Packet data transmitting method and mobile communication system using the same

A method for processing hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback information in a mobile terminal of a mobile communication system, the method comprising:

• a mobile terminal communicating with one base station via two or more sectors associated with the one base station;
• transmitting an enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) signal from the mobile terminal to the one base station through the two or more sectors;
• receiving acknowledgment/non-acknowledgment (ACK/NACK) signals in the mobile terminal through the two or more sectors by applying a HARQ transmission scheme, wherein the status of the ACK/NACK signals is common and based on a decoding of the transmitted E-DCH signal at the one base station;
• and
• combining the received ACK/NACK signals into one combined ACK/NACK information in the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal knows that the mobile terminal is communicating with the one base station through the two or more sectors.

A method of processing hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback information at a base station of a mobile communication system, the method comprising:

• a base station communicating with a mobile station via two or more sectors associated with the base station;
• receiving, at the base station through the two or more sectors, an enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) signal from the mobile station;
• decoding the received E-DCH signal in the base station;
• and
• transmitting acknowledgment/non-acknowledgment (ACK/NACK) signals from the base station to the mobile station through the two or more sectors by applying a HARQ transmission scheme, wherein the status of the ACK/NACK signals is common and based on the decoding of the received E-DCH signal at the base station.

A mobile station operated in a mobile communication system, the mobile station comprising:

• a transmitter configured to transmit an enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) signal to one base station through two or more sectors associated with the one base station by applying a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) transmission scheme;
• a receiver configured to receive acknowledgment/non-acknowledgment (ACK/NACK) signals through the two or more sectors of the one base station by applying the HARQ transmission scheme, wherein the status of the received ACK/NACK signals is common and based on a decoding of the transmitted E-DCH signal at the one base station;
• and
• a controller configured to combine the ACK/NACK signals into one combined ACK/NACK information when the mobile station knows that the mobile station is communicating with the one base station through the two or more sectors.

A base station operated in a mobile communication system having a plurality of sectors associated to the base station, the base station comprising:

• a receiver adapted to receive through two or more sectors an enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) signal from a mobile terminal associated to the base station;
• a decoder configured to decode the received E-DCH signal;
• and
• a transmitter configured to transmit acknowledgment/non-acknowledgment (ACK/NACK) signals to the mobile station via the two or more sectors by applying a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) transmission scheme, wherein the status of the ACK/NACK signals is common and based on the decoding of the received E-DCH signal.

A method for processing hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback information in a mobile terminal of a mobile communication system, the method comprising:

• a mobile terminal communicating with one base station via two or more sectors associated with the one base station;
• transmitting an enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) signal to the one base station through the two or more sectors;
• receiving acknowledgment/non-acknowledgment (ACK/NACK) signals through the two or more sectors by applying a HARQ transmission scheme and by using physical layer signaling, wherein the status of each of the ACK/NACK signals is common and based on a decoding of the transmitted E-DCH signal at the one base station;
• and
• combining the received ACK/NACK signals into one combined ACK/NACK information when the mobile terminal knows that the mobile terminal is communicating with the one base station through the two or more sectors.

A method of processing hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback information at a base station of a mobile communication system, the method comprising:

• a base station communicating with a mobile station via two or more sectors associated with the base station;
• receiving at the base station through the two or more sectors, an enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) signal from the mobile station;
• decoding the received E-DCH signal in the base station;
• and
• transmitting acknowledgment/non-acknowledgment (ACK/NACK) signals from the base station to the mobile station via the two or more sectors by applying a HARQ transmission scheme and by using physical layer signaling, wherein the status of the ACK/NACK signals is common and based on the decoding of the received E-DCH signal at the base station.

A mobile station operated in a mobile communication system, the mobile station comprising:

• a transmitter configured to transmit an enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) signal to one base station through two or more sectors associated with the one base station by applying a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) transmission scheme;
• a receiver configured to receive acknowledgment/non-acknowledgment (ACK/NACK) signals through the two or more sectors of the one base station by applying the HARQ transmission scheme and by using physical layer signaling, wherein the status of the received ACK/NACK signals is common and based on a decoding of the transmitted E-DCH signal at the one base station;
• and
• a controller configured to combine the ACK/NACK signals into one combined ACK/NACK information when the mobile station knows that the mobile station is communicating with the one base station through the two or more sectors.

A base station operated in a mobile communication system having a plurality of sectors associated to the base station, the base station comprising:

• a receiver configured to receive through two or more sectors an enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) signal from a mobile terminal associated to the base station;
• a decoder configured to decode the received E-DCH signal;
• and
• a transmitter configured to transmit an acknowledgment/non-acknowledgment (ACK/NACK) signal to the mobile station via the two or more sectors by applying a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) transmission scheme and by using physical layer signaling, wherein the status of the ACK/NACK signal is common and based on the decoding of the received E-DCH signal.

A method of processing hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback information at a base station of a mobile communication system, the method comprising:

• a base station communicating with a mobile terminal via two or more sectors associated with the base station;
• receiving at the base station through the two or more sectors, an enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) signal from the mobile terminal;
• combining the E-DCH signal received through the two or more sectors at the one base station;
• decoding the combined signal;
• and
• transmitting acknowledgment/non-acknowledgment (ACK/NACK) signals from the base station to the mobile station via the two or more sectors by applying a HARQ transmission scheme and by using physical layer signaling, wherein the status of the ACK/NACK signals is common and based on the decoding of the combined signal at the base station.

A base station operated in a mobile communication system having a plurality of sectors associated to the base station, the base station comprising:

• a receiver configured to receive through two or more sectors, an enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) signal from a mobile terminal associated to the base station;
• a controller configured to combine the received E-DCH signal;
• a decoder configured to decode the combined signal;
• and
• a transmitter configured to transmit acknowledgment/non-acknowledgment (ACK/NACK) signals to the mobile terminal via the two or more sectors by applying a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) transmission scheme and by using physical layer signaling, wherein the status of the ACK/NACK signals is common and based on the decoding of the combined signal.

A method for processing hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback information in a mobile terminal of a mobile communication system, the method comprising:

• a mobile terminal communicating with one base station via two or more sectors associated with the one base station;
• transmitting an enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) signal to the base station through the two or more sectors;
• receiving acknowledgment/non-acknowledgment (ACK/NACK) signals through the two or more sectors by applying a HARQ transmission scheme and by using physical layer signaling, wherein the status of the ACK/NACK signals is common and based on a decoding of the transmitted E-DCH signal at the one base station;
• combining the ACK/NACK signals into one combined ACK/NACK information when the mobile terminal knows that the mobile terminal is communicating with the one base station through the two or more sectors;
• and
• decoding the one combined ACK/NACK information.

A mobile station operated in a mobile communication system, the mobile station comprising:

• a transmitter configured to transmit an enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) signal to one base station through two or more sectors associated with the one base station by applying a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) transmission scheme;
• a receiver configured to receive acknowledgment/non-acknowledgment (ACK/NACK) signals through the two or more sectors of the one base station by applying the HARQ transmission scheme and by using physical layer signaling, wherein the status of the received ACK/NACK signals is common and based on a decoding of the transmitted E-DCH signal at the one base station;
• a controller configured to combine the ACK/NACK signals into one combined ACK/NACK information when the mobile station knows that the mobile station is communicating with the one base station through the two or more sectors;
• and
• a decoder configured to decode the one combined ACK/NACK information.