Transmission of feedback information for data transmissions on multiple carriers

• US 8,792,427 B2
• Filed: 05/03/2010
• Issued: 07/29/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/04/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Damnjanovic, Jelena M., Montojo, Juan, Zhang, Xiaoxia
• Primary Examiner(s): Phillips, Hassan
• Assistant Examiner(s): JONES, PRENELL P
• Application Number:
  US12/772,944
• Publication Number:
  US 20110116455A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,548 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 370/329
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0028 Formatting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/18 Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1861 Physical mapping arrangements for ACK signaling see also H04L5/0053
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0007 the frequencies being orthogonal, e.g. OFDM(A), DMT
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0055 Physical resource allocation for ACK/NACK for physical mapping arrangements in ARQ protocols H04L1/1861
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/006 Quality of the received signal, e.g. BER, SNR, water filling
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0094 Indication of how sub-channels of the path are allocated
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/06 the signals being represented by different frequencies combined with time-division multiplexing H04L5/26

Abstract

Techniques for sending feedback information for multi-carrier operation are described. In an aspect, feedback information for data transmissions on multiple downlink carriers may be sent on at least one uplink resource determined based on at least one downlink resource used to send at least one downlink grant for the data transmissions. In another aspect, feedback information for data transmissions on multiple downlink carriers may be sent with reduced or no orthogonal spreading to enable more feedback information to be sent. In yet another aspect, feedback information for data transmissions on multiple downlink carriers may be sent with channel selection. A UE may send a transmission of at least one signal value on at least one resource to convey acknowledgement (ACK) information for data transmissions on multiple downlink carriers. The signal value(s) and resource(s) may be determined based on the content of the ACK information.

Claims

1. A method for wireless communication, comprising:

receiving at least one downlink grant for data transmissions on a plurality of downlink carriers, wherein the receiving the at least one downlink grant comprises receiving a plurality of downlink grants for the data transmissions on the plurality of downlink carriers, one downlink grant for data transmission on each downlink carrier, and wherein the receiving the plurality of downlink grants comprises receiving each downlink grant on any one of the plurality of downlink carriers;

receiving the data transmissions on the plurality of downlink carriers;

determining feedback information for the data transmissions;

determining at least one uplink resource to use to send the feedback information based on at least one downlink resource used to send the at least one downlink grant, wherein the determining the at least one uplink resource comprises determining an uplink resource to use to send feedback information for the data transmission on each downlink carrier based on a first control channel element (CCE) used to send the downlink grant for the data transmission on the downlink carrier; and

sending the feedback information on the at least one uplink resource.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the feedback information comprises acknowledgement (ACK) information.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving the plurality of downlink grants comprises receiving each downlink grant on a different one of the plurality of downlink carriers.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein each downlink carrier is associated with a plurality of CCEs, and wherein CCEs for the plurality of downlink carriers are assigned unique indices based on common CCE numbering across the plurality of downlink carriers.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving the at least one downlink grant comprises receiving a single downlink grant for the data transmissions on the plurality of downlink carriers, and wherein the determining the at least one uplink resource comprises determining the at least one uplink resource based on a first control channel element (CCE) used to send the single downlink grant.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the determining the at least one uplink resource comprises determining an uplink resource to use to send feedback information for data transmission on each downlink carrier based on the first CCE used to send the single downlink grant and the downlink carrier used to send the data transmission.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the plurality of downlink carriers are associated with a plurality of CCEs starting with the first CCE, and wherein the determining the at least one uplink resource comprises determining an uplink resource to use to send feedback information for data transmission on each downlink carrier based on a CCE associated with the downlink carrier used to send the data transmission.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein an uplink resource to use to send feedback information for data transmission on each downlink carrier comprises a frequency region on an uplink carrier, an orthogonal sequence, and a reference signal sequence, wherein the frequency region is determined based on the downlink carrier used for the data transmission, and wherein the orthogonal sequence and the reference signal sequence are determined based on the first CCE used to send the single downlink grant.

9. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

means for receiving at least one downlink grant for data transmissions on a plurality of downlink carriers, wherein the means for receiving the at least one downlink grant comprises means for receiving a plurality of downlink grants for the data transmissions on the plurality of downlink carriers, one downlink grant for data transmission on each downlink carrier, and wherein the means for receiving the plurality of downlink grants comprises means for receiving each downlink grant on any one of the plurality of downlink carriers;

means for receiving the data transmissions on the plurality of downlink carriers;

means for determining feedback information for the data transmissions;

means for determining at least one uplink resource to use to send the feedback information based on at least one downlink resource used to send the at least one downlink grant, wherein the means for determining the at least one uplink resource comprises means for determining an uplink resource to use to send feedback information for the data transmission on each downlink carrier based on a first control channel element (CCE) used to send the downlink grant for the data transmission on the downlink carrier; and

means for sending the feedback information on the at least one uplink resource.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the means for receiving the at least one downlink grant comprises means for receiving a single downlink grant for the data transmissions on the plurality of downlink carriers, and wherein the means for determining the at least one uplink resource comprises means for determining the at least one uplink resource based on a first control channel element (CCE) used to send the single downlink grant.

11. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

at least one processor configured;

to receive at least one downlink grant for data transmissions on a plurality of downlink carriers, wherein the receiving the at least one downlink grant comprises receiving a plurality of downlink grants for the data transmissions on the plurality of downlink carriers, one downlink grant for data transmission on each downlink carrier, and wherein the receiving the plurality of downlink grants comprises receiving each downlink grant on any one of the plurality of downlink carriers,

to receive the data transmissions on the plurality of downlink carriers, to determine feedback information for the data transmissions,

to determine at least one uplink resource to use to send the feedback information based on at least one downlink resource used to send the at least one downlink grant, wherein the determining the at least one uplink resource comprises determining an uplink resource to use to send feedback information for the data transmission on each downlink carrier based on a first control channel element (CCE) used to send the downlink grant for the data transmission on the downlink carrier, and

to send the feedback information on the at least one uplink resource.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the at least one processor is configured to receive a single downlink grant for the data transmissions on the plurality of downlink carriers, and to determine the at least one uplink resource based on a first control channel element (CCE) used to send the single downlink grant.

13. A computer program product, comprising:

a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising;

code for causing at least one computer to receive at least one downlink grant for data transmissions on a plurality of downlink carriers, wherein the receiving the at least one downlink grant comprises receiving a plurality of downlink grants for the data transmissions on the plurality of downlink carriers, one downlink grant for data transmission on each downlink carrier, and wherein the receiving the plurality of downlink grants comprises receiving each downlink grant on any one of the plurality of downlink carriers,

code for causing the at least one computer to receive the data transmissions on the plurality of downlink carriers,

code for causing the at least one computer to determine feedback information for the data transmissions,

code for causing the at least one computer to determine at least one uplink resource to use to send the feedback information based on at least one downlink resource used to send the at least one downlink grant, wherein the determining the at least one uplink resource comprises determining an uplink resource to use to send feedback information for the data transmission on each downlink carrier based on a first control channel element (CCE) used to send the downlink grant for the data transmission on the downlink carrier, and

code for causing the at least one computer to send the feedback information on the at least one uplink resource.

14. A method for wireless communication, comprising:

sending at least one downlink grant for data transmissions on a plurality of downlink carriers, wherein the sending the at least one downlink grant comprises sending a plurality of downlink grants for the data transmissions on the plurality of downlink carriers, one downlink grant for data transmission on each downlink carrier, wherein the sending the plurality of downlink grants comprises sending each downlink grant on any one of the plurality of downlink carriers;

sending the data transmissions on the plurality of downlink carriers;

determining at least one uplink resource used to send feedback information for the data transmissions based on at least one downlink resource used to send the at least one downlink grant, wherein the determining the at least one uplink resource comprises determining an uplink resource to use to send feedback information for the data transmission on each downlink carrier based on a first control channel element (CCE) used to send the downlink grant for the data transmission on the downlink carrier; and

receiving the feedback information on the at least one uplink resource.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the sending the at least one downlink grant comprises sending a single downlink grant for the data transmissions on the plurality of downlink carriers, and wherein the determining the at least one uplink resource comprises determining the at least one uplink resource based on a first control channel element (CCE) used to send the single downlink grant.

16. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

means for sending at least one downlink grant for data transmissions on a plurality of downlink carriers, wherein the means for sending the at least one downlink grant comprises means for sending a plurality of downlink grants for the data transmissions on the plurality of downlink carriers, one downlink grant for data transmission on each downlink carrier, and wherein the means for sending the plurality of downlink grants comprises means for sending each downlink grant on any one of the plurality of downlink carriers;

means for sending the data transmissions on the plurality of downlink carriers;

means for determining at least one uplink resource used to send feedback information for the data transmissions based on at least one downlink resource used to send the at least one downlink grant, wherein the means for determining the at least one uplink resource comprises means for determining an uplink resource to use to send feedback information for the data transmission on each downlink carrier based on a first control channel element (CCE) used to send the downlink grant for the data transmission on the downlink carrier; and

means for receiving the feedback information on the at least one uplink resource.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the means for sending the at least one downlink grant comprises means for sending a single downlink grant for the data transmissions on the plurality of downlink carriers, and wherein the means for determining the at least one uplink resource comprises means for determining the at least one uplink resource based on a first control channel element (CCE) used to send the single downlink grant.