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Granted Patent B2
US 9,319,203 · App. 14/119,394 · Granted Apr 19, 2016

Method of transmitting control information and device for same

Inventors: Suckchel Yang (Anyang-si, KR); Dongyoun Seo (Anyang-si, KR); Mingyu Kim (Anyang-si, KR); Hanbyul Seo (Anyang-si, KR); Joonkui Ahn (Anyang-si, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04L5/0082H04L1/1867H04W4/005
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Patent No.
US 9,319,203
App. No.
14/119,394
Granted
Apr 19, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. In more detail, a method for performing HARQ (hybrid automatic repeat request) retransmission by a communication device in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: initially transmitting a data block to a Base Station (BS); attempting PDCCH (physical downlink control channel detection) in a predetermined time interval including a plurality of subframes after transmission of an uplink channel signal; and retransmitting the data block when a PDCCH signal indicating retransmission of the data block is detected in the predetermined time interval, wherein reception of a PHICH (physical hybrid ARQ indicator channel) corresponding to initial transmission of the data block is skipped.

Claims (21)

1. A method for performing HARQ (hybrid automatic repeat request) retransmission by a communication device in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

initially transmitting a data block to a Base Station (BS);

attempting a detection of PDCCH (physical downlink control channel) in a predetermined time interval including a plurality of subframes after transmission of an uplink channel signal; and

retransmitting the data block using a resource indicated by the PDCCH,

wherein a retransmission is indicated by a physical hybrid ARQ indicator channel (PHICH) when the user equipment (UE) is a first type UE, and

wherein, when the UE is a second type UE, the retransmission is indicated by a HARQ index included in the PDDCH and a reception of a PHICH corresponding to the retransmission is skipped.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the initial transmission of the data block is performed through a PUSCH (physical uplink shared channel) allocated to SPS (semi-persistent scheduling).

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the predetermined time interval is periodically given according to an SPS transmission period, and PDCCH detection is skipped in subframes other than the predetermined time interval.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second type UE is an MTC (machine type communication) UE.

5. A communication device configured to perform HARQ (hybrid automatic repeat request) retransmission in a wireless communication system, the communication device comprising:

a radio frequency (RF) unit; and

a processor,

wherein the processor is configured to:

initially transmit a data block to a Base Station (BS),

attempt a detection of PDCCH (physical downlink control channel) in a predetermined time interval including a plurality of subframes after transmission of an uplink channel signal, and

retransmit the data block using a resource indicated by the PDCCH,

wherein a retransmission is indicated by a physical hybrid ARQ indicator channel (PHICH) when the user equipment (UE) is a first type UE, and

wherein, when the UE is a second type UE, the retransmission is indicated by a HARQ index included in the PDDCH and a reception of a PHICH corresponding to the retransmission is skipped.

6. The communication device according to claim 5 , wherein initial transmission of the data block is performed through a PUSCH (physical uplink shared channel) allocated to SPS (semi-persistent scheduling).

7. The communication device according to claim 6 , wherein the predetermined time interval is periodically assigned according to an SPS transmission period, and PDCCH detection is skipped in subframes other than subframes corresponding to the predetermined time interval.

8. The communication device according to claim 5 , wherein the second type UE is an MTC (machine type communication) UE.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2013
From: YANG, SUCKCHEL; SEO, DONGYOUN; KIM, MINGYU; SEO, HANBYUL; AHN, JOONKUI
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 031660/0726 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 61508068 · Jul 15, 2011
Provisional Application 61497076 · Jun 15, 2011
Related Publication 20140105191A1 · Apr 17, 2014