CARRIER AGGREGATION OF TDD AND FDD SUBFRAMES FOR UPLINK HARQ FEEDBACK

摘要

Method comprises determining a first HARQ timing wherein an association determines which UL subframes in the TDD carrier that are defined for transmitting HARQ on an UL control channel for an associated set of DL subframes in the FDD carrier, determining a second HARQ timing, wherein an association determines which UL subframes that are defined for transmitting HARQ on an UL shared channel for an associated set of DL subframes in the FDD carrier, resulting in a first set of UL subframes for which the physical UL shared channel is enabled to comprise HARQ, and a second set of UL subframes is not comprising HARQ, and assigning UL channel resources for the HARQ feedback on the physical UL shared channel in said first set of UL subframes, according to said second DL HARQ timing, when there is no UL control channel assigned according to said first DL HARQ timing.

主权项

1. A method in a first communication device, for assignment of uplink, UL, channel resources by determining a first downlink, DL, Hybrid Automatic Repeat request, HARQ, timing for a Frequency-Division Duplexing, FDD, carrier and a second DL HARQ timing for the FDD carrier for enabling a second communication device to provide HARQ feedback on a physical UL shared channel in a communication system based on Time-Division Duplexing, TDD, and FDD carrier aggregation of at least one TDD carrier and at least one FDD carrier, wherein the method comprises:
determining the first DL HARQ timing for the FDD carrier, wherein an association determines which UL subframes in the TDD carrier that are defined for transmitting HARQ feedback on an UL control channel for an associated set of DL subframes in the FDD carrier, determining the second DL HARQ timing for the FDD carrier, wherein an association determines which UL subframes in the FDD carrier that are defined for transmitting HARQ feedback on an UL shared channel for an associated set of DL subframes in the FDD carrier, whereby said determination results in a first set of UL subframes for which the physical UL shared channel is enabled to comprise HARQ feedback, and a second set of UL subframes for which the physical UL shared channel is not comprising HARQ feedback, and assigning UL channel resources for the HARQ feedback on the physical UL shared channel in said first set of UL subframes, according to said second DL HARQ timing, when there is no UL control channel assigned according to said first DL HARQ timing.