# US 12,119,937 B2 · Open loop HARQ in wireless systems

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- Number: US 12,119,937 B2
- Document ID: US12119937B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/606,967
- Filed: 2020-04-30
- Published: 2022-07-28
- Granted: 2024-10-15
- Earliest claimed: 2019-04-30
- Assignees: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
- Applicants: Interdigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
- Inventors: Yugeswar Deenoo Narayanan Thangaraj; Tuong Duc Hoang; Ghyslain Pelletier
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12119937B2

## CPC

- H04L 1/1812: Hybrid protocols; Hybrid automatic repeat request [HARQ]
- H04L 1/1896: {ARQ related signaling}
- H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)

## Abstract

A WTRU may be configured to perform logical channel prioritization. A WTRU may receive an indication (e.g., a mapping) that indicates an association between a first HARQ process ID and a first HARQ processing type and between a second HARQ process ID and a second HARQ processing type. The WTRU may receive an indication (e.g., a mapping) that indicates an association between a first logical channel and the first HARQ processing type and between a second logical channel and the second HARQ processing type. The WTRU may receive an a HARQ process ID indication. The WTRU may determine a HARQ processing type associated with the HARQ process ID. The WTRU may determine a logical channel available for a transmission. The logical channel available to be used may be determined based on the HARQ processing type associated with the HARQ process ID. The WTRU may send the transmission.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) comprising:
a processor, configured to:
receive an indication of an association between a first hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process identifier (ID) and a first HARQ processing type and between a second HARQ process ID and a second HARQ processing type;
receive an indication of an association between a first logical channel and the first HARQ processing type and between a second logical channel and the second HARQ processing type;
receive an uplink (UL) grant that indicates a HARQ process ID;
determine a HARQ processing type associated with the HARQ process ID, wherein the determined HARQ processing type is the first HARQ processing type or the second HARQ processing type;
on a condition that the HARQ processing type is determined to be the first HARQ processing type, select the first logical channel to use for a transmission associated with the UL grant;
on a condition that the HARQ processing type is determined to be the second HARQ processing type, select the second logical channel to use for the transmission associated with the UL grant; and
send the transmission using the UL grant.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The WTRU of claim 1, wherein for the determination of the logical channel available for use:
if the HARQ process ID is associated with the first HARQ processing type, the first logical channel is determined to be available for use for the transmission, and
if the HARQ process ID is associated with the second HARQ processing type, the second logical channel is determined to be available for use for the transmission.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The WTRU of claim 1, wherein the transmission is a scheduling request (SR), and wherein the processor is further configured to send the SR on the logical channel available for use.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The WTRU of claim 1, wherein the transmission is sent using the logical channel available for use.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The WTRU of claim 1, wherein the first HARQ processing type is associated with a first power parameter and the second HARQ processing type is associated with a second power parameter.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The WTRU of claim 5, wherein the processor is further configured to send the transmission using the logical channel available for use, wherein the transmission is associated with a power parameter, wherein the power parameter is the first power parameter or the second power parameter, wherein the first power parameter is a first power offset, a first fractional power value, a first transmit power command (TPC) command, or a first target power, and wherein the second power parameter is a second power offset, a second fractional power value, a second TPC command, or a second target power.

### Claim 7

A method associated with hybrid automatic request (HARQ) processing, the method comprising:
receiving an indication of an association between a first hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process identifier (ID) and a first HARQ processing type and between a second HARQ process ID and a second HARQ processing type;
receiving an indication of an association between a first logical channel and the first HARQ processing type and between a second logical channel and the second HARQ processing type;
receiving an uplink (UL) grant that indicates a HARQ process ID;
determining a HARQ processing type associated with the HARQ process ID, wherein the determined HARQ processing type is the first HARQ processing type or the second HARQ processing type;
on a condition that the HARQ processing type is determined to be the first HARQ processing type, selecting the first logical channel to use for a transmission associated with the UL grant;
on a condition that the HARQ processing type is determined to be the second HARQ processing type, selecting the second logical channel to use for the transmission associated with the UL grant; and
sending the transmission using the UL grant.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7, wherein for the determination of the logical channel available for use:
if the HARQ process ID is associated with the first HARQ processing type, the first logical channel is determined to be available for use for the transmission, and
if the HARQ process ID is associated with the second HARQ processing type, the second logical channel is determined to be available for use for the transmission.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7, wherein the transmission is a scheduling request (SR), and wherein the method further comprises sending the SR on the logical channel available for use.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7, wherein the transmission is sent using the logical channel available for use.

### Claim 11 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7, wherein the first HARQ processing type is associated with a first power parameter and the second HARQ processing type is associated with a second power parameter.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, further comprising:
sending the transmission using the logical channel available for use, wherein the transmission is associated with a power parameter, wherein the power parameter is the first power parameter or the second power parameter, wherein the first power parameter is a first power offset, a first fractional power value, a first transmit power command (TPC) command, or a first target power, and wherein the second power parameter is a second power offset, a second fractional power value, a second TPC command, or a second target power.