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Method and apparatus for transmitting HARQ indication information

US9826546B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 4, 2013
Grant dateNov 21, 2017
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Expiry dateMar 28, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W72/23
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for transmitting Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ) indication information are provided. The method includes transmitting, by a UE, uplink data on a Physical Uplink Shared CHannel (PUSCH) according to scheduling of a base station; detecting, by the UE, a new UpLink (UL) grant and enhanced Physical HARQ Indication CHannel (ePHICH) information of the base station for the uplink data according to a synchronous HARQ timing relationship, wherein ePHICH resources used for bearing the ePHICH information are mapped to a portion of time-frequency resources of a distributed enhanced Physical Downlink Control CHannel (ePDCCH) set; and if the UL grant is not detected, the UE retransmitting the uplink data or not transmitting the uplink data according to an indication of the ePHICH information.

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