Method and apparatus in a telecommunication system
US8472358B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 20, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 20, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L1/1621
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Method and apparatus in a communication unit employing a wireless TDD or half duplex FDD transmission arrangement when communicating with a data sending party, for scheduling feedback reports for data blocks in received receive (RX) sub-frames, in transmit (TX) sub-frames available for transmission. An obtaining unit in the communication unit receives allocation parameters for the connection where the number of required feedback reports is greater than the number of allowed feedback reports. A scheduling unit in the communication unit then schedules feedback reports in available TX sub-frames according to a predetermined spreading rule also known by the data sending party, dictating that the feedback reports are spread out or distributed evenly over the available TX sub-frames. In this way, the number of feedback reports in a TX sub-frame can be reduced.
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