information indicates disabled HARQ processes and enabled HARQ processes in a plurality of HARQ processes; and

receiving HARQ bitmap information from the terminal, wherein the HARQ bitmap information comprises HARQ feedback information corresponding to at least one target transmission unit and the HARQ bitmap information does not include HARQ feedback information corresponding to at least one non-target transmission unit, the at least one target transmission unit represents a downlink transmission unit of a transmit block corresponding to an enabled HARQ process, and the at least one non-target transmission unit represents a downlink transmission unit of a transmit block corresponding to a disabled HARQ process, wherein a type of the HARQ bitmap information is a semi-static type,

and wherein the at least one target transmission unit comprises a plurality of target transmission units, and the plurality of target transmission units are consecutive downlink transmission units;

the at least one non-target transmission unit comprises a plurality of non-target transmission units, and the plurality of non-target transmission units are consecutive downlink transmission units; or

the at least one target transmission unit and the at least one non-target transmission unit are alternately spaced in time domain.

5 . The method according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one target transmission unit is determined based on the indication information, wherein the enabled HARQ processes correspond to the at least one target transmission unit, and wherein the HARQ bitmap information is formed based on the HARQ feedback information corresponding to the at least one target transmission unit.

6 . The method according to claim 4 , wherein the indication information is comprised in radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

7 . An apparatus, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor to store instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to perform:

receiving indication information from a network device, wherein the indication information indicates disabled HARQ processes and enabled HARQ processes in a plurality of HARQ processes;

determining HARQ bitmap information based on the indication information, wherein the HARQ bitmap information comprises HARQ feedback information corresponding to at least one target transmission unit and the HARQ bitmap information does not include HARQ feedback information corresponding to at least one non-target transmission unit, the at least one target transmission unit represents a downlink transmission unit of a transmit block corresponding to an enabled HARQ process, and the at least one non-target transmission unit represents a downlink transmission unit of a transmit block corresponding to a disabled HARQ process,

and wherein the at least one target transmission unit comprises a plurality of target transmission units, and the plurality of target transmission units are consecutive downlink transmission units;

the at least one non-target transmission unit comprises a plurality of non-target transmission units, and the plurality of non-target transmission units are consecutive downlink transmission units; or

the at least one target transmission unit and the at least one non-target transmission unit are alternately spaced in time domain; and

sending the HARQ bitmap information, wherein a type of the HARQ bitmap information is a semi-static type.

8 . The apparatus according to claim 7 ,

wherein the determining the HARQ bitmap information based on the indication information comprises:

determining the at least one target transmission unit based on the indication information, wherein the enabled HARQ processes correspond to the at least one target transmission unit; and

forming the HARQ bitmap information based on the HARQ feedback information corresponding to the at least one target transmission unit.

9 . The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the indication information is comprised in radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

10 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the indication information comprises indication parameter corresponding to each disabled HARQ process or each enabled HARQ process, wherein a parameter 0 represents an enabled HARQ process and a parameter 1 represents a disabled HARQ process.

11 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the HARQ bitmap information further comprise a default NACK for the disabled HARQ process.

12 . The method according to claim 4 , wherein the indication information comprises indication parameter corresponding to each disabled HARQ process or each enabled HARQ process, wherein a parameter 0 represents an enabled HARQ process and a parameter 1 represents a disabled HARQ process.

13 . The method according to claim 4 , wherein the HARQ bitmap information further comprise a default NACK for the disabled HARQ process.

14 . The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the indication information comprises indication parameter corresponding to each disabled HARQ process or each enabled HARQ process, wherein a parameter 0 represents an enabled HARQ process and a parameter 1 represents a disabled HARQ process.

15 . The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the HARQ bitmap information further comprise a default NACK for the disabled HARQ process.

16 . An apparatus, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor to store instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to perform:

sending indication information to a terminal, wherein the indication information indicates disabled HARQ processes and enabled HARQ processes in a plurality of HARQ processes; and

receiving HARQ bitmap information from the terminal, wherein the HARQ bitmap information comprises HARQ feedback information corresponding to at least one target transmission unit and the HARQ bitmap information does not include HARQ feedback information corresponding to at least one non-target transmission unit, the at least one target transmission unit represents a downlink transmission unit of a transmit block corresponding to an enabled HARQ process, and the at least one non-target transmission unit represents a downlink transmission unit of a transmit block corresponding to a disabled HARQ process, wherein a type of the HARQ bitmap information is a semi-static type,

and wherein the at least one target transmission unit comprises a plurality of target transmission units, and the plurality of target transmission units are consecutive downlink transmission units;

the at least one non-target transmission unit comprises a plurality of non-target transmission units, and the plurality of non-target transmission units are consecutive downlink transmission units; or

the at least one target transmission unit and the at least one non-target transmission unit are alternately spaced in time domain.

17 . The apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the at least one target transmission unit is determined based on the indication information, wherein the enabled HARQ processes correspond to the at least one target transmission unit, and wherein the HARQ bitmap information is formed based on the HARQ feedback information corresponding to the at least one target transmission unit.

18 . The apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the indication information is comprised in radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

19 . The apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the indication information comprises indication parameter corresponding to each disabled HARQ process or each enabled HARQ process, wherein a parameter 0 represents an enabled HARQ process and a parameter 1 represents a disabled HARQ process.

20 . The apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the HARQ bitmap information further comprise a default NACK for the disabled HARQ process.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 24, 2022
From: CHEN, YING; LUO, HEJIA; QIAO, YUNFEI; LI, RONG; WANG, JUN
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061514/0887 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010093986.7 · Feb 14, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021074365 · Jan 29, 2021
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