Devices for sending and receiving feedback information

• US 9,031,002 B2
• Filed: 01/11/2013
• Issued: 05/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Khoshnevis, Ahmad, Yamada, Shohei
• Primary Examiner(s): ROSE, KERRI M
• Application Number:
  US13/740,104
• Publication Number:
  US 20140198730A1
• Time in Patent Office: 851 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 370/328
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1861 Physical mapping arrangements for ACK signaling see also H04L5/0053
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1896 ARQ related signaling
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/06 Optimizing the usage of the radio link, e.g. header compression, information sizing , discarding information system modifying transmission characteristic according to link quality by modifying frame length H04L1/0007; dynamic adaptation of the packet size for flow control or congestion control H04L47/365
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/21 in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network

Abstract

An evolved Node B (eNB) for sending feedback information is described. The eNB includes a processor and instructions stored in memory that is in electronic communication with the processor. The eNB determines configuration parameters related to an Enhanced Physical Hybrid-Automatic Repeat reQuest (ARQ) Indicator Channel (EPHICH). The eNB also sends a configuration signal based on the configuration parameters. The eNB additionally receives data in a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH). The eNB further sends Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Acknowledgement/Negative Acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information based on the configuration parameters.

Claims

1. An evolved Node B (eNB) for sending feedback information, comprising:

a processor;

memory in electronic communication with the processor, wherein instructions stored in the memory are executable to;

determine configuration parameters related to an Enhanced Physical Hybrid-Automatic Repeat reQuest (ARQ) Indicator Channel (EPHICH);

send a configuration signal based on the configuration parameters, wherein the configuration signal indicates one or more sets of configuration parameters comprising at least one of an EPHICH group and an EPHICH group set, wherein the EPHICH group comprises multiple EPHICHs mapped to a same set of resource elements, and wherein the EPHICH group set comprises one or more EHPICH groups;

receive data in a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH); and

send Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Acknowledgement/Negative Acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information based on the configuration parameters.

2. The eNB of claim 1, wherein configuration of the EPHICH group set is cell specific or User Equipment (UE) specific.

3. The eNB of claim 1, wherein configuration of a first EPHICH group set is cell specific and configuration of a second EPHICH group set is User Equipment (UE) specific.

4. The eNB of claim 1, wherein the configuration signal comprises higher layer signaling.

5. The eNB of claim 1, wherein the configuration signal comprises a linkage between an EPHICH group set and an EPHICH group.

6. The eNB of claim 1, wherein the configuration signal comprises one or more EHPICH group set indexes.

7. The eNB of claim 1, wherein the configuration signal comprises a linkage between an EPHICH group set and at least one of a virtual cell ID (VCID) and a transmit power control (TPC) index.

8. The eNB of claim 1, wherein the configuration signal indicates that the EPHICH is configured.

9. A User Equipment (UE) for receiving feedback information, comprising:

a processor;

memory in electronic communication with the processor, wherein instructions stored in the memory are executable to;

receive a configuration signal related to an Enhanced Physical Hybrid-Automatic Repeat reQuest (ARQ) Indicator Channel (EPHICH), wherein the configuration signal indicates one or more configuration parameters comprising at least one of an EPHICH group and an EPHICH group set, wherein the EPHICH group comprises multiple EPHICHs mapped to a same set of resource elements, and wherein the EPHICH group set comprises one or more EHPICH groups;

determine configuration parameters based on the configuration signal;

send data in a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH); and

obtain Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Acknowledgement/Negative Acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information based on the configuration parameters.

10. The UE of claim 9, wherein the configuration signal comprises higher layer signaling.

11. The UE of claim 9, wherein the configuration signal comprises a linkage between an EPHICH group set and an EPHICH group.

12. The UE of claim 9, wherein the configuration signal comprises a linkage between an EPHICH group set and at least one of a virtual cell ID (VCID) and a transmit power control (TPC) index.

13. The UE of claim 9, wherein the configuration signal indicates that the EPHICH is configured.

14. A method for sending feedback information by an evolved Node B (eNB), comprising:

determining configuration parameters related to an Enhanced Physical Hybrid-Automatic Repeat reQuest (ARQ) Indicator Channel (EPHICH);

sending a configuration signal based on the configuration parameters, wherein the configuration signal indicates one or more sets of configuration parameters comprising at least one of an EPHICH group and an EPHICH group set, wherein the EPHICH group comprises multiple EPHICHs mapped to a same set of resource elements, and wherein the EPHICH group set comprises one or more EHPICH groups;

receiving data in a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH); and

sending Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Acknowledgement/Negative Acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information based on the configuration parameters.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein configuration of the EPHICH group set is cell specific or User Equipment (UE) specific.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein configuration of a first EPHICH group set is cell specific and configuration of a second EPHICH group set is User Equipment (UE) specific.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the configuration signal comprises higher layer signaling.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein the configuration signal comprises a linkage between an EPHICH group set and an EPHICH group.

19. The method of claim 14, wherein the configuration signal comprises one or more EHPICH group set indexes.

20. The method of claim 14, wherein the configuration signal comprises a linkage between an EPHICH group set and at least one of a virtual cell ID (VCID) and a transmit power control (TPC) index.

21. The method of claim 14, wherein the configuration signal indicates that the EPHICH is configured.

22. A method for receiving feedback information by a User Equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving a configuration signal related to an Enhanced Physical Hybrid-Automatic Repeat reQuest (ARID) Indicator Channel (EPHICH), wherein the configuration signal indicates one or more configuration parameters comprising at least one of an EPHICH group and an EPHICH group set, wherein the EPHICH group comprises multiple EPHICHs mapped to a same set of resource elements, and wherein the EPHICH group set comprises one or more EHPICH groups;

determining configuration parameters based on the configuration signal;

sending data in a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH); and

obtaining Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Acknowledgement/Negative Acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information based on the configuration parameters.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the configuration signal comprises higher layer signaling.

24. The method of claim 22, wherein the configuration signal comprises a linkage between an EPHICH group set and an EPHICH group.

25. The method of claim 22, wherein the configuration signal comprises a linkage between an EPHICH group set and at least one of a virtual cell ID (VCID) and a transmit power control (TPC) index.

26. The method of claim 22, wherein the configuration signal indicates that the EPHICH is configured.