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Granted Patent B2
US 12,627,417 · App. 18/214,843 · Granted May 12, 2026

Multiple cells scheduling with hybrid automatic repeat request

Inventors: Kai Xu (Great Falls, VA); Hua Zhou (Vienna, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Ali Cagatay Cirik (Chantilly, VA); Hyoungsuk Jeon (Centreville, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04L1/1854H04L1/1812
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Patent No.
US 12,627,417
App. No.
18/214,843
Granted
May 12, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device receives downlink control information (DCI) scheduling a first transport block via a first cell and a second transport block via a second cell. The DCI also comprises a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process number. The wireless device decodes the first transport block, received via the first cell, based on a first HARQ process identified by the HARQ process number and decodes the second transport block, received via the second cell, based on the first HARQ process and an offset value.

Claims (52)

1 . 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 downlink control information:

scheduling a first transport block via a first cell and a second transport block via a second cell; and

comprising a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process number for a first HARQ process and the first cell;

receive a medium access control control element (MAC CE) indicating an offset value based on an identifier of the second cell;

determine a second HARQ process, for the second transport block, identified based on the HARQ process number for the first HARQ process and the offset value; and

decode:

the first transport block, received via the first cell, based on the first HARQ process identified by the HARQ process number; and

the second transport block, received via the second cell, based on the second HARQ process.

2 . The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the second transport block is decoded based on a summation of the HARQ process number and the offset value.

3 . The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the first transport block is different from the second transport block.

4 . The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to determine

the first HARQ process based on the HARQ process number.

5 . The wireless device of claim 4 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to determine a HARQ process identity (ID), of the first HARQ process, equal to the HARQ process number.

6 . The wireless device of claim 4 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to determine a HARQ process ID, of the second HARQ process, equal to the HARQ process number plus the offset value.

7 . The wireless device of claim 4 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to determine the second HARQ process using a modulo operation based on a summation of the HARQ process number, the offset value, and a maximum number of HARQ processes.

8 . The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the downlink control information comprises a bitfield indicating the HARQ process number.

9 . The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to:

receive a configuration parameter indicating a plurality of cells; and

receive the medium access control control element indicating a subset of cells from the plurality of cells, wherein the subset of cells comprises the first cell and the second cell.

10 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a wireless device, cause the wireless device to:

receive downlink control information:

scheduling a first transport block via a first cell and a second transport block via a second cell; and

comprising a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process number for a first HARQ process and the first cell;

receive a medium access control control element (MAC CE) indicating an offset value based on an identifier of the second cell;

determine a second HARQ process, for the second transport block, identified based on the HARQ process number for the first HARQ process and the offset value; and

decode:

the first transport block, received via the first cell, based on the first HARQ process identified by the HARQ process number; and

the second transport block, received via the second cell, based on the second HARQ process and an offset value.

11 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the second transport block is decoded based on a summation of the HARQ process number and the offset value.

12 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the first transport block is different from the second transport block.

13 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to determine

the first HARQ process based on the HARQ process number.

14 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to determine a HARQ process identity (ID), of the first HARQ process, equal to the HARQ process number.

15 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to determine a HARQ process ID, of the second HARQ process, equal to the HARQ process number plus the offset value.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to determine the second HARQ process using a modulo operation based on a summation of the HARQ process number, the offset value, and a maximum number of HARQ processes.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the downlink control information comprises a bitfield indicating the HARQ process number.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to:

receive a configuration parameter indicating a plurality of cells; and

receive the medium access control control element indicating a subset of cells from the plurality of cells, wherein the subset of cells comprises the first cell and the second cell.

19 . A method, comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, downlink control information:

scheduling a first transport block via a first cell and a second transport block via a second cell; and

comprising a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process number for a first HARQ process and the first cell;

receiving a medium access control control element (MAC CE) indicating an offset value based on an identifier of the second cell;

determining a second HARQ process, for the second transport block, identified based on the HARQ process number for the first HARQ process and the offset value; and

decoding:

the first transport block, received via the first cell, based on the first HARQ process identified by the HARQ process number; and

the second transport block, received via the second cell, based on the second HARQ process.

20 . The method of claim 19 , further comprising determining the first HARQ process based on the HARQ process number.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 14, 2023
From: XU, KAI; ZHOU, HUA; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; CIRIK, ALI CAGATAY; JEON, HYOUNGSUK
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 065552/0469 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63356822 · Jun 29, 2022
Related Publication 20240007232A1 · Jan 4, 2024
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