ENHANCED CARRIER AGGREGATION IN COMMUNICATIONS
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Abstract
A method comprises defining (401), in a network node (e NB), scheduled downlink carriers from a list of configured downlink carriers. The network node (e NB) defines (401) a downlink assignment index of the scheduled carrier having at least the lowest carrier index from the list of configured carriers, based on a total number of scheduled carriers. The network node (e NB) defines (401) the downlink assignment index for each other scheduled carrier having a higher carrier index from the list of configured carriers. The network node (e NB) transmits (402) to a terminal device (UE) a control message corresponding to each scheduled carrier, the control message indicating a downlink assignment scheduling a physical downlink shared channel, and comprising the defined downlink assignment index. The network node (e NB) receives (405) from the terminal device (UE), uplink control signalling indicating HARQ-ACKs related to physical downlink shared channels corresponding to the scheduled carriers.
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44 Claims
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25. An apparatus comprising
at least one processor; - and
at least one memory including a computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to define scheduled downlink carriers from a list of configured downlink carriers; define a downlink assignment index of the scheduled carrier having at least the lowest carrier index from the list of configured downlink carriers, based on a total number of scheduled carriers; define the downlink assignment index for each other scheduled carrier having a higher carrier index from the list of configured downlink carriers; based on the defining, cause to a terminal device transmission of a control message corresponding to each scheduled carrier, the control message indicating a downlink assignment scheduling a physical downlink shared channel, and comprising at least one information element indicating the defined downlink assignment index; receive, from the terminal device, uplink control signalling indicating HARQ-ACKs related to physical downlink shared channels corresponding to the scheduled carriers. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An apparatus comprising
at least one processor; - and
at least one memory including a computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to receive, from a network node, a downlink assignment scheduling a physical downlink shared channel, and downlink assignment indexes of scheduled carriers; responsive to the receiving, determine the number of scheduled carriers based on the downlink assignment indexes of the received downlink assignments; determine a HARQ-ACK codebook size; determine resources for conveying a HARQ-ACK message; based on the determining, cause transmission of a control message to the network node, the control message comprising at least one information element indicating HARQ-ACKs related to physical downlink shared channels corresponding to the determined number of scheduled carriers. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A method comprising
receiving, in a terminal device from a network node, a downlink assignment scheduling a physical downlink shared channel, and downlink assignment indexes of scheduled carriers; -
responsive to the receiving, determining, in the terminal device, the number of scheduled carriers based on the downlink assignment indexes of the received downlink assignments; determining, in the terminal device, a HARQ-ACK codebook size; determining, in the terminal device, resources for conveying a HARQ-ACK message; based on the determining, causing, in the terminal device, transmission of a control message to the network node, the control message comprising at least one information element indicating HARQ-ACKs related to physical downlink shared channels corresponding to the determined number of scheduled carriers.
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