Control information transmission method, user equipment, and base station

• US 10,623,150 B2
• Filed: 05/09/2018
• Issued: 04/14/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Cheng, Yan, Li, Bo, Mazzarese, David jean-marie, Xue, Lixia
• Primary Examiner(s): Park, Jung H
• Application Number:
  US15/974,938
• Publication Number:
  US 20180254862A1
• Time in Patent Office: 706 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1854 Scheduling and prioritising arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1861 Physical mapping arrangements for ACK signaling see also H04L5/0053
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1864 ARQ related signaling H04L1/1607 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0053 Allocation of signaling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/14 Two-way operation using the same type of signal, i.e. duplex
• 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 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• 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

Abstract

Embodiments relate to a control information transmission method, user equipment, and a base station. The control information transmission method includes: determining, by user equipment, a downlink control information (DCI) format of a downlink control channel corresponding to a first serving cell, where the first serving cell is a serving cell corresponding to the user equipment, and the DCI format is determined using a duplex mode of the first serving cell and a feedback manner of a hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK) corresponding to the first serving cell; and detecting, by the user equipment, the downlink control channel according to the determined DCI format.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

determining, by user equipment, whether a feedback manner of a hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK) corresponding to a first serving cell is transmitted via a control channel associated with a second serving cell, wherein the first serving cell is a serving cell corresponding to the user equipment, the second serving cell is a serving cell that corresponds to the user equipment, and the second serving cell uses a duplex mode other than the duplex mode used by the first serving cell;

determining, by the user equipment, a downlink control information (DCI) format of a downlink control channel corresponding to a first serving cell, wherein the DCI format is determined according to a duplex mode of the first serving cell and the feedback manner of the HARQ-ACK corresponding to the first serving cell; and

detecting, by the user equipment, the downlink control channel according to the determined DCI format.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein determining, by the user equipment, the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to a first serving cell comprises:

determining, by the user equipment according to the duplex mode of the first serving cell and the feedback manner of the HARQ-ACK corresponding to the first serving cell, information included in the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein determining, by the user equipment according to the duplex mode of the first serving cell and the feedback manner of the HARQ-ACK corresponding to the first serving cell, the information included in the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell comprises:

when the duplex mode of the first serving cell is frequency division duplex (FDD), a duplex mode of the second serving cell is time division duplex (TDD), and the HARQ-ACK corresponding to the first serving cell is transmitted over a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) that is carried by the second serving cell, determining, by the user equipment, the information included in the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell includes a downlink assignment index (DAI) and a 4 bit HARQ process number;

when the duplex mode of the first serving cell is FDD, and the HARQ-ACK corresponding to the first serving cell is fed back in uplink subframes of a radio frame, determining, by the user equipment, the information included in the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell includes a DAI;

when the duplex mode of the first serving cell is FDD, and;

when the user equipment has a plurality of uplink transmission capabilities in one subframe, determining, by the user equipment, the information included in the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell includes a 0 bit DAI; and

when the user equipment has a single uplink transmission capability in one subframe, determining, by the user equipment, the information included in the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell includes a DAI;

or

when the duplex mode of the first serving cell is TDD, a duplex mode of the second serving cell of the user equipment is FDD, and the HARQ-ACK corresponding to the first serving cell is transmitted over a PUCCH that is carried by the second serving cell, determining, by the user equipment, the information included in the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell includes a 0 bit DAI and a 3 bit HARQ process number.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell is DCI format 1, DCI format 1A, DCI format 1B, DCI format 1D, DCI format 2, DCI format 2A, DCI format 2B, DCI format 2C, or DCI format 2D.

5. The method according to claim 2, wherein determining, by the user equipment according to the duplex mode of the first serving cell and the feedback manner of the HARQ-ACK corresponding to the first serving cell, the information included in the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell comprises:

when the duplex mode of the first serving cell is frequency division duplex (FDD), a duplex mode of the second serving cell is time division duplex (TDD), and the HARQ-ACK corresponding to the first serving cell is transmitted over a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) that is carried by the second serving cell, and when the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell is DCI format 0 or DCI format 4, determining, by the user equipment, the information included in the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell includes a downlink assignment index (DAI) when one or more of uplink-downlink configurations 1-6 are configured for the second serving cell;

or

when the duplex mode of the first serving cell is TDD, a duplex mode of the second serving cell is FDD, and the HARQ-ACK corresponding to the first serving cell is transmitted over a PUCCH that is carried by the second serving cell, and when the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell is DCI format 0 or DCI format 4, determining, by the user equipment, the information included in the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell includes a 0 bit DAI when one or more of uplink-downlink configurations 1-6 are configured for the second serving cell.

6. A method, comprising:

determining, by a base station, whether a feedback manner of a hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK) corresponding to a first serving cell is transmitted via a control channel associated with a second serving cell, wherein the first serving cell is a serving cell corresponding to user equipment, the second serving cell is a further serving cell corresponding to the user equipment, and the second serving cell uses a duplex mode other than the duplex mode used by the first serving cell;

determining, by a base station, a downlink control information (DCI) format of a downlink control channel corresponding to a first serving cell, wherein the DCI format is determined according to a duplex mode of the first serving cell and the feedback manner of the HARQ-ACK corresponding to the first serving cell; and

sending, by the base station, the downlink control channel according to the determined DCI format.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein determining, by the base station, the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell, the DCI format being determined according to the duplex mode of the first serving cell and the feedback manner of the HARQ-ACK corresponding to the first serving cell comprises:

when the duplex mode of the first serving cell is frequency division duplex (FDD), a duplex mode of the second serving cell that serves the user equipment is time division duplex (TDD), and the HARQ-ACK corresponding to the first serving cell is transmitted over a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) that is carried by the second serving cell, determining, by the base station, that information included in the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell includes a downlink assignment index (DAI) and a 4 bit HARQ process number;

when the duplex mode of the first serving cell is FDD, and the HARQ-ACK corresponding to the first serving cell is fed back in uplink subframes of a radio frame, determining, by the base station, that information included in the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell includes a DAI;

when the duplex mode of the first serving cell is FDD, and;

when the user equipment has a plurality of uplink transmission capabilities in one subframe, determining, by the base station, that information included in the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell includes a 0 bit DAI; and

when the user equipment has a single uplink transmission capability in one subframe, determining, by the base station, that information included in the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell includes a DAI;

or

when the duplex mode of the first serving cell is TDD, a duplex mode of the second serving cell is FDD, and the HARQ-ACK corresponding to the first serving cell is transmitted over a PUCCH that is carried by the second serving cell, determining, by the base station, that information included in the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell includes a 0 bit DAI and a 3 bit HARQ process number.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell is DCI format 1, DCI format 1A, DCI format 1B, DCI format 1D, DCI format 2, DCI format 2A, DCI format 2B, DCI format 2C, or DCI format 2D.

9. The method according to claim 6, wherein determining, by the base station, the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell, the DCI format being determined according to the duplex mode of the first serving cell and the feedback manner of the HARQ-ACK corresponding to the first serving cell comprises:

when the duplex mode of the first serving cell is frequency division duplex (FDD), a duplex mode of the second serving cell of the user equipment is time division duplex (TDD), and the HARQ-ACK corresponding to the first serving cell is transmitted over a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) that is carried by the second serving cell, and when the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell is DCI format 0 or DCI format 4, determining, by the base station, that information included in the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell includes a downlink assignment index (DAI) when one or more of uplink-downlink configurations 1-6 are configured for the second serving cell, or

when the duplex mode of the first serving cell is TDD, a duplex mode of the second serving cell is FDD, and the HARQ-ACK corresponding to the first serving cell is transmitted over a PUCCH that is carried by the second serving cell, and when the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell is DCI format 0 or DCI format 4, determining, by the base station, that information included in the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell includes a 0 bit DAI when one or more of uplink-downlink configurations 1-6 are configured for the second serving cell.

10. User equipment, comprising:

a processor; and

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program to be executed by the processor, the program including instructions for;

whether a feedback manner of a hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK) corresponding to a first serving cell is transmitted via a control channel associated with a second serving cell, wherein the first serving cell is a serving cell corresponding to the user equipment, the second serving cell is a serving cell that corresponds to the user equipment, and the second serving cell uses a duplex mode other than the duplex mode used by the first serving cell;

determining a downlink control information (DCI) format of a downlink control channel corresponding to a first serving cell, wherein the DCI format is determined according to a duplex mode of the first serving cell and the feedback manner of the HARQ-ACK corresponding to the first serving cell; and

detecting the downlink control channel according to the determined DCI format.

11. The user equipment according to claim 10, wherein the program further includes instructions for determining, according to the duplex mode of the first serving cell and the feedback manner of the HARQ-ACK corresponding to the first serving cell, information included in the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell.

12. The user equipment according to claim 11, wherein the program further includes instructions for:

when the duplex mode of the first serving cell is frequency division duplex (FDD), a duplex mode of the second serving cell is time division duplex (TDD), and the HARQ-ACK corresponding to the first serving cell is transmitted over a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) that is carried by the second serving cell, determining the information included in the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell includes a downlink assignment index (DAI) and a 4 bit HARQ process number;

when the duplex mode of the first serving cell is FDD, and the HARQ-ACK corresponding to the first serving cell is fed back in uplink subframes of a radio frame, determining the information included in the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell includes a DAI;

when the duplex mode of the first serving cell is FDD, and;

when the user equipment has a plurality of uplink transmission capabilities in one subframe, determining the information included in DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell includes a 0 bit downlink assignment index; and

when the user equipment has a single uplink transmission capability in one subframe, determining the information included in the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell includes a DAI; and

when the duplex mode of the first serving cell is TDD, a duplex mode of the second serving cell of the user equipment is FDD, and the HARQ-ACK corresponding to the first serving cell is transmitted over a PUCCH that is carried by the second serving cell, determining the information included in the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell includes a 0 bit DAI and a 3 bit HARQ process number.

13. The user equipment according to claim 12, wherein the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell is DCI format 1, DCI format 1A, DCI format 1B, DCI format 1D, DCI format 2, DCI format 2A, DCI format 2B, DCI format 2C, or DCI format 2D.

14. The user equipment according to claim 11, wherein the program further includes instructions for:

when the duplex mode of the first serving cell is frequency division duplex (FDD), a duplex mode of the second serving cell of the user equipment is time division duplex (TDD), and the HARQ-ACK corresponding to the first serving cell is transmitted over a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) that is carried by the second serving cell, and when the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell is DCI format 0 or DCI format 4, determining, by the user equipment, the information included in the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell includes a downlink assignment index (DAI) when one or more of uplink-downlink configurations 1-6 are configured for the second serving cell, or

when the duplex mode of the first serving cell is TDD, a duplex mode of the second serving cell of the user equipment is FDD, and the HARQ-ACK corresponding to the first serving cell is transmitted over a PUCCH that is carried by the second serving cell, and when the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell is DCI format 0 or DCI format 4, determining, by the user equipment, the information included in the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell includes a 0 bit DAI when one or more of uplink-downlink configurations 1-6 is configured for the second serving cell.

15. A base station, comprising:

a processor;

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program to be executed by the processor, the program including instructions for;

determining whether a feedback manner of a hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK) corresponding to a first serving cell is transmitted via a control channel associated with a second serving cell, wherein the first serving cell is a serving cell corresponding to user equipment, the second serving cell is a further serving cell corresponding to the user equipment, and the second serving cell uses a duplex mode other than the duplex mode used by the first serving cell;

determining, according to a duplex mode of a first serving cell and the feedback manner of the HARQ-ACK corresponding to the first serving cell, a downlink control information (DCI) format of a downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell; and

a transmitter, configured to send the downlink control channel according to the determined DCI format.

16. The base station according to claim 15, wherein the program further includes instructions for:

when the duplex mode of the first serving cell is frequency division duplex (FDD), a duplex mode of the second serving cell is time division duplex (TDD), and the HARQ-ACK corresponding to the first serving cell is transmitted over a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) that is carried by the second serving cell, determining that information included in the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell includes a downlink assignment index (DAI) and a 4 bit HARQ process number;

when the duplex mode of the first serving cell is FDD, and the HARQ-ACK corresponding to the first serving cell is fed back in uplink subframes of a radio frame, determining that information included in the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell includes a DAI;

when the duplex mode of the first serving cell is FDD, and;

when the user equipment has a plurality of uplink transmission capabilities in one subframe, determining that information included in the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell includes a 0 bit DAI; and

when the user equipment has a single uplink transmission capability in one subframe, determining that information included in the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell includes a DAI;

or

when the duplex mode of the first serving cell is TDD, a duplex mode of the second serving cell is FDD, and the HARQ-ACK corresponding to the first serving cell is transmitted over a PUCCH that is carried by the second serving cell, determining that information included in the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell includes a 0 bit DAI and a 3 bit HARQ process number.

17. The base station according to claim 16, wherein the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell is DCI format 1, DCI format 1A, DCI format 1B, DCI format 1D, DCI format 2, DCI format 2A, DCI format 2B, DCI format 2C, or DCI format 2D.

18. The base station according to claim 15, wherein the program further includes instructions for:

when the duplex mode of the first serving cell is frequency division duplex (FDD), a duplex mode of the second serving cell of the user equipment is time division duplex (TDD), and the HARQ-ACK corresponding to the first serving cell is transmitted over a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) that is carried by the second serving cell, and when the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell is DCI format 0 or DCI format 4, determining, by the base station, that information included in the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell includes a downlink assignment index (DAI) when one or more of uplink-downlink configurations 1-6 are configured for the second serving cell, or

when the duplex mode of the first serving cell is TDD, a duplex mode of the second serving cell is FDD, and the HARQ-ACK corresponding to the first serving cell is transmitted over a PUCCH that is carried by the second serving cell, and when the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell is DCI format 0 or DCI format 4, determining, by the base station, that information included in the DCI format of the downlink control channel corresponding to the first serving cell includes a 0 bit DAI when one or more of uplink-downlink configurations 1-6 are configured for the second serving cell.