Redundancy version indication in fifth generation (5G) or other next generation communication systems

#The subject disclosure relates to wireless communications, e.g., redundancy version indication in fifth generation (5G) or other next generation communication systems.

#Data communication is prone to errors due to various factors such as, traffic congestion, delay, packet drop, non-receipt of acknowledgements, signaling factors, etc. In one example, forward error correction (FEC) is utilized to prevent these errors. When forward error correction is applied to an information block, additional parity bits, that are added to the information bits, are utilized to protect the information bits when passed through a communication channel. Based on the performance in additive white Gaussian channels (AWGN), conventional third generation partnership project (3GPP) systems utilize low-density parity check (LDPC) codes as the channel coding scheme for encoding a data channel in downlink and uplink direction. The LDPC codes are a class of linear block codes, wherein the parity check matrix is sparse (e.g., having a low density). When iterative decoding is applied at the receiver, these codes are known to perform close to Shannon capacity with reduced decoding complexity. The accuracy of control channel reception can be improved by utilizing more parity bits for encoding the control channel payload. However, increasing the reliability by adding more parity bits can substantially increase a signaling overhead of the control channel and decrease the number resource elements utilized for data transmission. This in turn reduces the throughput and the capacity of the communication system.

#To meet the huge demand for data centric applications, Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) systems and systems that employ one or more aspects of the specifications of the Fourth Generation (4G) standard for wireless communications will be extended to a Fifth Generation (5G) standard for wireless communications. Unique challenges exist to provide levels of service associated with forthcoming 5G, or other next generation, standards for wireless communication.

#FIG. 1 illustrates an example is an example message sequence flow chart that can facilitate downlink data transfer.

#FIG. 2 illustrates an example system that transmits a control signal that adheres to an adaptive downlink control channel structure.

#FIG. 3 illustrates example adaptive downlink control channel structures in accordance with an aspect of the subject disclosure.

#One or more embodiments are now described with reference to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to refer to like elements throughout. In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the various embodiments. It may be evident, however, that the various embodiments can be practiced without these specific details, e.g., without applying to any particular networked environment or standard. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to facilitate describing the embodiments in additional detail.

#As used in this application, the terms “component,” “module,” “system,” “interface,” “node,” “platform,” “server,” “controller,” “entity,” “element,” “gateway,” or the like are generally intended to refer to a computer-related entity, either hardware, a combination of hardware and software, software, or software in execution or an entity related to an operational machine with one or more specific functionalities. For example, a component may be, but is not limited to being, a process running on a processor, a processor, an object, an executable, a thread of execution, computer-executable instruction(s), a program, and/or a computer. By way of illustration, both an application running on a controller and the controller can be a component. One or more components may reside within a process and/or thread of execution and a component may be localized on one computer and/or distributed between two or more computers. As another example, an interface can comprise input/output (I/O) components as well as associated processor, application, and/or API components.

#Further, the various embodiments can be implemented as a method, apparatus, or article of manufacture using standard programming and/or engineering techniques to produce software, firmware, hardware, or any combination thereof to control a computer to implement one or more aspects of the disclosed subject matter. An article of manufacture can encompass a computer program accessible from any computer-readable device or computer-readable storage/communications media. For example, computer readable storage media can comprise but are not limited to magnetic storage devices (e.g., hard disk, floppy disk, magnetic strips . . . ), optical disks (e.g., compact disk (CD), digital versatile disk (DVD) . . . ), smart cards, and flash memory devices (e.g., card, stick, key drive . . . ). Of course, those skilled in the art will recognize many modifications can be made to this configuration without departing from the scope or spirit of the various embodiments.