Method and apparatus for managing a new data indicator in a wireless communication system
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- identifying information relating to an initial transmission for a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) process, the information comprising scheduling information and an initial new data indicator (NDI);
identifying information relating to a subsequent transmission for the HARQ process, the information comprising scheduling information and a subsequent NDI; and
bypassing NDI processing upon determining that the scheduling information comprises semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) retransmission.
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Abstract
Systems and methodologies are described herein that facilitate techniques for managing respective original transmissions and re-transmissions of information within a wireless communication system. Various mechanisms are described herein for processing a new data indicator (NDI) associated with respective transmissions conducted for one or more Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) processes. For example, for a HARQ process shared between distinct scheduling schemes, an NDI associated with a latter transmission can be regarded as toggled irrespective of the value of the NDI upon recognizing that a utilized scheduling scheme (e.g., as indicated via a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) or the like) has changed between successive transmissions (e.g., from semi-persistent scheduling to dynamic scheduling), thereby allowing processing of the latter transmission as a transmission of new data. As additionally described herein, various techniques are described herein for NDI processing in the case of uplink grant and downlink assignment transmission.
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22 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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identifying information relating to an initial transmission for a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) process, the information comprising scheduling information and an initial new data indicator (NDI); identifying information relating to a subsequent transmission for the HARQ process, the information comprising scheduling information and a subsequent NDI; and bypassing NDI processing upon determining that the scheduling information comprises semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) retransmission. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A wireless communications apparatus, comprising:
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a memory that stores data relating to a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) process, a first transmission and a second transmission for the HARQ process, and a new data indicator (NDI); and a processor configured to identify a scheduling format utilized for the first transmission and the second transmission for the HARQ process and to bypass NDI processing upon determining that the scheduling format comprises a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) retransmission. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product, comprising:
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a non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising; code for causing a computer to identify a first radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) used for a first transmission associated with a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) process; code for causing a computer to identify a second RNTI, disparate from the first RNTI, used for a second transmission associated with the HARQ process that occurs subsequent to the first transmission; and code for causing a computer to bypass NDI processing for the second transmission upon determining that semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) is used for the first transmission and the second transmission is an SPS retransmission. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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