IP Library Granted Patent US 9,504,029
Granted Patent B2
US 9,504,029 · App. 14/418,855 · Granted Nov 22, 2016

Method for signaling control information, and apparatus therefor

Inventors: Suckchel Yang (Anyang-si, KR); Joonkui Ahn (Anyang-si, KR); Bonghoe Kim (Anyang-si, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W72/042H04L1/0076H04L1/1671H04L1/1812H04L5/0032H04L5/0055H04W72/0413
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Patent No.
US 9,504,029
App. No.
14/418,855
Granted
Nov 22, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. In detail, the invention relates to a method for a terminal to transmit a UCI in a carrier aggregation-based wireless communication system, and to an apparatus therefor, wherein the method involves the steps of: forming a first cell group having a PCell; forming a second cell group having one or more SCells; receiving one or more data in the second cell group; and transmitting HARQ-ACK information on the one or more data through a PUCCH, wherein, when the first and second cell groups are managed by an identical base station, the HARQ-ACK information is transmitted in the PCell, and, when the first and second cell groups are managed by different base stations, the HARQ-ACK information is transmitted in the second cell group.

Claims (19)

1. A method for transmitting Uplink Control Information (UCI) by a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system based on carrier aggregation, the method comprising:

configuring a first cell group having a Primary Cell (PCell);

configuring a second cell group having one or more Secondary Cells (SCells);

receiving one or more data in the second cell group; and

transmitting Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ)-ACKnowledgment (ACK) information for the one or more data on a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH),

wherein if the first cell group and the second cell group are managed by the same Base Station (BS), the HARQ-ACK information is transmitted in the PCell, and if the first cell group and the second cell group are managed by different BSs, the HARQ-ACK information is transmitted in the second cell group.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein if the first cell group and the second cell group are managed by different BSs, the HARQ-ACK information is transmitted in a SCell of the second cell group, in which the one or more data have been received.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein if the first cell group and the second cell group are managed by different BSs, the HARQ-ACK information is transmitted in a SCell predetermined for HARQ-ACK transmission in the second cell group.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein if the first cell group and the second cell group are managed by the same BS and data is received in two or more SCells of the second cell group, whole HARQ-ACK information for the two or more SCells is transmitted in the PCell.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein if the first cell group and the second cell group are managed by different BSs and data is received in two or more SCells of the second cell group, HARQ-ACK information for each of the SCells is transmitted in the SCell.

6. A User Equipment (UE) for transmitting Uplink Control Information (UCI) in a wireless communication system based on carrier aggregation, the UE comprising:

a Radio Frequency (RF) unit; and

a processor,

wherein the processor is configured to configure a first cell group having a Primary Cell (PCell), configure a second cell group having one or more Secondary Cells (SCells), receive one or more data in the second cell group, and transmit Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ)-ACKnowledgment (ACK) information for the one or more data on a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH), and

wherein if the first cell group and the second cell group are managed by the same Base Station (BS), the HARQ-ACK information is transmitted in the PCell, and if the first cell group and the second cell group are managed by different BSs, the HARQ-ACK information is transmitted in the second cell group.

7. The UE according to claim 6 , wherein if the first cell group and the second cell group are managed by different BSs, the HARQ-ACK information is transmitted in a SCell of the second cell group, in which the one or more data have been received.

8. The UE according to claim 6 , wherein if the first cell group and the second cell group are managed by different BSs, the HARQ-ACK information is transmitted in a SCell predetermined for HARQ-ACK transmission in the second cell group.

9. The UE according to claim 6 , wherein if the first cell group and the second cell group are managed by the same BS and data is received in two or more SCells of the second cell group, whole HARQ-ACK information for the two or more SCells is transmitted in the PCell.

10. The UE according to claim 9 , wherein if the first cell group and the second cell group are managed by different BSs and data is received in two or more SCells of the second cell group, HARQ-ACK information for each of the SCells is transmitted in the SCell.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 12, 2015
From: YANG, SUCKCHEL; AHN, JOONKUI; KIM, BONGHOE
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Continuity (5)
Provisional Application 61678600 · Aug 1, 2012
Provisional Application 61750306 · Jan 8, 2013
Provisional Application 61822310 · May 11, 2013
Provisional Application 61807785 · Apr 3, 2013
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