IP Library Granted Patent US 9,538,529
Granted Patent B2
US 9,538,529 · App. 14/359,543 · Granted Jan 3, 2017

Method and apparatus for transmitting ACK/NACK signal in wireless communication system

Inventors: Dong Youn Seo (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Suck Chel Yang (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Joon Kui Ahn (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04W72/0446H04L1/1812H04L1/1854
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Patent No.
US 9,538,529
App. No.
14/359,543
Granted
Jan 3, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for transmitting an acknowledgement/not-acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) signal in a wireless communication system. The method includes the steps of: receiving a transmission block; and transmitting an ACK/NACK signal for the transmission block in a first subframe or a second subframe according to the size of the transmission block, wherein, when the size of the transmission block is smaller than or equal to a reference value, the ACK/NACK signal is transmitted in the first frame, when the size of the transmission block is greater than the reference value, the ACK/NACK signal is transmitted in the second subframe, and the second subframe is behind the first subframe in a time domain.

Claims (23)

1. A method for transmitting an acknowledgement/not-acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) of a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

receiving, by the UE, a first downlink control information (DCI) or a second DCI from a base station;

receiving, by the UE, a transport block scheduled by the first DCI or the second DCI from a base station; and

transmitting, by the UE, an ACK/NACK signal for the transport block to the base station in a first subframe or a second subframe,

wherein if the UE has received the first DCI, the UE transmits the ACK/NACK signal in the first subframe and

if the UE has received the second DCI, the UE transmits the ACK/NACK signal in the second subframe, and

wherein the second subframe is later than the first subframe in a time domain.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein when a subframe receiving the transport block is subframe n, the first subframe is subframe n+4 and the second subframe is subframe n+kadd (kadd is a natural number larger than 4).

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein when the first subframe is subframe n+kdefault (kdefault is any one of natural numbers of 4 or more), the second subframe is subframe n+kdefault+kadd (kadd is a natural number larger than 0).

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein when the first subframe is subframe n+kdefault (kdefault is any one of natural numbers of 4 or more) and the second subframe is subframe n+kdefault+kadd, the kadd is one of a plurality of fixed values.

5. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the second DCI includes a field indicating the second subframe.

6. A user equipment (UE) comprising:

a transceiver which transmits or receives a radio signal; and

a processor connected with the transceiver,

wherein the processor controls the transceiver to receive a first downlink control information (DCI) or a second DCI from a base station, receive a transport block which scheduled by the first DCI or the second DCI from the base station, and transmit an ACK/NACK for the transport block to the base station in a first subframe or a second subframe,

wherein if the UE has received the first DCI, the UE transmits the ACK/NACK signal in the first subframe, and if the UE has received the second DCI, the UE transmits the ACK/NACK signal in the second subframe, and

wherein the second subframe is later than the first subframe in a time domain.

7. The UE of claim 6 , wherein when a subframe receiving the transport block is subframe n, the first subframe is subframe n+4 and the second subframe is subframe n+kadd (kadd is a natural number larger than 4).

8. The UE of claim 6 , wherein when the first subframe is subframe n+kdefault (kdefault is any one of natural numbers of 4 or more), the second subframe is subframe n+kdefault+kadd (kadd is a natural number larger than 0).

9. The UE of claim 6 , wherein when the first subframe is subframe n+kdefault (kdefault is any one of natural numbers of 4 or more) and the second subframe is subframe n+kdefault+kadd, the kadd is one of a plurality of fixed values.

10. The UE of claim 6 ,

wherein the second DCI includes a field indicating the second subframe.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 20, 2014
From: SEO, DONG YOUN; YANG, SUCK CHEL; AHN, JOON KUI
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 032962/0044 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61562401 · Nov 21, 2011
Related Publication 20140328333A1 · Nov 6, 2014