REDUCED DELAY HARQ PROCESS TIMELINE FOR FDD-TDD CARRIER AGGREGATION

• US 20150085720A1
• Filed: 09/25/2014
• Published: 03/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Gaal, Peter, Chen, Wanshi, Damnjanovic, Jelena
• Application Number:
  US14/497,268
• Publication Number:
  US 20150085720A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/280
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1854 Scheduling and prioritising arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1887 Scheduling and prioritising arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1896 ARQ related signaling
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0092 Indication of how the channel is divided
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/14 Two-way operation using the same type of signal, i.e. duplex
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal

Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for multi-carrier scheduling in wireless communications networks. The described techniques may be employed to minimize hybrid automatic repeat requests (HARQ) delay in a wireless communications network utilizing one or more TDD component carriers and one or more FDD component carriers. Scheduling of TDD uplink (UL) and downlink (DL) may be determined based on an FDD component carrier. A number of HARQ processes may be determined for a TDD component carrier based on DL/UL configuration of the TDD component carrier. Scheduling may include overwriting certain HARQ transfers. The described techniques may apply to any TDD DL/UL configuration.

Claims

1. A method of wireless communication, comprising:

determining a configuration for a set of component carriers in carrier aggregation, the set of component carriers comprising a time-division duplexing (TDD) secondary component carrier (SCC) and a frequency-division duplexing (FDD) SCC;

identifying a scheduling timing and an uplink hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) timing of the FDD SCC based at least in part on a time duration of each frame of the TDD SCC; and

communicating with a node based at least in part on the identified scheduling timing and uplink HARQ timing of the FDD SCC.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the time duration of each frame of the TDD SCC comprises ten (10) milliseconds.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the scheduling timing of the FDD SCC comprises four (4) milliseconds.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the scheduling timing of the FDD SCC comprises a time difference between an uplink grant or physical hybrid indicator channel (PHICH) transmission and a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission; and

the uplink HARQ timing of the FDD SCC comprises a time difference between the PUSCH transmission and a subsequent PHICH transmission.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of component carriers further comprises an frequency-division duplexing (FDD) primary cell (PCC).

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the FDD SCC is cross-carrier scheduled from the TDD SCC.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the TDD SCC comprises an downlink-uplink (DL/UL) configuration selected from a plurality of DL/UL configurations.

8. A method of wireless communication, comprising:

configuring a set of component carriers in carrier aggregation to serve a user equipment (UE), the set of component carriers comprising a time-division duplexing (TDD) secondary component carrier (SCC) and a frequency-division duplexing (FDD) SCC;

determining a scheduling timing and an uplink hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) timing of the FDD SCC based at least in part on a time duration of each frame of the TDD SCC; and

communicating with the UE based at least in part on the determined scheduling timing and uplink HARQ timing of the FDD SCC.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the time duration of each frame of the TDD SCC comprises ten (10) milliseconds.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the scheduling timing of the FDD SCC comprises four (4) milliseconds.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein:

the scheduling timing of the FDD SCC comprises a time difference between an uplink grant or physical hybrid indicator channel (PHICH) transmission and a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission; and

the uplink HARQ timing of the FDD SCC comprises a time difference between the PUSCH transmission and a subsequent PHICH transmission.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the set of component carriers further comprises an FDD primary component carrier (PCC).

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the FDD SCC is cross-carrier scheduled from the TDD SCC.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the TDD SCC comprises an downlink-uplink (DL/UL) configuration selected from a plurality of DL/UL configurations.

15. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

indicating the configuration of the set of component carriers to the UE via radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

16. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

a processor;

memory in electronic communication with the processor; and

instructions stored on the memory, the instructions executable by the processor to;

determine a configuration for a set of component carriers in carrier aggregation, the set of component carriers comprising a time-division duplexing (TDD) secondary component carrier (SCC) and a frequency-division duplexing (FDD) SCC;

identify a scheduling timing and an uplink hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) timing of the FDD SCC based at least in part on a time duration of each frame of the TDD SCC; and

communicate with a node based at least in part on the identified scheduling timing and uplink HARQ timing of the FDD SCC.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the time duration of each frame of the TDD SCC comprises ten (10) milliseconds.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the scheduling timing of the FDD SCC comprises four (4) milliseconds.

19. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein:

the scheduling timing of the FDD SCC comprises a time difference between an uplink grant or physical hybrid indicator channel (PHICH) transmission and a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission; and

the uplink HARQ timing of the FDD SCC comprises a time difference between the PUSCH transmission and a subsequent PHICH transmission.

20. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the set of component carriers further comprises an frequency-division duplexing (FDD) primary cell (PCC).

21. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the FDD SCC is cross-carrier scheduled from the TDD SCC.

22. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the TDD SCC comprises a downlink-uplink (DL/UL) configuration selected from a plurality of DL/UL configurations.

23. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

a processor;

memory in electronic communication with the processor; and

instructions stored on the memory, the instructions executable by the processor to;

configure a set of component carriers in carrier aggregation to serve a user equipment (UE), the set of component carriers comprising a time-division duplexing (TDD) secondary component carrier (SCC) and a frequency-division duplexing (FDD) SCC;

determine a scheduling timing and an uplink hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) timing of the FDD SCC based at least in part on a time duration of each frame of the TDD SCC; and

communicate with the UE based at least in part on the determined scheduling timing and uplink HARQ timing of the FDD SCC.

24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the time duration of each frame of the TDD SCC comprises ten (10) milliseconds.

25. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the scheduling timing of the FDD SCC comprises four (4) milliseconds.

26. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein:

the scheduling timing of the FDD SCC comprises a time difference between an uplink grant or physical hybrid indicator channel (PHICH) transmission and a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission; and

the uplink HARQ timing of the FDD SCC comprises a time difference between the PUSCH transmission and a subsequent PHICH transmission.

27. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the set of component carriers further comprises an FDD primary component carrier (PCC).

28. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the FDD SCC is cross-carrier scheduled from the TDD SCC.

29. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the TDD SCC comprises a downlink-uplink (DL/UL) configuration selected from a plurality of DL/UL configurations.

30. The apparatus of claim 23, further comprising:

indicating the configuration of the set of component carriers to the UE via radio resource control (RRC) signaling.