Apparatus and method for communication
US11336416B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 8, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2001/0097
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses in a communication system, are provided. The solution comprises controlling (300) a connection to a user terminal having connections to more than one cell for carrier aggregation, controlling (302) transmission of signalling to the user terminal to use maximum allowable number of bits of hybrid automatic request feedback in transmission of positive and negative acknowledgements to more than one aggregated cell, controlling (304) reception of feedback bits from the user terminal, the feedback bits comprising positive and negative acknowledgements related to user terminal connections with the more than one aggregated cell, decoding (306) and processing feedback bits related to the connections controlled by the apparatus and transmitting (308) feedback bits related to other connections to respective cell.
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