Mobile station apparatus, communication method, and integrated circuit

• US 9,954,651 B2
• Filed: 02/15/2011
• Issued: 04/24/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Enomoto, Masayuki, Aiba, Tatsushi, Suzuki, Shoichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Lai, Andrew
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hasan, Mahmudul
• Application Number:
  US13/579,219
• Publication Number:
  US 20120307781A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,625 Days
• Field of Search: 370329, 370244, 455450, 455522, 455 68, 455 73, 375262, 375260
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1861 Physical mapping arrangements for ACK signaling see also H04L5/0053
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/001 the frequencies being arranged in component carriers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0055 Physical resource allocation for ACK/NACK for physical mapping arrangements in ARQ protocols H04L1/1861
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/04 Wireless resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/28 Discontinuous transmission [DTX]; Discontinuous reception [DRX]

Abstract

Disclosed is a mobile communication system and a mobile communication method which enable high-quality transmission and reception of hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) control information when a base station apparatus and a mobile station apparatus communicate using a broad frequency band formed by a plurality of component carriers. In a mobile communication system where a base station apparatus and a mobile station apparatus communicate using a plurality of downlink component carriers, the base station apparatus allocates a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) resource to the mobile station apparatus for the transmission of HARQ control information, and the mobile station apparatus uses the PUSCH resource to transmit HARQ control information to the base station apparatus.

Claims

1. A mobile station apparatus configured to communicate with a base station apparatus, the mobile station apparatus comprising:

a receiving unit configured to receive, from the base station apparatus, a Radio Resource Control (RRC) signal including first information for configuring one or more downlink component carriers, wherein

the receiving unit configured to receive, from the base station apparatus, an RRC signal including second information for configuring four physical uplink control channel resources,

the receiving unit configured to receive, from the base station apparatus, a Medium Access Control (MAC) control element including third information for activating or deactivating of each of the one or more downlink component carriers which are configured by using the first information, and

the receiving unit configured to receive on a physical downlink control channel, from the base station apparatus, fourth information for indicating one physical uplink control channel resource, the one physical uplink control channel resource being among the four physical uplink control channel resources which are configured by using the second information; and

a transmitting unit configured to transmit in a subframe, to the base station apparatus, HARQ (Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest) control information using the one physical uplink control channel resource, the HARQ control information indicating a positive acknowledgement (ACK) or a negative acknowledgement (NACK), wherein

the number of ACK/NACK bits indicated by the HARQ control information is determined based on the number of the one or more downlink component carriers which are configured by using the first information,

the NACK is generated for an ACK/NACK bit indicated by the HARQ control information for each of the one or more downlink component carriers which are deactivated by using the third information, and

the number of the ACK/NACK bits indicated by the HARQ control information does not change due to deactivation of a downlink component carrier.

2. The mobile station apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the ACK or the NACK is generated for an ACK/NACK bit indicated by the HARQ control information for an activated downlink component carrier of the plurality of downlink component carriers.

3. The mobile station apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transmitting unit is configured to transmit on a physical uplink shared channel, to the base station apparatus, an ACK/NACK bit indicated by the HARQ control information for each of the plurality of downlink component carriers.

4. The mobile station apparatus according to claim 1, wherein no physical downlink shared channel is detected on the one or more downlink component carriers.

5. A base station apparatus configured to communicate with a mobile station apparatus, the base station apparatus comprising:

a transmitting unit configured to transmit, to the mobile station apparatus, a Radio Resource Control (RRC) signal including first information for configuring one or more downlink component carriers, wherein

the transmitting unit configured to transmit, to the mobile station apparatus, an RRC signal including second information for configuring four physical uplink control channel resources,

the transmitting unit configured to transmit, to the mobile station apparatus, a Medium Access Control (MAC) element including third information for activating or deactivating of each of the one or more downlink component carriers which are configured by using the first information, and

the transmitting unit configured to transmit on a physical downlink control channel, to the mobile station apparatus, fourth information for indicating one physical uplink control channel resource, the one physical uplink control channel resource being among the four physical uplink control channel resources which are configured by using the second information; and

a receiving unit configured to receive in a subframe, from the mobile station apparatus, HARQ (Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest) control information using the one physical uplink control channel resource, the HARQ control information indicating a positive acknowledgement (ACK) or a negative acknowledgement (NACK), wherein

the number of ACK/NACK bits indicated by the HARQ control information is determined based on the number of the one or more downlink component carriers which are configured by using the first information,

the NACK is generated for an ACK/NACK bit indicated by the HARQ control information for each of the one or more downlink component carriers which are deactivated by using the third information, and

the number of the ACK/NACK bits indicated by the HARQ control information does not change due to deactivation of a downlink component carrier.

6. The base station apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the ACK or the NACK is received for an ACK/NACK bit indicated by the HARQ control information for an activated downlink component carrier of the plurality of downlink component carriers.

7. The base station apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the receiving unit is configured to receive on a physical uplink shared channel, from the mobile station apparatus, an ACK/NACK bit indicated by the HARQ control information for each of the plurality of downlink component carriers.

8. The base station apparatus according to claim 5, wherein no physical downlink shared channel is assigned on the one or more downlink component carriers.

9. An integrated circuit used in a mobile station apparatus configured to communicate with a base station apparatus, the integrated circuit comprising:

a receiving unit configured to receive, from the base station apparatus, a Radio Resource Control (RRC) signal including first information for configuring one or more downlink component carriers, wherein

the receiving unit configured to receive, from the base station apparatus, an RRC signal including second information for configuring four physical uplink control channel resources,

the receiving unit configured to receive, from the base station apparatus, a Medium Access Control (MAC) element carrying information for activation or deactivation of each of the one or more downlink component carriers of the plurality of downlink component carriers, and

the receiving unit configured to receive on a physical downlink control channel, from the base station apparatus, fourth information for indicating one physical uplink control channel resource, the one physical uplink control channel resource being among the four physical uplink control channel resources which are configured by using the second information; and

a transmitting unit configured to transmit in a subframe, to the base station apparatus, HARQ (Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest) control information using the one physical uplink control channel resource, the HARQ control information indicating a positive acknowledgement (ACK) or a negative acknowledgement (NACK), wherein

the number of ACK/NACK bits indicated by the HARQ control information is determined based on the number of the one or more downlink component carriers which are configured by using the first information,

the NACK is generated for an ACK/NACK bit indicated by the HARQ control information for each of the one or more downlink component carriers which are deactivated by using the third information, and

the number of the ACK/NACK bits indicated by the HARQ control information does not change due to deactivation of a downlink component carrier.

10. An integrated circuit used in a base station apparatus configured to communicate with a mobile station apparatus, the integrated circuit comprising:

a transmitting unit configured to transmit, to the mobile station apparatus, a Radio Resource Control (RRC) signal including first information for configuring one or more downlink component carriers, wherein

the transmitting unit configured to transmit, to the mobile station apparatus, an RRC signal including second information for configuring four physical uplink control channel resources,

the transmitting unit configured to transmit, to the mobile station apparatus, a Medium Access Control (MAC) element including third information for activating or deactivating of each of the one or more downlink component carriers which are configured by using the first information, and

the transmitting unit configured to transmit on a physical downlink control channel, to the mobile station apparatus, fourth information for indicating one physical uplink control channel resource, the one physical uplink control channel resource being among the four physical uplink control channel resources which are configured by using the second information; and

a receiving unit configured to receive in a subframe, from the base station apparatus, HARQ (Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest) control information using the one physical uplink control channel resource, the HARQ control information indicating a positive acknowledgement (ACK) or a negative acknowledgement (NACK), wherein

the number of ACK/NACK bits indicated by the HARQ control information is determined based on the number of the one or more downlink component carriers which are configured by using the first information,

the NACK is generated for an ACK/NACK bit indicated by the HARQ control information for each of the one or more downlink component carriers which are deactivated by using the third information, and

the number of the ACK/NACK bits indicated by the HARQ control information does not change due to deactivation of a downlink component carrier.

11. A communication method for a mobile station apparatus configured to communicate with a base station apparatus, the communication method comprising:

receiving, from the base station apparatus, a Radio Resource Control (RRC) signal including first information for configuring one or more downlink component carriers;

receiving, from the base station apparatus, an RRC signal including second information for configuring four physical uplink control channel resources;

receiving, from the base station apparatus, a Medium Access Control (MAC) element including third information for activating or deactivating of each of the one or more downlink component carriers which are configured by using the first information;

receiving on a physical downlink control channel, from the base station apparatus, fourth information for indicating one physical uplink control channel resource, the one physical uplink control channel resource being among the four physical uplink control channel resources which are configured by using the second information; and

transmitting in a subframe, to the base station apparatus, HARQ (Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest) control information, the HARQ control information indicating a positive acknowledgement (ACK) or a negative acknowledgement (NACK), wherein

the number of ACK/NACK bits indicated by the HARQ control information is determined based on the number of the one or more downlink component carriers which are configured by using the first information,

the NACK is generated for an ACK/NACK bit indicated by the HARQ control information for each of the one or more downlink component carriers which are deactivated by using the third information, and

the number of the ACK/NACK bits indicated by the HARQ control information does not change due to deactivation of a downlink component carrier.

12. A communication method for a base station apparatus configured to communicate with a mobile station apparatus, the communication method comprising:

transmitting, to the mobile station apparatus, a Radio Resource Control (RRC) signal including first information for configuring one or more downlink component carriers;

transmitting, to the mobile station apparatus, an RRC signal including second information for configuring four physical uplink control channel resources;

transmitting, to the mobile station apparatus, a Medium Access Control (MAC) element including third information for activating or deactivating of each of the one or more downlink component carriers which are configured by using the first information;

transmitting on a physical downlink control channel, to the mobile station apparatus, fourth information for indicating one physical uplink control channel resource, the one physical uplink control channel resource being among the four physical uplink control channel resources which are configured by using the second information; and

receiving in a subframe, from the base station apparatus, HARQ (Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest) control information using the one physical uplink control channel resource, the HARQ control information indicating a positive acknowledgement (ACK) or a negative acknowledgement (NACK), wherein

the number of ACK/NACK bits indicated by the HARQ control information is determined based on the number of the one or more downlink component carriers which are configured by using the first information,

the NACK is generated for an ACK/NACK bit indicated by the HARQ control information for each of the one or more downlink component carriers which are deactivated by using the third information, and

the number of the ACK/NACK bits indicated by the HARQ control information does not change due to deactivation of a downlink component carriers.