HARQ feedback when a user equipment is scheduled as part of a group

A user equipment (UE), comprising:

• a processor configured to perform operations comprising:
• receiving a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) associated with a group of UEs, the group of UEs including the UE;
• processing a signal from one of a cell on which the UE is currently camped or a cell to which the UE is currently connected, wherein the signal is scrambled by the RNTI, and includes control information;
• processing a radio resource control (RRC) signal from the currently camped or currently connected cell, wherein the RRC signal comprises an indication of at least one of the group of UEs configured to transmit a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback for group-based scheduling;
• transmitting HARQ feedback to the currently camped cell or the currently connected cell, the HARQ feedback associated with the signal;
• and
• performing an operation in response to the control information included in the signal;
• and
• a transceiver communicatively connected to the processor.

A baseband processor configured to:

• process a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) associated with a group of user equipments (UEs), the group of UEs including an identified UE;
• process a signal from one of a cell on which the identified UE is currently camped or a cell to which the UE is currently connected, wherein the signal is scrambled by the RNTI and includes control information;
• process a radio resource control (RRC) signal from the currently camped or currently connected cell, wherein the RRC signal comprises an indication of at least one of the group of UEs configured to transmit a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback for group-based scheduling;
• generate, for transmission to the currently camped cell or the currently connected cell, HARQ feedback in response to the RRC signal;
• and
• perform an operation in response to the control information when the signal is received.