Data processing method and apparatus

• US 10,491,336 B2
• Filed: 08/17/2017
• Issued: 11/26/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Zeng, Qinghai, Guo, Yi
• Primary Examiner(s): Elallam, Ahmed
• Application Number:
  US15/679,750
• Publication Number:
  US 20170346602A1
• Time in Patent Office: 831 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1812 Hybrid protocols; Hybrid automatic repeat request [HARQ]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1822 involving configuration of automatic repeat request [ARQ] with parallel processes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1861 Physical mapping arrangements for ACK signaling see also H04L5/0053
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1893 Physical mapping arrangements physical resource mapping in general H04L5/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0453 Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal

Abstract

The present invention includes a data processing method used for implementing data transmission between multiple carriers and a HARQ entity. A terminal receives mapping relationship information sent from a base station, where the mapping relationship information is used to indicate a mapping relationship between a HARQ entity of the terminal and a frequency resource configured by the base station for the terminal. The terminal determines frequency resource. The terminal determines a HARQ entity corresponding to the frequency resource according to the mapping relationship information, and processes a HARQ data block transmitted on the frequency resource by using the HARQ entity. Therefore, carrier communication channels for real-time transmission between the base station and the terminal are increased, to improve transmission efficiency.

Claims

1. A data processing method, comprising:

receiving, by a terminal, mapping relationship information sent from a base station, wherein the mapping relationship information is used to indicate a mapping relationship between a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) entity of the terminal and a frequency resource configured by the base station for the terminal;

determining, by the terminal, the frequency resource;

determining, by the terminal according to the mapping relationship information, a HARQ entity corresponding to the frequency resource; and

processing, by the terminal by using the HARQ entity, a HARQ data block transmitted on the frequency resource,

wherein the frequency resource comprises a configured carrier,

wherein the determining, by the terminal, the frequency resource comprises;

determining, by the terminal, the configured carrier according to scheduling grant signaling that comprises a configured carrier identifier and that is sent from the base station,

wherein the scheduling grant signaling further comprises an indication message of a HARQ entity corresponding to the configured carrier, and

wherein the determining, by the terminal according to the mapping relationship information, the HARQ entity corresponding to the frequency resource comprises;

determining, by the terminal according to the indication message, the HARQ entity corresponding to the configured carrier.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

when failing to send the HARQ data block and receiving no scheduling grant signaling used for retransmitting the HARQ data block, determining, by the terminal, a retransmission frequency resource corresponding to the HARQ entity; and

retransmitting, by the terminal, the HARQ data block to the base station by using the retransmission frequency resource.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the processing, by the terminal by using the HARQ entity, a HARQ data block transmitted on the frequency resource, comprises:

performing, by the terminal by using the HARQ entity, first processing on a first HARQ data block that needs to be transmitted on the frequency resource, wherein the first processing comprises generating the first HARQ data block.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the processing, by the terminal by using the HARQ entity, the HARQ data block transmitted on the frequency resource, comprises:

performing, by the terminal by using the HARQ entity, second processing on a second HARQ data block received by using the frequency resource, wherein the second processing comprises any one of;

if the second HARQ data block is a HARQ data block sent from the base station by using different frequency resources, selecting, by the terminal according to the mapping relationship information, a corresponding HARQ entity to perform data decoding on the second HARQ data block; and

if the second HARQ data block is a HARQ data block sent from the base station by using the frequency resource, selecting, by the terminal according to the mapping relationship information, a corresponding HARQ entity to perform data decoding on the second HARQ data blocks.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the second processing further comprises:

if the second HARQ data block is a retransmitted data block, and the frequency resource used for transmitting the second HARQ data block corresponds to the HARQ entity, performing, by the terminal, data decoding on the second HARQ data block by using the HARQ entity; and

when the data decoding fails, performing, by the terminal, decoding on the second HARQ data block and content of the second HARQ data block in a receive buffer.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the frequency resource comprises a configured carrier;

and the mapping relationship information comprises;

a carrier list and a HARQ entity index corresponding to each carrier in the carrier list.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the frequency resource comprises a configured carrier;

and the mapping relationship information comprises;

carrier group information, wherein a quantity of carrier groups in the carrier group information is less than or equal to a maximum quantity of HARQ entities supported by the terminal, and carriers in a same carrier group are corresponding to a same HARQ entity.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the frequency resource comprises a configured carrier;

and the mapping relationship information comprises;

a carrier list and a sequence number of each carrier in the carrier list.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the frequency resource comprises a configured carrier;

and the mapping relationship information comprises;

a carrier list, and a sequence number of each carrier and status information of each carrier in the carrier list, wherein a status of the carrier comprises any one of an active state or an inactive state.

10. A terminal, comprising:

a receiver, configured to receive mapping relationship information sent from a base station, wherein the mapping relationship information is used to indicate a mapping relationship between a HARQ entity of the terminal and a frequency resource configured by the base station for the terminal; and

a processor, configured to;

determine the frequency resource, wherein the frequency resource comprises a configured carrier;

determine a HARQ entity corresponding to the frequency resource according to the mapping relationship information;

process, by using the HARQ entity, a HARQ data block transmitted on the frequency resource;

determine the configured carrier according to scheduling grant signaling that comprises a configured carrier identifier and that is sent from the base station, wherein the scheduling grant signaling further comprises an indication message of a HARQ entity corresponding to the configured carrier; and

determine, according to the indication message, the HARQ entity corresponding to the configured carrier.

11. The terminal according to claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to:

when the terminal fails to send the HARQ data block and receives no scheduling grant signaling used for retransmitting the HARQ data block, determine a retransmission frequency resource corresponding to the HARQ entity;

the terminal further comprises a transmitter, configured to;

after the retransmission frequency resource corresponding to the HARQ entity is determined, retransmit the HARQ data block to the base station by using the retransmission frequency resource.

12. The terminal according to claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to perform, by using the HARQ entity, first processing on a first HARQ data block that needs to be transmitted on the frequency resource, wherein the first processing comprises:

generating the first HARQ data block.

13. The terminal according to claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to perform, by using the HARQ entity, second processing on a second HARQ data block received by using the frequency resource, wherein the second processing comprises any one of:

if the second HARQ data block is a HARQ data block sent from the base station by using different frequency resources, selecting a corresponding HARQ entity to perform data decoding on the second HARQ data block according to the mapping relationship information; and

if the second HARQ data block is a HARQ data block sent from the base station by using the frequency resource, selecting a corresponding HARQ entity to perform data decoding on the second HARQ data block according to the mapping relationship information.

14. The terminal according to claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured to:

if the second HARQ data block is a retransmitted data block, and the frequency resource used for transmitting the second HARQ data block corresponds to the HARQ entity, perform data decoding on the second HARQ data block by using the HARQ entity; and

when the data decoding fails, perform decoding on the second HARQ data block and content of the second HARQ data block in a receive buffer.

15. The terminal according to claim 10, wherein the frequency resource comprises a configured carrier;

and the mapping relationship information comprises;

a carrier list and a HARQ entity index corresponding to each carrier in the carrier list.

16. The terminal according to claim 10, wherein the frequency resource comprises a configured carrier;

and the mapping relationship information comprises;

carrier group information, wherein a quantity of carrier groups in the carrier group information is less than or equal to a maximum quantity of HARQ entities supported by the terminal, and carriers in a same carrier group are corresponding to a same HARQ entity.

17. The terminal according to claim 10, wherein the frequency resource comprises a configured carrier;

and the mapping relationship information comprises;

a carrier list and a sequence number of each carrier in the carrier list.

18. The terminal according to claim 10, wherein the frequency resource comprises a configured carrier;

and the mapping relationship information comprises;

a carrier list, and a sequence number of each carrier and status information of each carrier in the carrier list, wherein a status of the carrier comprises any one of an active state or an inactive state.