Method for processing NDI in random access procedure and a method for transmitting and receiving a signal using the same

• US 9,661,618 B2
• Filed: 04/24/2015
• Issued: 05/23/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Young Dae, Chun, Sungduck, Park, Sung Jun, Yi, Seung June
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Brian D
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, TOAN D
• Application Number:
  US14/696,189
• Publication Number:
  US 20150230269A1
• Time in Patent Office: 760 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1812 Hybrid protocols; Hybrid automatic repeat request [HARQ]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1822 involving configuration of automatic repeat request [ARQ] with parallel processes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1887 Scheduling and prioritising arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/21 in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/006 in the downlink, i.e. towards the terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/0833 Random access procedures, e.g. with 4-step access

Abstract

A method for a user equipment (UE) to receive a downlink signal. The UE receives a first downlink assignment including a first new data indicator (NDI) from a base station. The UE compares the first NDI to a second NDI and, based on a result of the comparison, determines whether the first NDI has been toggled. The UE receives the downlink signal and processes the received downlink signal based on whether the first NDI has been determined to be toggled. Furthermore, the second NDI is included in a second downlink assignment that was previously received from the base station and was not identified by a temporary cell identifier.

Claims

1. A method for a user equipment (UE) to receive a downlink data, the method comprising:

receiving, by the UE, a first downlink assignment including a first new data indicator (NDI) from a base station;

comparing, by the UE, the first NDI to a second NDI;

based on a result of the comparing, determining, by the UE, whether the first NDI has been toggled;

receiving, by the UE, the downlink data based on the first downlink assignment; and

processing, by the UE, the received downlink data based on whether the first NDI has been determined to be toggled,

wherein the second NDI is included in a second downlink assignment that was previously received from the base station, and

wherein the second downlink assignment was identified by an identifier except for a temporary cell identifier.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing of the received downlink data includes considering the downlink data as a new transmission when the first NDI has been determined to be toggled.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing of the received downlink data includes considering the downlink data as a retransmission when the first NDI has been determined not to be toggled.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first downlink assignment is received after a random access procedure.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first downlink assignment is received through a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) masked with a cell identifier.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first downlink assignment indicates radio resources for receiving the downlink data through a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH).

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifier includes a cell identifier.

8. A user equipment (UE), comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a first downlink assignment including a first new data indicator (NDI) from a base station,

wherein the receiver is further configured to receive a downlink data based on the first downlink assignment; and

a processor operably coupled to the receiver and configured to;

perform a comparison of the first NDI to a second NDI,

make a determination as to whether the first NDI has been toggled based on a result of the comparison, and

process the received downlink data based on whether the first NDI has been determined to be toggled,

wherein the second NDI is included in a second downlink assignment that was previously received from the base station, and

wherein the second downlink assignment was identified by an identifier except for a temporary cell identifier.

9. The UE of claim 8, wherein the processing of the received downlink data includes considering the downlink data as a new transmission when the first NDI has been determined to be toggled.

10. The UE of claim 8, wherein the processing of the received downlink data includes considering the downlink data as a retransmission when the first NDI has been determined not to be toggled.

11. The UE of claim 8, wherein the first downlink assignment is received after a random access procedure.

12. The UE of claim 8, wherein the first downlink assignment is received through a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) masked with a cell identifier.

13. The UE of claim 8, wherein the first downlink assignment indicates radio resources for receiving the downlink data through a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH).

14. The UE of claim 8, wherein the identifier includes a cell identifier.